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measures approx. 26 feet (8 m) wide and 17 (5 m) the rear. In addition, there are three traffic control
feet tall.
The runners will leave by ship from the Port of
Santos, Brazil and it will take about six weeks for
them to arrive at the Port of Prince Rupert. The
turbine runners are off loaded in Prince Rupert and
trucked one at a time by road using a special truck
and trailer unit that can handle the weight of the
turbine. The trailer is 81 metres long x 7.98 metres
wide (267’ L x 26’ W). A convoy is made up of one
truck in front of the trailer and two push trucks in
cars, three pilot cars and two supervisor cars
accompanying the shipment. It takes about a week Photo Credit – BC Hydro
for the turbine runner to travel the approximately
1,150 kilometres from Prince Rupert to the project
site southwest of Fort St. John.
Q: Are there any other things you would like to
highlight at this time?
A: The Site C substation was placed into service and
the first of two transmission lines was energized in
October 2020; these transmission lines connect
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