Kananaskis Region - River Bank Reconstruction

Client: Alberta Environmental and Parks c/o RC3 Ventures Inc. 

Consultant: McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. 

Start Date: March 2016

Completion Date: November 2016

Project Scope:

Part One:
Flood Repair and Mitigation on Kananaskis River

• Restoration of critical flood plain areas along Kananaskis river by re-aligning existing river bank to suit pre-flood conditions

• Partial lowering of Kananaskis River bed by selective scalping of gravel bars

• Debris exclusion by construction debris control dikes at select locations

• River bank protection at vulnerable river reaches, including riprap

• Construction of environmental enhancement features, such as vegetation on river banks and root wads in river channel

• Reclamation of construction areas

Flood Repairs and Flood Mitigation on Evan Thomas Creek

• Restoration of pre-flood channel locations

• Lowering of creek bed level to original design level

• Provision of large containment dikes on both sides of the design channel alignment

• Bank protection along both left and right bank containment dikes

• Widening of flood way channel at downstream end

• Construction of environmental enhancements features, such as access for wildlife over riprap bank protection works, root wads in active creek channel

• Riparian vegetation at select locations within and alongside floodway and reclamation of construction areas

Part Two:
Evan Thomas Creek Crossing – Water and Wastewater Relocation

• Shutdown isolation and temporary servicing for water and sanitary lines

• Realignment of approximately 100 lm of 500 mm HDPE waterline including removal and disposal of existing main, and supply and install new main

• Realignment of approximately 80 lm of 100 mm HDPE sanitary forcemain, including removal and disposal of existing forcemain, and supply and install new forcemain

• Testing, startup and cleanup of new water main and sanitary forcemain