Noise, dust, and smoke possible during upcoming AltaLink construction

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As a result, residents near the project may see or hear:

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• Right-of-way preparation including installing approaches, fencing, gates, access trails and matting
• Ongoing tree and vegetation clearing, including logging equipment and trucks
• Ongoing land reclamation
• Construction equipment including cranes, bucket trucks, conductor tensioners/pullers, bulldozers, excavators, skid steers, loaders, backhoes and gravel trucks
• Noise and construction crews
• Increased traffic from construction crews and material and equipment delivery

AltaLink officials say crews will verify all vegetation prior to removal, and that it will occur via cutting, hauling, chipping, mulching, and burning. They say this burning will only occur in safe conditions and follow strict safety protocols. Smoke may be visible in the area.

Construction activities may also result in increased dust levels, which AltaLink will try to mitigate through erosion and sediment control, watering access trails, and other common dust suppression methods.

To accomodate equipment and vehicles coming to and from the site, there may be periodic speed reductions and lane closures on nearby township roads and range roads, and potentially on Highway 11.

Landowners in the area have been sent an update on the project, which officials say should have arrived last week.

The entire project is planned to be completed by June 2026.

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