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Concrete Flowing Into CWB's New Elevator At Bloom, MB

Concrete has started to flow into CWB's new grain elevator located west of Portage la Prairie in Bloom, Manitoba.

Pouring of the concrete slip began on Monday, September 15 and is expected to be completed Saturday.

The 65-member crew is pouring one foot of concrete per hour and once complete the 130 foot tall structure will contain more than 2100 cubic meters of concrete and 250,000 kilograms of steel.

"There is a flurry of 24-7 activity with trucks arriving every 40 minutes carrying the concrete required to complete the pour," said Gord Flaten, Vice-President, Grain Procurement. "Once the slip pour is complete, the interior work will get underway throughout the fall and winter with the installation of equipment and control systems. Next summer the storage bins will be filled with grain to settle the foundation."

CWB's Bloom elevator is expected to start receiving grain for the 2015 harvest.

Source: PortageOnline


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