McElroy

Ready for another fantastic Champions of Fusion finalist? Check out Troy Norum’s submission, which involved fixing a water main broken on a swing bridge in the city of Delta in British Columbia.

The 116-year-old swing bridge, which connects Delta with Westham Island, was designed to open to allow barges and water traffic through the Fraser River Canoe Pass. In January 2026, a larger-than-average barge crossed the pass in rough currents and smashed the supports beneath the bridge – taking with it the water main that services all of Westham Island. At the same time, the crash left Westham Island unable to leave the island by car, making it even more important to fix the problem quickly and safely.

Using a Rolling 618 and a TracStar® 618, Troy and the rest of the PW Trenchless fusion crew fused 180m of 8-inch DR11 across the bridge, pulling pipe with a rope and truck from a resident stranded on the island.

But that wasn’t the end of the project. A week later, the city of Delta asked for more pipe and flanges, so they could bolt it – along with gate valves – onto the bridge so it could be shut off, taken apart, and put back together if needed. Over the course of a weekend, Troy and the rest of the fusion crew delivered!