Under construction since June 2015, the widening of an approximately 12-kilometre-long (7.4-mile) stretch of Highway 11/17 between Stillwater Creek to Red Rock Road No. 9 just west of Nipigon is expected to be finished this June, two years ahead of the fixed completion date of June 2021. Designed to improve the movement of goods and services, the $84.8-million project also included the erection of four bridges ranging from 39 to 52 metres (24 to 32 feet). Hatch was the prime design consultant. An “aggressive schedule and diligence in organizing the work” by Sudbury-based Teranorth Construction & Engineering Ltd. are the factors the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is attributing to the early completion date. Wrapping up a major highway project two years ahead of time in the rugged terrain of northwestern Ontario would seem to be a major accomplishment in itself. What is even more remarkable about this project is the foundation treatment measures which had to be implemented in several areas of complex soils. Approximately 43 per cent of the construction route was crisscrossed by three swamps underlain with thick deposits of soft soils and another 18 areas with compressed soils. The three swamp crossings ranged from 200 to 350 metres (124 to 217 feet) in length and the 18 compressed soil areas were anywhere from 30 to 700 metres (18 to 434 feet) long READ HERE
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