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Lots of progress being made
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There has been a lot of work underway and progress made on the site of the new hospital! The topsoil has been striped and bulk excavation has started from East to West. We anticipate bulk excavation being completed within the next couple of weeks. To the end of July, a total of 12,000m3 of material has been excavated and removed from the site.
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Bulk excavation and increased truck traffic
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There has been an increase in truck traffic on and around the site due to bulk excavation for the hospital basement starting. Excavation will continue for the next 4-5 weeks. Trucks will be entering the site from 112 Ave and exiting the site from 12 St.
Fun fact: Currently, approximately 12 trucks are entering and exiting the site per hour and removing approximately 1800m³ of material per day! In the next week, this will increase to approximately 20 trucks per hour removing up to 2500m³ of material per day. Once bulk excavation is complete, approximately 56,000m³ of material will have been removed from the site.
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Fencing and site office
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Over the last couple of days, perimeter fencing has been installed and the site office trailers and some pieces of equipment have arrived on-site.
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Prep work on-site is underway
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Over the past couple of weeks, you have started to see activity on the site of the new Dawson Creek & District Hospital in preparation for construction of the new facility. We are committed to keeping you informed as activity continues throughout the duration of the project.
So far, the site has been surveyed, perimeter and silt fencing has been installed, some trees have been cleared, and project trailers and equipment have started to arrive.
Over the next month, you can expect:
- Top soil to be stripped
- Trees and shrubs to be cleared
- Bulk excavation will begin
- Construction on a temporary parking lot on the southwest side of NLC’s campus
- Construction on the project access road
- Power distribution works
Traffic in the neighbourhood may increase slightly but it is not expected to have a significant impact. The main traffic flow has most work vehicles accessing the site from 112 Ave to 12 St and into the College Access Road.
General work hours will be from 7am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday and 9am to 5pm on Sunday. The City of Dawson Creek has granted Graham permission to work on Sunday with shorter working hours. By allowing activity on site 7 days a week, the project can be completed faster.
