East-West Tie Transmission Line

Remote transmission corridor on the East-West Tie project.

Project Overview

Location: Northwestern Ontario
Client: NextBridge
Services: Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Geomatics Engineering, Geospatial & LiDAR, GIS
Sector: Energy

Project Description

The East-West Tie Transmission Line is a new approximately 430 km, 230 kV power line paralleling the existing corridor from Wawa to Thunder Bay, including a section through Pukaskwa National Park. The route crosses remote and difficult terrain, creating significant access, weather, and logistics requirements.

Scope of Services

Preliminary geotechnical investigations
Base plan mapping
Access route planning
Constructability review
Project control and legal surveys
GIS services
Airborne LiDAR
Cadastral surveys on individual properties and two First Nation Reserves along the East-West Transmission Line corridor through rugged terrain and extreme weather

TULLOCH survey team completing field work on the East-West Tie project.

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