Technology drives creativity and quicker, more cost-effective projects. A step change for our industry.
See how we connect innovation to outcomes.
All Services
- Management overview
- Cost and commercial management
- Digital consulting
- Compliance
- Health and care systems
- Investment and business case
- Land consultancy
- Operations and maintenance
- Procurement and supply-chain
- Project and program management
- Risk and planning
- Strategic asset management
- Transport planning
Insights
Our experts are shaping the future of the built environment. Read their latest insights on the challenges facing your industry.
Meet some of our passionate problem-solvers, constructive creatives and inspiring innovators
Stanley Park Water Supply Tunnel
Project Overview
Opportunity
In the 1930s, Metro Vancouver constructed a water main to supply the community with drinking water. Nearly a centry later, the water system has reached the end of its service life. It is also vulnerable to seismic activity and can't keep pace with the growing population.
Solution
Metro Vancouver set out to construct a new water main below Stanley Park. The park is one of Vancouver's top tourist destinations, home to many plants and animals.
During conceptual design, Mott MacDonald assessed different alignments for the new water main. We applied the 'triple bottom line' considering people, profit and the planet.
After picking the preferred alignment, our team investigated sites in Stanley Park, mapped outcrops, drilled boreholes, and applied marine geophysics. We currently manage a multidisciplinary team of 14 subconsultants, each one committed to meeting the technical, environmental, social, and archaeological challenges.
A tunnel more than 4,500 feet long will be drilled through sedimentary bedrock. Inside the tunnel, the new Capilano Main No. 5 will bring water from the Capilano Reservoir to city residents.
Outcome
When the water main is completed, Vancouver's water supply with be secure for years to come.
For more information, see Metro Vancouver's project website.