Excavation in Metro Vancouver
Dense sites, tight schedules and neighbours on every side. PCE has dug beside high-rise towers, next to an active rail line and inside an existing building.
Urban excavation is coordination work. Trucks have to keep moving through busy streets, shoring and piling trades need room in the hole, and the job has to stay clean and safe for the public outside the fence.
PCE’s urban work for Matcon includes a deep excavation beside high-rise towers and a commercial excavation next to an active rail line. For TriCity Plumbing, PCE dug 4 m deep inside a commercial building.
Communities in this area
- Vancouver
- Burnaby
- New Westminster
- Richmond
- Delta
- Surrey
- Coquitlam
- Port Coquitlam
- Port Moody
- North Vancouver
- West Vancouver
Local excavation rules
What each municipality’s bylaws say about soil, trees, erosion control and streams, with links to the source:
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Projects in this area
High-rise and commercial excavation for Matcon
Three urban jobs for Matcon: a deep excavation beside high-rise towers, a commercial dig next to an active rail line, and detailed excavation with a machine lowered in by crane.
4 m deep excavation inside a building
For TriCity Plumbing: 4 m deep, inside a building, under the walls and between three separate units.
Sewer, storm and deep utility installation
Underground work in trench boxes: sewer pipe replacement, precast manholes and vaults set by crane, and pipe work beside live roads.
Got a big job coming up?
Tell us where it is, what needs to come out of the ground and when. We’ll tell you how we would do it.