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Vaughn Palmer: B.C. Hydro needs outside adviser now on North Coast power transmission line

Opinion: Government power utility insists it learned from massive cost overruns on the Site C dam, but it resists outside scrutiny

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VICTORIA — B.C. Hydro says it will apply lessons learned from the overbudget Site C project to manage the $6 billion North Coast transmission line, with construction scheduled to start later this year.

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Those lessons range include establishing a more-thorough assessment of geotechnical risks and ensuring that contractors are familiar with the winter weather along the route between Prince George and Terrace.

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Hydro laid out those and other commitments this month in a 258-page submission........

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