James Bay Winter Road Status

Notice of Community Information Session Attawapiskat

noreply@blogger.com (James Bay Winter Road Update) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:57:00 +0000

When: Wednesday February 22, 2012

Where: Reg Louttit Memorial Complex

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:300 p.m.

The James Bay Winter Road Staff will be on hand to answer any questions from the general public.

Door Prize – 45 gallons of Gasoline, you must sign in to be eligible the draw and it will be drawn at 7:00 p.m.

Refreshments will be provided

So Come out and meet the JBWR Team

Notice of Community Information Session in Kashechewan

noreply@blogger.com (James Bay Winter Road Update) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:00 +0000

What: Community Information Session

When: Thursday February 9, 2012

Where: Francine J. Wesley School

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The James Bay Winter Road Staff will be on hand to answer any questions from the general public.

Door Prize – 45 gallons of Gasoline, you must sign in to be eligible for the draw which will take place at 7:00 p.m.

Refreshments will be provided

So Come out and meet the JBWR Team

Effective Feb 5 at 6 pm: Winter Road Open to Heavy Traffic

noreply@blogger.com (James Bay Winter Road Update) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:46:00 +0000

Effective February 5 2012 at 1800 hours, the maximum weight restriction will be increased to 50 000 kg (weight of vehicle, passengers & cargo) on the James Bay Winter Road between Moosonee and Attawapiskat.

Please drive with caution, as there is still heavy equipment working on the road including water trucks and graders. There are also flooding activities taking place at various water crossings.

Please be aware and careful when approaching equipment and flooding crews.

For additional information please call 705 336 6971 or toll free 877 336 6960.

Wally Turner, Operations Manager

Winter Road Open to Light Traffic - Moosonee to Attawapiskat

noreply@blogger.com (James Bay Winter Road Update) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:00 +0000

Effective January 30, 2012, the James Bay Winter Road is officially open to light traffic up to Attawapiskat. The current weight restriction for vehicles is a gross vehicle weight of 7500 kg. (weight of vehicle, passengers and cargo).

Please drive with caution as there is still heavy equipment working on the road. There are also flooding activities ongoing at various water crossings.

Please be aware and use caution when approaching equipment and flooding crews. For additional information please call 705 336 6971 or 877 336 6960

Winter Road Open to Light Traffic - Moosonee to Kashechewan Section

noreply@blogger.com (James Bay Winter Road Update) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:46:00 +0000

As of January 16, 2012, the James Bay Winter Road is now officially open to light traffic up to the Kashechewan Turn Off. The current weight restriction for vehicles is a gross vehicle weight (weight of vehicle, passengers and cargo) of 7500 kg.

Please drive with caution as there is still heavy equipment working on the road (water trucks, trucks and graders) There are also flooding activities ongoing at various water crossings.

Please be aware and use caution when approaching equipment and flooding crews. For additional information, please call (705) 336 6971 or toll free at 877 336 6960.

Wally Turner, Operations Manager

James Bay Winter Road Progress Report Jan 5 2012

noreply@blogger.com (James Bay Winter Road Update) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:13:00 +0000

Section # 1 Moosonee to Wapiskau

Initial Compaction, Road Clearing and Light Compaction are complete in this section. Snow bridges are nearly 95% complete. Heavy Compaction has begun and is about 50% completed. Road surface preparation is scheduled to begin this week of January 2 – 6 and the ice capping will commence immediately when adequate sections of surface preparation are completed.

Our foreman, Jeff Innes continues to monitor the progress daily and spends a great deal of time on site to ensure that our quality assurance and quality control program is carried out.

As of December 31, 2011 vehicular traffic has increased dramatically and the SHE officer in Section One has been advised to identify any hazards on the road to make visible those hazards to the general public.

Section # 2 Wapiskau to Half Albany Island

Initial Compaction was completed on December 12, 2011 from the South Shore of Wapiskau to Albany River South channel. Heavy Compaction will begin on the Albany Island when the dozers are able to cross the south channel which is expected to be during the week of January 2- 5, 2012. (Note that it will be at the owners discretion to mobilize their equipment across the south channel). Snow bridges have been constructed starting with one lane and are about 95 % completed. The ramp at the Albany South Channel (south side) was constructed and snow has been harvested and piled near the ramp.

Heavy compaction has begun and is about 50% competed. Dozers are continuously dragging up to Wapsikau. The dozers removed the shell ice at km 95. Flooding at the South Albany channel and the shortcut to Kashechewan continues on a daily basis. Ice measurements will be taken during the week of January 2 - 5, 2012, and Road surface preparation is expected to commence this week as well.

Our foreman, Edmond Edwards continues to monitor the progress daily and spends a great deal of time on site to ensure that our quality assurance and quality control program is carried out.

Section #3 Half Albany Island to Big Willow

Initial snow compaction was 100 % completed on December 12, 2011. Snow bridges have been constructed and are flooded when additional lifts are constructed. Snow had to be harvested to ensure that there would be adequate snow to construct the snow bridges. Heavy compaction is about 80% completed and the Dozers continue to drag on a daily basis. Road surface preparation is expected to commence during this week of January 2 – 5 2012. The North Albany continues to be flooded and it is near the target thickness of 43 inches. Ice measurements will be taken during the week of January 2 – 5, 2012.

Our foreman, Silas Reuben continues to monitor the progress daily and spends a great deal of time on site to ensure that our quality assurance and quality control program is carried out.

Section #4 Big Willow to Attawapiskat

Initial snow compaction was completed 100% on December 15, 2011. Road clearing and light compaction started on December 16, 2011 and is about 95% completed. Crews from Section # 3 constructed a one lane snow bridge at Big Willow to assist in the construction with Section #4 as they start construction later than other sections on the James Bay Winter Road. Dozers have crossed the Attawapiskat River and are working south building ramps at all major crossings. Flooders are building berms at the major crossings and flooding them. Heavy compaction will commence when all snow bridges and ramps are constructed as this section has many deep seated creeks. Road surface preparation is expected to begin during the week of January 9 – 13 2012.

Our foreman, Steve Hookimaw continues to monitor the progress daily and spends a great deal of time on site to ensure that our quality assurance and quality control program is carried out.

Conclusion

It is expected again this year that we will have partial road openings on the James Bay Winter Road, which is a direct result of the later start up of construction in Section #4 due to required flooding on the Attawapiskat River prior to deployment of heavy equipment.

The official road opening to light traffic is estimated to be in effect on or about January 13, 2012 up to Section #3 which is the turnoff to Kashechewan.

Given the type of freeze up conditions we had and the lack of precipitation, frost penetration was successful this year and we were able move faster than expected in our planned construction time frame. Minor road clearing was carried out due to the low amounts of precipitation that we had, however snow harvesting continues.

Ice measurements will be conducted during the week of January 3 – 7, 2012 by our staff and these measurements will dictate the flooding activities.

Heavy compaction is beginning or has begun and we are anticipating the start of ice capping in sections 1-3 during the week of January 9 – 13, 2012.

Wally J. Turner, Operations Manager

Fish and Wildlfie Study meetings

noreply@blogger.com (James Bay Winter Road Update) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:47:00 +0000

Kimesskanemenow Corporation has retained a consulting firm to develop a scope of work to look at how the winter road impacts the fish and wildlife in the area.

Meetings will be held on November 1 in Attawapiskat at the Parish Hall
November 2 in Kashechewan and
November 3 in Fort Albany.

Please plan to attend the meetings to let us know which crossings are of concern to you, so that we can specifically look at the impact of the road construction and maintenance.

Keep an eye out for the posters which will have details on time and places for the meetings. For more information about the fish and wildlife study please contact Gilbert Etherington at 705 262 0132

Notice--Road Closed

noreply@blogger.com (James Bay Winter Road Update) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:11:00 +0000

As of April 1, 2011 at 1800 hours, the James Bay Winter Road will be "OFFICIALLY CLOSED." We would like to take this time to commend all of the local contractors for the exceptional job they did during the construction and maintenance period.

Please be advised that further use of the road will be at the driver's risk and our organization WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any incidents that may occur while on the James Bay Winter Road.

Finally, I would like to take this time as well to thank the James Bay Winter Road Staff for all their hard work and commitment during the 2010-2011 season.

Wally J. Turner
Operations Manager
James Bay Winter Road