July Project Update

Hello Quadra and Cortes Island community members,

It's been a productive month and I want to first and foremost share our appreciation of your ongoing patience and support. The crews on site have loved getting to know the community as you drop by for visits and check-ins. Thank you for welcoming us to your communities!

I’m pleased to share that construction has been going well, and we have reached the first official milestone at Heriot Bay with the opening of the temporary trestle on July 15. As I mentioned last month, this structure will allow us to keep the ferry running while we remove the old trestle and construct a new one. This structure will be in use until the new berth is completed later this year.

Want to see the trestle in action?

Visit the project page for videos and more bcferriesprojects.ca/heriot-bay-whaletown-tp

At Whaletown, the crews have been working hard to install the new structural piles that will eventually support the new ramp early next year and later in July, you will notice additional marine equipment on-site that will be used to install new rock and rip-rap to armor and reinforce the shoreline.

As exciting as the on-site construction is, this month, I’d also like to highlight some of the work that is happening off-site and behind the scenes. BC Ferries is pleased to be working with local contractors to complete not only the construction of the new berths, but also the fabrication of several new components.

• Duncan, BC: Many new structural steel components are being built, by Pacific Industrial and Marine, our general contractor.
• Campbell River, BC: Two new concrete floats are being fabricated by Pacific Marine Construction.
• Delta, BC: New concrete pontoons that will support the ramp are under construction at International Marine Flotation Systems.

Staying in touch

Keeping you informed throughout the project is top of mind, and you’ll continue to hear from us through service notices, mail-outs, social media, sign boards, and this regular column. We also plan to be back to visit your communities in the fall.

Visit our project page and stay up to date at: bcferriesprojects.ca/heriot-bay-whaletown-tp

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our Community Relations team at engagement@bcferries.com.

Thanks for reading,

Jeffrey Li

Project Manager, BC Ferries