Residents of Daysland and area are seeing new things on the horizon as the Paterson Grain terminal enters a new stage of construction.

Construction on the first bin has started, and for those unfamiliar with the construction process, building from the top down is the norm.

The idea is to build the bin roof first, then jack or crane it up in stages to add additional bin sections.

Shane Paterson, Corporate Development Officer for Paterson Global, says the project is on track to start receiving grain later this year.

“Our main objective is to get the bins up and full of grain.”

Once the bins are complete, the final stage in construction includes filling them with grain and letting the entire structure settle for two or three weeks.

Paterson says, “The bins are built on pilings, and as grain is similar to liquid, with a tendency to shift on filling and emptying bins, we fill it up to ensure it settles well into the pilings.”

The loop track is also proceeding well. Paterson says there have been no significant weather delays this summer, and the project is moving along very well.

“We’re trying to keep on budget and on schedule.

“We’ve got our guys working on the rail tracks now,” he says. The loop track sub-grade comes first, followed by installation of the rails, and then adding ballast around the rail.

Stockpiles of rail and ballast are on site, waiting for subgrade construction to be complete.

Paterson says the actual connection to the main Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) line has to be done by them.

“CP Rail will come and install the main line turnout, and we’re hopefully looking at that happening in October or November.”

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Leslie Cholowsky
Editor