Work on downstream side of John Hart Dam will lead to trail closures

The next phase of work on the John Hart Dam seismic upgrade is about to begin and it will lead to the closure of some trails in Elk Falls Provincial Park. Work on the seismic upgrade of the John Hart Dam is about to expand to an area of the dam that is closest to the Dolphin Pool area within Elk Falls Canyon.

BC Hydro posts John Hart Dam Seismic Upgrade Project construction report #7

The November to December 2023 report covers off the project’s status, project activities, environmental considerations, a people profile, and other project activities.

BC Hydro to donate the John Hart pedestrian bridge to Rotary Club

The pedestrian bridge that crosses over the old John Hart penstock corridor will be removed by January and donated to the Rotary Club of Campbell River.

BC Hydro contractor update for Campbell River seismic upgrade projects

BC Hydro has received bids from three companies to construct the planned seismic upgrades at the Ladore Dam, and by early 2024, the utility plans to issue a Request For Proposal for the seismic upgrade construction work at the Strathcona Dam. Both capital projects are planned to begin construction in 2025. Construction work for the […]

BC Hydro’s seismic upgrade work at John Hart Dam progressing

Project work began last summer and now about 130 people are working at the John Hart Dam site to seismically upgrade various components of the dam so it can withstand a 1-in-10,000 year earthquake.

BC Hydro posts John Hart Dam Seismic Upgrade Project construction report #6

The September to October 2023 report covers off the project’s status, project activities, environmental considerations, a people profile, and other project activities.

More major BC Hydro projects underway near Campbell River with $2.7 billion total spend

There’s been no shortage of construction around Campbell River over the last decade, and no company has invested more here than BC Hydro.

When it’s all complete by about 2030, $2.7 billion will have been spent.

BC Hydro posts John Hart Dam Seismic Upgrade Project construction report #5

The July to August 2023 report covers off the project’s status, project activities, environmental considerations, a people profile, and other project activities.

Trail route changes coming for access to Elk Falls Suspension Bridge

People walking to the Elk Falls Suspension Bridge are coming across significant construction activity with excavators and tandem dump trucks working within BC Hydro’s former John Hart penstock corridor. That construction work will increase this fall and will require the trail route to shift a few times as people walk to the falls from the Elk Falls Suspension Bridge parking lot. These trail changes will continue to keep people safe and away from the construction activity.

John Hart Dam seismic upgrades: A massive earthworks undertaking

Early site works have been completed and crews are now using heavy equipment to begin earth moving and placement of silt curtains within a reservoir at the John Hart Dam near Campbell River on Vancouver Island.