Prince Rupert, B.C.- The construction of the expansion at Ridley Terminals continues at a steady pace as project enters its second year of development.

The first year included the installation of two dumper barrels in December 2011, which marked the first real capacity growth at the terminal since it was commissioned in 1983. 2011’s planned works wrapped up when Arctic Construction finished clearing 44 acres of additional lands for improvement.

The second year will involve site civil works, upgrades of the existing stacker/reclaimers, delivery of a third stacker/reclaimer, installation of additional conveyance, and installation and upgrade of nearly 14 km of rail infrastructure.

Adventure Paving of Prince Rupert,  has been awarded the contract for the site civil works. They started their work in mid-March. Sandvik will be delivering the new stacker/reclaimer in November of this year.

 

The construction continues in 2013, with the integration of new lands into the existing operation.

 

The Ridley Terminals project is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2014 with total price tag of about $200 million dollars. The project is completely funded through revenue from operations.