PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
EMERGENCY ACCES S
Formula Contractors stepPED in to construct an emergency bridge
when a rainstorm washed out an important thoroughfare
By Heather Hudson
When Mother Nature rages, Formula Contractors
gets to work.
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation
called on the Prince George, B.C.-based
company, which specializes in innovative construction solutions
for bridges, structures, foundations, civil construction,
rental bridges and more, to restore access to a road after a
massive weather event.
It was their expertise in bridge construction that landed
them the recent emergency job building a temporary bridge
on pile foundations in British Columbia’s Peace Region in
June. An early summer rainstorm caused flooding, completely
washing out twin culverts on Rolla Road, a well-travelled
thoroughfare connecting two main highways.
“We do a lot of emergency work due to Mother Nature,”
said Phil Toma, senior project manager and partner at
Formula Contractors.
“This particular bridge was important to get at quickly,” he
said. “In Dawson Creek, when access to one of the few highways
is down, it wreaks havoc on that part of the province,
cutting off the lifeblood in other directions.”
Rolla Road connects travelers from Hwy. 49 on the north
side and Hwy. 2 on the south side. Its importance led B.C.’s
Ministry of Transportation to engage Formula Contractors
to install a temporary bridge solution as quickly as possible.
In a mere 24 days, they got it done.
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