Nov 20 2024
University of Alberta - Faculty Club - 11435 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G9
The 99 Avenue Sanitary Trunk Bypass

Topic: The 99 Avenue Sanitary Trunk Bypass

When: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

Where: University of Alberta - Faculty Club - 11435 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G9

Time: 5:30 p.m. (Registration), 6:00 p.m. (Dinner), 7:00 p.m. (Presentation), 8 p.m. (Closing Remark)

Registration Cost:
$10 - TAC Members
$20 - Non-members
$5 - Student



Project Presentation Overview:

The 99 Avenue Sanitary Trunk Bypass is a two-phase initiative aimed at rehabilitating a 1.1 km concrete arch-shaped sewer in Edmonton, Alberta, serving for over 70 years. Phase 1 involves constructing a 1.6 km, 1,800 mm diameter bypass sewer to divert flows, facilitating Phase 2 trunk rehabilitation and enhancing conveyance capacity. The microtunnelling project, led by Shanghai Construction Group (Canada) Corporation, faced challenges like challenging ground conditions, deep tunnel connections, and social impacts management. Construction commenced in August 2020, with commissioning of tunnel completed in 2023. The next phase – rehabilitation is currently ongoing. The presentation will provide insight into the challenges and lessons learned by EPCOR Project Management team during the execution of Phase 1 – Bypass Tunnel construction. Key topics such as engineering, schedule management, risk, health and safety, public communication and other aspects of delivery of this complex and challenging project will be presented.

Presenter Bio:

Vijayakumar joined EPCOR in 2018 with active involvement in EPCOR's Technologies business unit. Currently he is dedicated to the Water Services business unit. His key responsibility involves project management, where he effectively delivers capital projects that are primarily drainage related such as tunnel construction, trunk rehabilitation and dry ponds. Vijayakumar also maintains close collaborations with EPCOR’s Contractor Management Committee and Project Management Forum. Vijayakumar's professional journey included roles with the City of Edmonton, Government of Ontario's Ministry of Transportation, the WSP Consulting Group, and Suncor Energy. He holds a P.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from University of Windsor, Ontario and is a certified Project Management Professional, International Professional Engineer, and Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Engineer.

*** This event is sponsored by Shanghai Construction Group (Canada) Corp. ***