Pipeline River Crossing Construction Methods
Portadam is a great cofferdam option for pipeline crossing. Since there is no cross-bracing required, it allows unrestricted access for equipment and materials into the work dry work area.
Cofferdam for Pipeline Crossings
Portadam is a great cofferdam option for pipeline crossing. Since there is no cross-bracing required, it allows unrestricted access for equipment and materials into the work dry work area.
Portadam cofferdams have been used on hundreds of pipeline projects.
Pipelines can be installed across water bodies through trenched or trenchless crossings The decision on which method to use is based on extensive environmental and engineering studies and input from Indigenous and local communities.
There are two types of trenched crossings: isolated open-cut and open-cut.
Trenchless crossings are a proven technique that allow the pipeline to be installed under the water body, without touching the stream bed. There is no impact to the flow of the rivers and streams because we don’t construct through the bed or banks; however, this method requires a larger footprint of activity on either side of the stream. Currently there are thousands of trenchless crossings throughout BC, operating safely under rivers and streams of all sizes. There are three types of trenchless crossings:
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