We’ve reached a major construction milestone on the Eagle Mountain – Woodfibre Gas Pipeline Project with the successful completion of the hard rock tunnel section beneath Monmouth Mountain. Earlier this month, the hard-rock tunnel boring machine broke through the remaining ground, connecting with the soft-ground section completed earlier this year to create a continuous 9-kilometre tunnel between Squamish and the Woodfibre LNG site.For more on the significance of this milestone moment, please read our blog and watch Building a connection beneath the Skwelwil'em Estuary.The tunnelling approach was developed to comply with the Squamish Nation Environmental Assessment Agreement (SNEAA) and to protect the estuary. We acknowledge and thank Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw for their continued engagement throughout design and construction of this tunnel segment. To learn more about this collaboration and the innovative construction approach used, please read our blog and watch Meeting in the Middle – A Tunnelling Journey documentary.With excavation complete, crews will now remove the tunnel-boring machine and prepare the tunnel for pipeline installation.If you have any questions about the project, we encourage you to reach out to the FortisBC team at [email protected] or 1-855-380-5784. You can also sign up for our email newsletter for the latest updates on construction activities.

Starting as early as September 21, crews will carry out temporary road remediation work along Industrial Way and some areas of Finch Drive, including removal of temporary steel plates, pavement repairs and asphalt patching.This work will take place between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Additional temporary road remediation will occur, as required. Final road remediation will be completed at a later date.Single-lane alternating traffic will be in place, and traffic control personnel will be onsite to help road users safely navigate around the work area.We appreciate the community’s patience as we complete this work safely.

We continue to make progress on the Eagle Mountain – Woodfibre Gas Pipeline Project in Squamish.Finch DriveSheet piling installation within the closed section of Finch Drive between Loggers Lane and Highway 99, as well as the eastern end of Finch Drive is now complete. Crews are now transitioning to remaining activities, which include using water pressure (hydrovac) to safely expose underground utilities, excavation, pipeline installation, backfill and sheet pile removal.Work in both areas along Finch Drive will continue until late-October and generally occur between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., seven days a week. Please note that lower-noise activities associated with pipeline activities, including equipment such as generators and pumps may be required to operate and be maintained overnight.Valleycliffe areaPipeline installation along our right of way near the Valleycliffe neighbourhood is now substantially complete. Crews will continue to work in the area intermittently through the spring to complete remaining construction activities and site cleanup.We are pleased to share that Endo, the northern Connector, and several other trails in the area have reopened. Some trail closures remain in place in the Valleycliffe area. For your safety, we ask that you avoid entering restricted areas. Please see the updated trail closure map below for more details. Please note that temporary, short-term closures of trails along our right of way will be required later this year to maintain public safety.Thank you for your patience, as we complete this work safely, and as quickly as possible.