The Trans Mountain Expansion Project received good news from a court decision earlier this week and says the project is now “accelerating.”
The last estimate of workers on the project was 2,200, but that has been upgraded to nearly 3,000, as work across the project moves forward, including big changes at the Burnaby Mountain tank farm and Westridge marine terminal.
“Today, we have more than 2,900 people working on the project and that number will grow significantly in the months ahead,” said Ian Anderson, president and CEO of Trans Mountain Corporation, in a statement. “With 65% of the detailed route approved, and a process established by the Canada Energy Regulator for the remainder in progress, the path forward is clear. Construction is accelerating and we’re very excited to be delivering this important Project and on our commitments to Canadians, our customers and communities.”
Trans Mountain also announced a cost estimate of $12.6 billion, well above the previous figure of $4.7 billion.
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal sided with the federal government against four Indigenous communities that sought to block the project.
In a decision published Tuesday morning, the Federal Court of Appeal found that the Indigenous communities failed to argue the federal government’s renewed consultation process was insufficient.
