If you were looking out at Howe Sound from the shores of Squamish on Wednesday morning, you may have seen a barge carrying some interesting equipment and wondered what it was for.
Squamish's John Buchanan saw it and captured these photos.
The equipment is part of Fortis小蓝视频鈥檚 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) for the
"Our tunnel contractor Frontier-Kemper Michels Joint Venture will use two TBMs to construct a tunnel between Squamish and the Woodfibre LNG site, under the Skwelwil鈥檈m Squamish Estuary Wildlife Management Area," said Fortis小蓝视频's Jillian Drews in an email to The 小蓝视频.
"The tunnel is a key part of our plan to avoid any surface disturbance and protect the sensitive ecosystems and wildlife in that area."
Drews added that the equipment was built in Germany and transported to 小蓝视频 by ship.
The equipment is being stored until Fortis小蓝视频 begins construction on the project.
Pipeline construction is expected to occur starting this year through 2026.
