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Work underway to twin Calgary feeder foremost that triggered water disaster – Calgary

Editorial Board Published February 13, 2025
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The Metropolis of Calgary is designing a mission to twin a bit of the Bearspaw feeder foremost after its rupture compelled town into months of water restrictions final summer season.

Though particulars had been restricted throughout a presentation from metropolis administration to councillors Wednesday, development may start later this yr.

The proposal would see twinning of as much as 5 kilometres of the Bearspaw feeder foremost, alongside sections fabricated from pre-stressed concrete cylindrical pipe (PCCP), the identical that triggered issues across the pipe’s integrity following its vital rupture final June.

That scenario compelled town into water restrictions that lasted months, as greater than 20 repairs had been accomplished on the pipe, which carries round 60 per cent of town’s consuming water.

Steve Wyton, town’s supervisor for asset administration stated there stay sections of the feeder foremost that may have to be changed or repaired over the approaching years, and a twinned line would assist with redundancy.

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“The twinning option would alleviate that concern over the long-term and allow us to operate the pipe safely,” Wyton informed reporters.

“We still do have to decide over the longer term what would be the use of the existing feeder main and time will tell as we go through the detailed design process.”

Additional particulars round prices, timelines and mission supply are anticipated to go to metropolis council later this yr with an implementation plan.

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The town is contemplating microtunnelling to twin the road in an effort to reduce service disruptions and cut back impacts to residents and companies within the Bowness and Montgomery neighbourhoods.

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“We don’t have to close roads, we don’t have to disturb private property except for a shaft where you drop the tunnel boring machine,” Ward 7 Coun. Terry Wong informed reporters.

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Prior to picking microtunnelling, the Metropolis of Calgary was trying into putting in a liner inside the present feeder foremost to assist reinforce the pipe, however Wyton stated it will’ve required longer interval of service disruptions and extra vital development impacts over a variety of years.

Much less disruptions could be welcomed for Shawn Kearns, who operates Greenbriar Market + Refillery in Montgomery, which noticed enterprise take a success through the prolonged repairs on the feeder foremost final summer season.

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Ward 1 Coun. Sonya Sharp, who represents areas that had been impacted by the feeder foremost rupture, stated she hopes to have communication with the general public on a plan.

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“They went through a lot last summer,” Sharp stated. “Now that we have some time to work with them and be proactive, maybe it’ll alleviate some stress that they will feel.”

In accordance with metropolis officers’ presentation to committee, the transfer would assist create extra redundancy as a part of a sequence of initiatives geared toward rising capability within the general water system.

These initiatives embrace upgrades to the Glenmore Water Remedy Plant, an enlargement of the Bearspaw Water Remedy Plant, in addition to new feeder mains servicing new communities in north and south Calgary.

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Sharp believes metropolis administration will use greater than $1 billion in authorised borrowing included within the 2025 finances to assist pay for these initiatives within the coming years.

“Everything is catching up to us. For the last decade it’s been deferred, deferred, deferred, and not been a top priority,” Sharp stated. “Council and future council’s need to pay attention to what infrastructure means to our city.”

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In accordance with a virtually 600-page report into the feeder foremost break, overseen by Related Engineering, there have been a number of components that are believed to have led to the incident.

These components embrace microcracking, or earlier harm to the outer layer of the pipe, which allowed soil contact with the pipe’s prestress wires, inflicting stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement.

The report famous soil situations close to a number of sections of the feeder foremost contained excessive ranges of chlorides, probably from salt utilized in de-icing supplies on metropolis streets.

Whereas officers be aware their timeline of beginning development on the finish of this yr is “aggressive,” some councillors consider it would include challenges.

“When you realize all the projects they’ve got going, even if you run them concurrently, project management is a significant task,” Wong stated. “If they can get it done, great.”

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