Name of the project /
Project to lengthen a waterway for the runway at Aupaluk Airport
Proponent /
Ministère des Transports et la Mobilité durable
Expected date of construction /
2025
Community /
Aupaluk
Location /
Watercourse that runs alongside the runway
Affected area
Category I land in the Northern Village of Aupaluk, about 150 metres from the village
Step of the procedure /
Project submission
Evaluation
Decision and authorization
Decision
Question and comment
Decision pdf 116 KBDescription
The amendment seeks to extend south by 34.91 metres the watercourse that runs alongside the runway to reduce water stagnation at the end of the runway. This latter can damage the infrastructure’s integrity, create a geotechnical risk and even modify the thermal regime of the permafrost. The proponent also plans to stabilize (i.e., waterproof) 45 metres of the embankment to the northeast of the runway.