Running underground for nearly 14.5km, the Hanlan Water Project is the largest tunnel of its kind ever undertaken in the Region of Peel. Designed to bolster the capacity of the regions aging water distribution network and ensure the viability of future growth, the project has been years in the making, and will continue to shape the future of our community for decades to come. Costing nearly $500 million, the project is a considerable undertaking, but one needed to meet the future needs of Mississauga, as well as the city of Brampton, Caledon and York Region.
The project involves the subterranean installation of a 2400mm RCP feedermain and a series of 1500mm sub-transmission mains along roadways and under existing communities. The primary feedermain will run north up Dixie Rd. from the Lakeview Water Treatment Plant at the foot of Lakeshore, eventually terminating at the Hanlan Reservoir and Pumping Station at Tomken and Britannia Rd. The work includes a number of ancillary projects to roadways and other local distribution works, and will span roughly 6 years. Combining a mix of open-cut and underground tunnel boring, the project has had to contend with the challenges to staying on schedule while managing the needs of traffic and residents alike.
Enjoy!
#1 - It was rather nondescript from above.
#2 - Until you looked over the edge
#3 - Workers.
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#5 - Sometimes my favorite part is just the climbing
#6 - Sense of scale.
#7 - Into the earth.
#8 - How the more important VIPs get down ;D
#9 - Shift Change.
#10 - Waitin' for the train.
#11 - Ludicrous Speed.
#12 - Walkin' the mile.
#13 - Approaching the rear of the TBM
#14 - It's interesting to note that the steel bands and wooden boards are all installed one at a time, by hand, with sledge hammers and brute strength.
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http://www.tohella...small_LDM_0461.jpg #16 - No time to stop. They were literally working around me as I took the pictures. Hauling steel I-Beams in what felt like 100° heat with 100% humidity. These guys are tough.
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#19 - who's that handsome guy?? ;D
#20 - This doesnt look so hard.
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#23 - Many thanks to Mississauga Ward 1 Councillor Jim Tovey for arranging this trip for me. He's been a longtime supporter of my work and is a great guy with a sincere appreciation for what we do. He had no obligation or incentive to help me out, but did anyway.
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