Goodrich Creek Culvert Installation

RAM installed a 48-inch box culvert as part of their civil construction services, successfully diverting and rechannelizing Goodrich Creek to meet the standards set by the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The project scope included channel excavation services, setting the precast box sections, and armouring the realigned channel with geotextile and riprap. Additionally, the highway surface was reinstated above with new asphalt.

Watercourse work entails responsibilities beyond the civil scope, including environmental controls, timing windows, sediment and erosion management, and thorough inspections at each stage. Today, the creek flows through a channel designed to hold, while the highway above continues to carry traffic as if nothing had ever occurred there.

Completed Works

Culvert Complete, Guardrail Reinstated

The finished structure, with the highway rebuilt above it and the guardrail back in place, showcases the expertise of civil construction services. The riprap-armoured channel now carries Goodrich Creek through the culvert at the designed grade, thanks to efficient excavation services. This is how a watercourse crossing is supposed to look when the contractor leaves.

Channel Revegetated

The realigned channel has improved over the season, with grass re-established on the disturbed ground and the riprap effectively holding the banks. This reclamation process, part of the civil construction services associated with the Goodrich Creek culvert, is the aspect of a watercourse project that gets inspected last and is remembered longest, particularly when considering the excavation services involved.

Setting Precast

Precast box sections set by RAM’s Komatsu for civil construction services. Each section has to land true — grade, alignment, and joint all correct — because once the next one is in, there’s no adjusting it. This precision is crucial, especially for projects like the Goodrich Creek culvert where excavation services play a vital role.

Riprap and Bank Protection

Riprap placed on the realigned channel banks is essential for the civil construction services involved in this project. Armouring is what keeps a rechannelized creek, like the Goodrich Creek culvert, in its designed position through the first spring freshet. This is also what the environmental inspector returns to assess.