S&R Sawmills | D-Mill Urgent Bank Stabilization
Project status
Permit amendment issued
In December 2022, amendment PER No. 21-061-02 was issued to S&R Sawmills. The amendment approved the request to extend the expiry date of project PER No. 21-061. The request is to extend the expiry date of S&R Sawmills – D-Mill Urgent Bank Stabilization located at 19791 101 Avenue, Langley, British Columbia on federal lands and waters managed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
About the amendment:
Fraser River Pile & Dredge (GP) Inc. (FRPD), working on behalf of S&R Sawmills, proposes to extend the validity of Project Permit PER No. 21-061 to February 28, 2024. Due to scheduling conflicts and a shortage of marine equipment, they anticipate the project will not occur this year before the permit expiry date. This extension also allows the contractor to work within next year’s least-risk work window for the Fraser River Estuary, between June 16 to February 28. There are no changes to construction activities or the scope of the work outlined in the approved permit.
Permit issued
On November 30, 2021, a project permit was issued to S&R Sawmills (the Applicant) to install a sheet pile wall at 19791 101 Avenue in Langley, B.C., on federal lands and waters managed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
The project was approved subject to 47 permit conditions the Applicant must meet to ensure the project does not result in significant adverse environmental effects.
The project is proposed to occur during the least-risk work window of June 16 to February 28. The works are expected to take approximately 1 week to complete.
About the project
S&R Sawmills proposes to install a sheet pile wall to minimize potential future erosion of the embankment into the Fraser River. This includes excavating a keyway for the sheet pile wall, removing existing riprap and vegetation, installing the sheet pile wall, and backfilling using 10 kilogram class riprap to build up the existing slope protection material, and fill voids created during the sheet pile installation. No removal or disturbance of native sediment will occur during the excavation of the keyway. The retaining wall will extend 30 metres along the slope and will consist of approximately 24 pairs of 9 metre (or greater) AZ13 steel sheet piles and will penetrate the ground to a depth of approximately 4.5 metres, extending 1.5 metres above ground. The works will be conducted in the dry (above the water level) with land-based equipment such as a crawler-crane, an excavator, and a vibratory hammer.
Contact information
For questions regarding the Project and Environmental Review of the proposed project, or to get in touch with our team, please contact us by email or phone at 604.665.9047.
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