cutting into the riverbed and installing the
pipeline directly in the water. Trenchless
pipeline crossings are located many feet
below the waterbed, preserving the envi-
ronment and reducing the ecological foot-
print.
Though trenchless pipelines can be more
costly, it wouldn’t be surprising to see
them last 60 or even 80 years and there
is very minimal chance that they will ever
damage the watercourse over that life-
time, Dupuis said. More durable coatings
and better maintenance programs help to
keep the pipelines healthy and functioning
longer.
CCI Inc. is currently working on several ma-
jor projects. They’ve been involved in the
entire life cycle of the Keystone Pipeline
Project, from route assessment to geo-
technical investigation all the way to the
final tie-ins. They’re also part of the plan-
ning of the Keystone XL Pipeline Project as
well as the Energy East Pipeline Project,
a 4,600-km pipeline that is expected to
transport more than one million barrels of
crude oil daily from Alberta and Saskatch-
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