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.