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Construction Update August 19, 2020 Numbers as available at the end of July 2020 Construction highlights Coastal GasLink milestones abound this summer as we “It’s incredible to be here to see construction underway – a mark three major accomplishments, fully detailed on milestone that comes after seven years of rigorous review, CoastalGasLink.com. planning and collaboration,” remarked David. Mainline pipeline installation begins World’s longest temporary free span bridge opens With pipe recently installed at Kitimat and Groundbirch Coastal GasLink, in partnership with Nak’azdli Whut’en, – the two locations that bookend the 670 km Coastal recently opened the longest temporary free span bridge GasLink route – the natural gas pipeline project will begin in the world across the Stuart River in northeast B.C. The mainline pipe installation along the route this month. temporary bridge will help provide Coastal GasLink workers Mainline installation is the primary type of installation that access to remote sections of the project’s right-of-way. Read landowners and communities will see. It is expected to more in our ‘photo of the month’ feature. continue through 2021 and employ over 2,000 individuals. Specialized crews will also be installing pipe sections at road and water crossings. NEW! Project completion in the Construction Update Breaking ground event at Kitimat Meter Station In addition to more detailed section metrics On August 6, District of Kitimat Mayor Phil Germuth and introduced in July, this month we begin providing Coastal GasLink President, David Pfeiffer, attended a project completion statistics to keep you on track breaking ground event at the project’s Kitimat Meter with our progress. Station. Performance 23.9% 7.1% 1,860 at a glance: Overall Construction workers across the project progress* progress right-of-way as of July 31, 2020 *includes all engineering, procurement and construction activities Fort St. John Under Construction Coastal GasLink Metering Facility Taylor Hudson’s Hope Coastal GasLink Compression & Metering Facility Dawson Potential Future Facilities Creek Coastal GasLink Compression Facilities (TBD) Chetwynd 1 LNG Canada Facility (3rd party) 97 Mackenzie 37 39 2 29 Tumbler Ridge ALASKA 16 Smithers Telkwa 3 16 COLUMBIA BRITISH Terrace Fort St. James ALBERTA Prince Rupert Houston 27 37 Burns Lake 7 4 Kitimat 6 5 8 Prince George Fraser Lake Vanderhoof 1 — Coastal GasLink Monthly Construction Update 16 97 1 Section 1: Monthly Construction Update At a glance: 87% 42% 0.5% Sanaata Lodge cleared, includes of grading of pipe installed, includes under development right-of-way and completed activities from stringing ancillary sites through to backfilling Sanaata Lodge Section 1 Location: West of Dawson Creek to south of Chetwynd MOBERLY LAKE Length: 92 kilometres Wilde Lake Prime Contractor: Surerus Murphy Joint Venture 0 Compressor Station Workforce Accommodations: One Workforce Accommodation – Sanaata Lodge Groundbirch Highway 97 Project Right-of-Way (Section 1) Workforce Accommodation Site Chetwynd Storage Area (Where construction equipment and materials are stored) 46 Kilometre Post Markings (KP) Wilde Lake Compressor Station Highway 52 Hi ghw a y 2 9 Sukunka River Forest Base map source © Mapbox, © OpenStreetMap 92 Service Road Key activities: Look ahead*: • Commenced construction at • Ongoing environment and Did you know? Wilde Lake Compressor Station erosion control management Mainline pipe installation is like a moving assembly line. Once and installed first pipe near • Ongoing clearing and pipe the land is cleared and graded, the facility installation; increased traffic crews can line up pipe sections • Completion of three open cut from storage sites to route to roughly 20 m in length along the road crossings transport pipe route to bend, weld and coat. • Grading and topsoil stripping • Drone and controlled blasting Then, pipe is lowered into the activities activities as required ground and covered. The entire • Pipe stringing beginning process for placing segments of in mid-August; welding pipe can happen over a few days beginning in September to weeks, including backfilling *All schedules are subject to change the trench. 2 — Coastal GasLink Monthly Construction Update 2 Section 2: Monthly Construction Update At a glance: 77% 0% 0% 0 cleared, includes of grading of pipe installed, includes workers at right-of-way and completed activities from stringing Sukunka Lodge ancillary sites through to backfilling Section 2 Location: South of Chetwynd to east of McLeod Lake 92 Sukunka Lodge Length: 48 kilometres Prime Contractor: Surerus Murphy Joint Venture BURNT RIVER S u k u Workforce Accommodations: Two Workforce n k a Accommodations – Mt. Merrick Lodge and Sukunka Lodge R i v e r F o r e s Project Right-of-Way (Section 2) t S e r H v i Workforce Accommodation Site i g c h e w R a Storage Area (Where construction equipment and o a y d materials are stored) 29 Kilometre Post Markings (KP) SUKUNKA 116 RIVER Mt. Merrick Lodge 140 Base map source © Mapbox, © OpenStreetMap Key activities: Look ahead*: • Road and bridge upgrades ongoing by road owners • Ongoing environment and erosion control • Preparation to re-open Sukunka Lodge management • Re-start of critical road upgrades • Civil works on Mt Merrick Lodge • Increased traffic from storage sites to route to transport pipe • Drone and controlled blasting activities as required *All schedules are subject to change 3 — Coastal GasLink Monthly Construction Update 3 Section 3: Monthly Construction Update At a glance: 69% 0% 0% 0 cleared, includes of grading of pipe installed, includes workers at right-of-way and completed activities from stringing Parsnip Lodge ancillary sites through to backfilling 140 Section 3 Location: East of McLeod Lake to north of Prince McLeod George Lake Length: 104 kilometres Highway 97 Prime Contractor: SA Energy Group Workforce Accommodations: One Workforce Accommodation – Parsnip Lodge ANZAC RIVER Project Right-of-Way (Section 3) Workforce Accommodation Site Parsnip Lodge 192 Storage Area (Where construction equipment and materials are stored) PARSNIP RIVER Kilometre Post Markings (KP) Bear Lake 244 9A Stockpile Site Base map source © Mapbox, © OpenStreetMap Key activities: Look ahead*: • Completed decommissioning of the temporary 5B • Ongoing environment and erosion control Lodge site management • Continued restoration and clean-up of 9A Stockpile Site • Expansion of Parsnip Lodge • Hand clearing from KP 140 to 172 • Increased traffic from storage sites to route to transport pipe • Drone activities as required • Pipe stringing beginning in mid-October; welding beginning in early-November *All schedules are subject to change 4 — Coastal GasLink Monthly Construction Update 4 Section 4: Monthly Construction Update At a glance: 98% 7% 0% 358 cleared, includes of grading of pipe installed, includes workers at right-of-way and completed activities from stringing Vanderhoof Lodge ancillary sites through to backfilling Highway 27 H i g h w a y 9 7 Bear Lake 244 Fort St. James Section 4 Location: North of Prince George to northwest of Vanderhoof Length: 93 kilometres Prime Contractor: SA Energy Group Workforce Accommodations: One Workforce Accommodation – Vanderhoof Lodge 290.5 Project Right-of-Way (Section 4) 337 Workforce Accommodation Site Storage Area (Where construction equipment and materials are stored) Nukko Kilometre Post Markings (KP) Lake Vanderhoof Lodge Highway 16 Vanderhoof Base map source © Mapbox, © OpenStreetMap Key activities: Look ahead*: • Vanderhoof Lodge construction • Ongoing environment and Did you know? ongoing erosion control management We continue to follow Dr. Bonnie Henry’s guidance and • Continued surveying, staking and • Continue construction of work with Northern Health flagging along right-of-way Vanderhoof Lodge as we progress construction • Access and grading activities activities. We have dedicated, ongoing 24/7 on-site medical services • Stringing of pipe along right- within all our lodges and of-way worksites, reduced occupancy • Increased traffic from storage at all workforce sites, enhanced sites to route to transport pipe mandatory pre-screening and • Drone activities as required daily temperature checks. • Pipe stringing beginning Learn about our on-site medical in mid-August; welding service provider, International beginning in late-August SOS and the measures we have in place by visiting *All schedules are subject to change CoastalGasLink.com/Safety. 5 — Coastal GasLink Monthly Construction Update 5 Section 5: Monthly Construction Update At a glance: 100% 0% 0% 62 cleared, includes of grading of pipe installed, includes workers at Little right-of-way and completed activities from stringing Rock Lake Lodge ancillary sites through to backfilling Section 5 H i Location: North of Vanderhoof to south of Burns Lake gh w a Length: 82 kilometres y 2 7 Prime Contractor: Macro Spiecapag Joint Venture (MSJV) Workforce Accommodations: One Workforce Accommodation – Little Rock Lake Lodge Project Right-of-Way (Section 5) Workforce Accommodation Site Storage Area (Where construction equipment and materials are stored) Kilometre Post Markings (KP) 378.5 337 420 Endako FRASER LAKE Little Rock Fort Fraser Fraser Lake Lodge Lake Highway 16 FRANÇOIS LAKE Base map source © Mapbox, © OpenStreetMap Key activities: Look ahead*: • Ongoing erosion and sediment control monitoring • Ongoing sediment and erosion control and completion • Pipe delivered to area storage sites of storage sites to accommodate pipe and material