Beneath B.C. — A BC 1 Call feature series: Part two, a province growing downward

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Journal of Commerce feature series, BC 1 Call examines one of the few industries where success is measured by what doesn’t happen. Its greatest achievements rarely make the news, while a single, avoidable mistake can bring everyday life to an abrupt halt. Part one took a look at building the future around our past. Part two illustrates how critical infrastructure investments must also carefully consider what’s below the ground. Every project changes two landscapes: the one we can see, and the one hidden beneath our feet. As the province invests billions in new infrastructure, an increasingly important question is emerging long before construction begins: Where will everything fit above ground...and below? Underground infrastructure is no longer a collection of independent utility systems. In many areas it essentially functions as one interconnected network where modifications to a...