Name of the Project
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

Location
The pipeline will run between Strathcona County (near Edmonton), Alberta and Burnaby in British Columbia, Canada.

Project Owner/s
Kinder Morgan Canada (KMC).

Project Description
The original Trans Mountain pipeline was built in 1953 and continues to operate.

The project proposes a 980 km expansion of this 1 150 km pipeline. The expansion, if approved, will create a twin pipeline that will increase the nominal capacity of the system from 300 000 bbl/d to 890 000 bbl/d. The new pipeline will transport heavier oils, with the capability for transporting light crude oils.

The project involves the construction of 980 km of new pipeline. About 73% of the route will use the existing right-of-way, 16% will follow other linear infrastructure, such as telecommunications, hydro or highways, and 11% will be new right-of-way.

The project will further include:

• 193 km of reactivated pipeline;
• the construction of 12 new pumpstations;
• the addition of 19 new tanks to the existing storage terminals in Burnaby (14), Sumas (1) and Edmonton (4);
• the construction of three new berths at Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby. Once the new berths are completed and in service, the number of tankers loaded at the terminal could increase to about 34 a month.

Potential Job Creation
The project will create new short- and long-term jobs, job-related training opportunities and increases in taxes collected by all three levels of government.

As at February 2022, Trans Mountain and its contractors had hired about 20 960 people to work on the expansion project.

Capital Expenditure
$21.4-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
The Canada government approved the project in June 2019. Mechanical completion of the project is expected in the third quarter of 2023. 

Latest Developments
Trans Mountain completed a full review of its project schedule and cost estimates in February 2022.

The total project cost has increased from $12.6-billion to $21.4-billion. This estimate includes the costs of all known project enhancements, changes, delays and financing, including impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the substantial preliminary impacts of the November 2021 British Columbia floods in the Hope, Coquihalla and Fraser Valley areas.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Kinder Morgan, tel + 1 855 908 9734 or email media@transmountain.com.
Trans Mountain, tel 1 866 514 6700 or email info@transmountain.com.