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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Ice Road Project Completed Ahead of Schedule in Northern Alaska
According
to news from CH2M HILL, a global engineering and construction project
management firm, the company has completed a 27.5 mile (44.25 km)
tundra ice road on the North Slope of Alaska. The project was completed
on January 4, 2010, 11 days ahead of schedule and on-budget.
Savant
Alaska, LLC hired CH2M HILL to be the lead contractor for the Badami
Unit Redevelopment Project, 2009-2010 Tundra Winter road. The road was
needed to transport equipment from the North Slope of Alaska to the
Badami oil field, including a 2.5 million pound (1.32 million kilos)
drilling rig.
A completed ice road ranges from a minimum of six inches thick to five feet at river and road crossings. It is made by mixing snow and ice with water making a solid, stable base coating to protect the tundra. An ice road is used to ensure that there is no damage to the environment while transporting materials to remote drilling sites. The road was built in 32 days with no safety incidents or impact to the environment and 70 days sooner than the sea ice route constructed in 2009 by a competitor.
"CH2M HILL is proud to safely deliver projects in some of the world's most challenging environments," said Garry Higdem, president, CH2M HILL Energy Division. "We are very pleased to work with Savant Alaska on this important project and are proud of our team's outstanding performance."
Headquartered near Denver, Colorado, USA, employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in engineering, procurement, construction, project management and operations for government, civil, industrial and energy clients. With $6.4 billion in revenue and 25,000 employees, CH2M HILL is an industry-leading program management, construction management and design firm, as ranked by Engineering News-Record (2009). The firm's work is concentrated in the areas of energy, water, transportation, environmental, nuclear and industrial facilities. For more information, visit www.ch2mhill.com.
A completed ice road ranges from a minimum of six inches thick to five feet at river and road crossings. It is made by mixing snow and ice with water making a solid, stable base coating to protect the tundra. An ice road is used to ensure that there is no damage to the environment while transporting materials to remote drilling sites. The road was built in 32 days with no safety incidents or impact to the environment and 70 days sooner than the sea ice route constructed in 2009 by a competitor.
"CH2M HILL is proud to safely deliver projects in some of the world's most challenging environments," said Garry Higdem, president, CH2M HILL Energy Division. "We are very pleased to work with Savant Alaska on this important project and are proud of our team's outstanding performance."
Headquartered near Denver, Colorado, USA, employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in engineering, procurement, construction, project management and operations for government, civil, industrial and energy clients. With $6.4 billion in revenue and 25,000 employees, CH2M HILL is an industry-leading program management, construction management and design firm, as ranked by Engineering News-Record (2009). The firm's work is concentrated in the areas of energy, water, transportation, environmental, nuclear and industrial facilities. For more information, visit www.ch2mhill.com.