FRPD – Fraser River Pile & Dredge (GP) Inc. recently completed Berm Construction & Dredging Project at Pacific Coast Terminals (PCT), deepening the channel and basin in the Burrard Inlet for larger carriers.
Using three types of dredgers, FRPD was tasked with dredging up to 400,000m³ from the Burrard Inlet. The purpose of the project was to enlarge the turning basin for bigger ships.
To achieve this, a rock berm was placed in the harbor to contain the material removed from the current turning basin.
The material was dredged utilizing both hydraulic and mechanical methods and placed behind the berm.
FRPD acquired the services of an engineering team to collaborate on the design based on the preliminary containment berm concepts provided by Pacific Coast Terminals.
The scope of work included: