Waterton Headwaters Actuator
Waterton, AB
Waterton Headwaters Actuator
Client: | Alberta Environment |
Location: | Waterton, AB |
Usage: Three design-build buildings to cover the Waterton Dam Spillway, Waterton Dam Irrigation Gate and Bullhorn Wasteway on the Waterton to St. Mary Canal.
Structure: Conventional steel framing on an existing foundation.
Building Envelope: Insulated Metal Panel. Metl-Span CF42 Mesa 2” thick walls and Metl-Span LS-36 roof 4” thick.
Building Size: Waterton Spillway curved structure 61.334M x 2.44M x 2.8M high
Waterton Irrigation Gate 12.64M x 3.988M x 3.75M high
Bullhorn Wasteway. 18.9M x 2.636M x 3M high
Features: All three buildings are being erected over existing concrete and machinery.
The Irrigation Gate building required excavation on one side and the supply and installation of a 1M wide steel and concrete floor on three sides of the existing structure to support a larger floor and building.
The Waterton Spillway is being erected immediately adjacent to the highway bridge and the building jog to gain clearance past the bridge railings.