BC Hydro details November progress on Site C Dam

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – BC Hydro has released the November construction update on the Site C project, highlighting the continued construction of five of the six energy generation units. 

At the dam site, road maintenance continues, as well as construction on the right bank drainage adit and dam buttress galleries.

Work on the left bank drainage channel is expected to be completed by December 13th, and foundations for permanent dam safety monitoring equipment will be poured over the next several weeks. 

The utility also intends to haul off aggregates on the dam site before December 13th. At the powerhouse, electrical installations continue, and crews prepare the facility to receive 500-kilovolt transmission lines in the new year. 

Installations of turbine and generator components on Units 4, 5, and 6 are ongoing, and commissioning for Units 2 and 3 are underway as the project continues. Currently, only Unit 1 is in operation and generating electricity. 

As temperatures continue to dip, removal of wood debris from the forebay of the project has been paused. Removal will resume at the end of winter, as well as work at D.A. Thomas Road and the Hudson’s Hope recreational site. 

Reclamation of the dam site will continue throughout December, and minor erosion and sediment repair work continues on one of the transmission lines. 

To read the full construction bulletin for the Site C project from November, see below.