GREAT CANADIAN PROJECTS
Helical Expertise in
the Keystone Province
The Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project strengthens
Manitoba’s electricity supply and improves access to U.S. markets,
while supporting export sales to keep rates lower for Manitobans.
Roterra Piling Ltd. is doing its part to make it happen.
After being given the green light by the federal government
last year, Manitoba Hydro is now constructing
the Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission
Project (MMTP), a 500-kilovolt AC transmission
line that runs 213 kilometres from northeast of Winnipeg to
the U.S. border in southeastern Manitoba, where it connects
with Minnesota’s soon-to-be completed Great Northern
Transmission Line. This $453-million project also includes
upgrades to the Dorsey, Riel and Glenboro converter stations.
For the northern Section 1 portion of this project,
Manitoba Hydro sought a contractor that could easily partner
with its in-house engineering team to complete the helix
weld engineering and pile cap analysis and engineering,
By Paul Adair
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