Underground Utility Relocation is on Track as We Make Way for the Green Line
by the City of Calgary
If you’ve been in the downtown or Beltline area of Calgary, you may have noticed the Early Works construction being carried out by Green Line. The Beltline Downtown Utility Relocation Project (BDURP) is an ongoing construction program expected to be completed in 2024. Its purpose is to relocate underground, street-level, and overhead utilities, which is an essential step towards building the Green Line tunnel and stations in the downtown and Beltline.
The utility lines that run underneath the streets of downtown Calgary, such as water, natural gas, and electricity, are being moved to new locations, away from the future Green Line tunnel. The BDURP Early Works construction is a significant investment in infrastructure renewal and new relocated utilities will be built to accommodate the expected increase in population in the area in the future. This will contribute to the growth of Calgary’s future development.
To date, the Green Line Beltline work is 80 percent complete for deep and 63 percent complete for shallow, while the downtown work is 54 percent complete. This progress is significant, completing this work now will help make the construction of the Green Line more time and cost efficient.
Learn more about BDURP construction at https://www.calgary.ca/green-line/green-line-construction/green-line-featured-construction-project.html.
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