5 Projects you didn’t know RAM worked on in 2025
At RAM, our work spans industries, regions, and communities, often in ways that surprise people. From culturally sensitive geophysical investigations to major transportation upgrades, our teams support complex programs that shape the infrastructure and services we all rely on.
Here are five projects RAM was involved in in 2025, each showcasing the depth, diversity, and impact of our work.
Tsawwassen First Nation Cemetery Investigation
RAM was engaged by TFN to lead a non-invasive geophysical investigation at a historic cemetery, with the goal of identifying unrecorded grave sites in a manner that ensured accuracy and cultural respect.
Prior to initiating any technical work, RAM’s team participated in a traditional cultural ceremony to honour the sacred nature of the site. RAM then coordinated site access and ground control, managed a specialized geophysical subcontractor, and oversaw a detailed Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey using closely spaced grid layouts. All fieldwork was conducted under the observation of TFN’s cultural staff.
The final deliverables included a georeferenced interpretation map identifying subsurface anomalies, along with recommendations for future investigation and preservation. This project required technical precision, careful coordination, and respect for TFN’s cultural and ethical considerations.
Chestermere Centralized Stormwater Reservoir Outlet Design
The Centralized Stormwater Reservoir and Outlet (CSRO) Project is a complex municipal infrastructure initiative designed to manage stormwater conveyance, storage, treatment, and controlled discharge for the City of Chestermere.
RAM is supporting the City of Chestermere by managing the CSRO project and overseeing the City’s Design Consultant, including review and coordination of all design deliverables associated with the CSRO infrastructure.
The project includes a range of integrated system components, including watermain and trunk sewer installations, flow control structures, large-diameter storm conveyance piping, deep earthen reservoir storage cells, a pumphouse, and a stormwater treatment facility designed to meet AEP water reuse discharge guidelines. Additional works include forcemain infrastructure to discharge the storage facility. RAM’s responsibilities encompass hydraulic controls and conveyance systems, storage components and earthworks, pumping and treatment systems, and geotechnical investigations, ensuring coordinated delivery across all project elements.
BC Hydro Distribution End-of-Life Program
Through BC Hydro’s Distribution End-of-Life (EOL) Program, RAM is providing ongoing engineering and project support for the replacement of aging electrical distribution assets across British Columbia.
Our involvement includes field assessments, pole replacement design (both standard and non-standard), right-of-way coordination, quality assurance reviews, and preparation of construction documentation. For complex structures, the team performs non-linear analysis using tools such as SPIDACalc and PLS-CADD.
This program requires coordination with municipalities, customers, environmental stakeholders, and BC Hydro’s internal review teams, and plays a role in maintaining system safety and reliability province-wide.
Highway 1 – 264th Street Interchange Project
As part of the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program, the Province of British Columbia is delivering the Highway 1 – 264th Street Interchange Project in Langley. RAM is acting as Independent Engineer, reviewing design-builder documentation, monitoring schedule and progress updates, and supporting payment certification.
The project includes interchange upgrades, highway widening, transit facilities, and active transportation connections. RAM’s role is focused on independent oversight and verification to support the Province’s delivery objectives under a design-build model.
North Surrey Interceptor Capital Upgrades Program
The North Surrey Interceptor Capital Upgrades Program is a long-term initiative led by Metro Vancouver to upgrade approximately 8 km of the existing North Surrey Interceptor (NSI) trunk sewer between Annacis Island and the Port Mann Bridge. The NSI is a critical regional asset, conveying sanitary flows from Surrey, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows to the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant where it is safely treated and discharged. The Program has been initiated to address long-term condition concerns as well as projected regional growth within the catchment area.
The program comprises of multiple projects involving the twinning, rehabilitation, abandonment, or replacement of sections of the existing sewer, each currently at different stages of planning and delivery.
RAM is responsible for the overall Program Management, including developing and implementing the Program Execution Plan to align with Metro Vancouver’s requirements. This includes establishing program-level objectives, defining scope, and preparing the program charter and execution framework.
RAM manages communication across project teams, program staff, and internal and external stakeholders; chairs coordination meetings with senior management; facilitates working and steering committees; and reports on cost and schedule performance. The team also identifies procurement and regulatory process efficiencies to streamline execution across the program.
Key challenges include aligning diverse stakeholder objectives and confirming future route alignments for sewer twinning. These are being addressed through structured working committee meetings, systematic information gathering, detailed assessment and analysis and the development of targeted work plans to support future design phases.
These projects reflect the type of work RAM is often brought into: technically complex, coordination-heavy, and critical to long-term public and industrial infrastructure, whether or not the work is highly visible.