Coastal GasLink Pipeline Route
- Workforce Accommodation Site
- Storage Area
- Kilometre Post Markings (KP)
- Burning of vegetative matter
- Controlled blasting
- Pipe delivery/transport
- Road Closure
- Heavy Traffic
- Information/event
- Drone Flight
- Compressor
- Metering Facility
- LNG Canada Facility
Details
Location:
West of Dawson Creek to south of Chetwynd
Length:
92 Kilometers
Prime Contractor:
Surerus Murphy Joint Venture, AECON (Facilities)
Workforce Accommodations:
Sanataa Lodge
Performance At A Glance
cleared, includes project route and ancillary sites
of grading completed
of pipe installed, includes activities from stringing through to backfilling
workers at Sanataa Lodge
Recent Updates
December 18, 2020
Key Activities
- Construction ongoing including access, clearing, grubbing, grading, stringing, bending, welding, coating, trenching, lowering in and backfilling
- Continued driving casing for Murray River horizontal directional drilling (HDD)
- Initiated HDD pilot
Look Ahead
- Complete clearing
- Continue mainline construction work
- Complete Murray River HDD casing installation; complete HDD pilot and start reaming runs
- Begin casing installation for Sukunka River HDD
- Increased traffic to transport pipe from storage sites to project route
- Drone, burning and controlled blasting activities as required
*All schedules are subject to change
December 18, 2020
Wilde Lake Compressor Station Update
Key Activities
- First compressor skids delivered to site and set on foundation
- Concrete foundation block pour completed
- Pile driving completed for all driven piles at site
- Rough grading of site completed for majority of site
- Majority of air-cooled heat exchangers installed
Look Ahead
- Set up of cooler bay
- Continue shop pipe and structural fabrication
*All schedules are subject to change
Details
Location:
South of Chetwynd to east of McLeod Lake
Length:
48 kilometres
Prime Contractor:
Surerus Murphy Joint Venture
Workforce Accommodations:
Mt. Merrick Lodge and Sukunka Lodge
Performance At A Glance
cleared, includes project route and ancillary sites
of grading completed
of pipe installed, includes activities from stringing through to backfilling
workers at Sukunka Lodge
Recent Updates
December 18, 2020
Key Activities
- Construction ongoing including access, clearing and grubbing
- Civil works underway at 2B site to develop Mt. Merrick Lodge
Look Ahead
- Clearing including hand-falling and heli-logging of steep slopes
- Continue civil works at 2B site to develop Mt. Merrick Lodge
- Increased traffic to transport pipe from storage sites to project route
- Drone, burning and controlled blasting activities as required
*All schedules are subject to change
Details
Location:
East of McLeod Lake to north of Prince George
Length:
104 kilometres
Prime Contractor:
SA Energy Group
Workforce Accommodations:
Parsnip Lodge
Performance At A Glance
cleared, includes project route and ancillary sites
of grading completed
of pipe installed, includes activities from stringing through to backfilling
workers at Parsnip Lodge
Recent Updates
December 18, 2020
Key Activities
- Completed Crooked River direct pipe installation (DPI)
- Ongoing construction activities including access, clearing, grubbing and grading
- Heli-logging and machine clearing neared completion from KP 140 to 172
- Began pipe stringing
Look Ahead
- Mobilize crews from Section 4 to support mainline work
- Increased traffic to transport pipe from storage sites to project route
- Drone and controlled blasting activities as required
*All schedules are subject to change
Details
Location:
North of Prince George to northwest of Vanderhoof
Length:
93 kilometres
Prime Contractor:
SA Energy Group
Workforce Accommodations:
Vanderhoof Lodge
Performance At A Glance
cleared, includes project route and ancillary sites
of grading completed
of pipe installed, includes activities from stringing through to backfilling
workers at Vanderhoof Lodge
Recent Updates
December 18, 2020
Key Activities
- Mobilized tunnel boring machine to complete the Stuart River direct pipe installation (DPI)
- Construction ongoing including grading, stringing, bending, welding, coating, trenching, lowering in and backfill
- Completed successful hydrotest of Stuart River pipe string
Look Ahead
- Tie-in and machine cleanup work ongoing
- Prepare and begin Salmon River DPI
- Increased traffic to transport pipe from storage sites to project route
- Drone activities as required
*All schedules are subject to change
Details
Location:
North of Vanderhoof to south of Burns Lake
Length:
82 kilometres
Prime Contractor:
Pacific Atlantic Pipeline Construction Inc. (PAPC)
Workforce Accommodations:
Little Rock Lake Lodge
Performance At A Glance
cleared, includes right-of-way and ancillary sites
of grading completed
of pipe installed, includes activities from stringing through to backfilling
workers at Little Rock Lake Lodge
Recent Updates
December 18, 2020
Key Activities
- Conducted access, grubbing, grading, including blasting, and stringing based on ground conditions
- Ongoing crossing installations
- Continued erosion and sediment control monitoring
- Ongoing civil and main construction phase activities for Little Rock Lake Lodge
Look Ahead
- Continue access, grubbing and grading including blasting
- Continue stringing and preparation for mechanical works
- Increased traffic from storage sites to project route to transport pipe
- Drone and controlled blasting activities as required
- Continue civil and main construction phase activities for Little Rock Lake Lodge
*All schedules are subject to change
Details
Location:
South of Burns Lake to south of Houston
Length:
85 kilometres
Prime Contractor:
Pacific Atlantic Pipeline Construction Inc. (PAPC)
Workforce Accommodations:
7 Mile Lodge
Performance At A Glance
cleared, includes right-of-way and ancillary sites
of grading completed
of pipe installed, includes activities from stringing through to backfilling
workers at 7 Mile Lodge
Recent Updates
December 18, 2020
Key Activities
- Ongoing bending, welding, coating trenching, lowering-in and backfill
- Ongoing crossing installations
- Continued erosion and sediment control monitoring
- Continued pipeline construction corridor grubbing and grading, including blasting
Look Ahead
- Continue access, grubbing, grading, including blasting and mechanical works
- Commence trenching, lowering-in, backfilling and first in-stream works
- Continued erosion and sediment control monitoring
- Increased traffic to transport pipe from storage sites to project route
- Drone and controlled blasting activities as required
*All schedules are subject to change
Details
Location:
South of Houston to north of Morice Lake
Length:
78 kilometres
Prime Contractor:
Pacific Atlantic Pipeline Construction Inc. (PAPC)
Workforce Accommodations:
Huckleberry Lodge
Performance At A Glance
cleared, includes project route and ancillary sites
of grading completed
of pipe installed, includes activities from stringing through to backfilling
workers at Huckleberry Lodge
Recent Updates
December 18, 2020
Key Activities
- Ongoing civil and access works at Huckleberry Lodge and counterboring at Houston storage site
- Ongoing geotechnical and geophysical investigation work to support design development
- Ongoing section clearing
- Ongoing civil and accommodation installation works at Huckleberry Lodge
Look Ahead
- Continue clearing as weather permits
- Continue pipe counterboring as well as civil and commissioning activities at Huckleberry Lodge
- Increased traffic to transport pipe from storage sites to project route
- Drone and controlled blasting activities as required
*All schedules are subject to change
Details
Location:
North of Morice Lake to Kitimat
Length:
84 kilometres
Prime Contractor:
Macro Spiecapag Joint Venture (MSJV), AECON (Facilities)
Workforce Accommodations:
Sitka Lodge, Hunter Creek Lodge, Icy 1 Lodge, Icy 2 Lodge, P2 Lodge, 9A Lodge, P4 Lodge
Performance At A Glance
cleared, includes project route and ancillary sites
of grading completed
of pipe installed, includes activities from stringing through to backfilling
workers at Sitka Lodge, Hunter Creek Lodge and 9A Lodge
Recent Updates
December 18, 2020
Key Activities
- Continue installation work at LNG Canada Connector site
- Ongoing stringing, crossing installation, access and general maintenance
- Ongoing clearing, grading, blasting, erosion and sediment control, and road maintenance
- Cable Crane Hill construction continued
- Platform construction at P2 Lodge
Look Ahead
- Clearing on priority work fronts
- Continue drilling, blasting, and mechanical works and crossing installations
- Complete installation work at LNG Canada Connector site
- Construction work near Icy Pass 1 and continue platform construction at P2 Lodge
- Drone usage, burning and controlled blasting activities as required
- Increased traffic to transport pipe from storage sites to project route
*All schedules are subject to change
December 18, 2020
Kitimat Meter Station
Key Activities
- Completed final piping weld with 156 total welds; piping installation and backfill complete
- Heated storage building installation complete
- Grading completed in available areas
Look Ahead
- Build powerline infrastructure
- Demobilization of materials, equipment and labour for winter break
*All schedules are subject to change
Construction dates and schedules are subject to change.
Questions?
Coastal GasLink's approved route prioritizes the best option for the environment and surrounding communities, as well as the safe delivery of natural gas from northeastern B.C. to the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, B.C.


Coastal GasLink has signed agreements with all 20 of the First Nations along the approved route – and their elected councils – and we are committed to a collaborative approach to working with them.


Coastal GasLink is under construction today and is delivering significant benefits to communities across the province.