##  [Subsoiling to Mitigate Compaction on the North Bay Shortcut Project](/resource/subsoiling-mitigate-compaction-north-bay-shortcut-project) 

Organization

[Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)](/organization/canadian-land-reclamation-association-clra)

[TC Energy](/organization/tc-energy-0)

 

 

Project

[National CLRA Conference Papers](/project/national-clra-conference-papers)

 

Resource Type

[Report](/taxonomy/term/38)

 

 

Author(s)

Walter Watt

 

 

Original Authors

Walter Watt

 

 

Resource Date:

1984

 

Page Length

13

 

 

In 1982, TransCanada Pipelines Limited constructed a 426 km, 914 mm diameter natural gas pipeline in new right-of-way between North Bay and Morrisburg, Ontario. The pipe installation was complete by December 1982, but clean-up of approximately two-thirds of the route was postponed until the spring of 1983. During construction, compaction of subsoil along the working side of the right-of-way was recognized as a serious concern and subsoiling was recommended as a mitigative measure. This paper explains how the extent of the compaction problem was determined, describes the type of tillage equipment used and evaluates the degree of success achieved.