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Top-tier Earthworks solutions:
The Backbone of Modern Construction

Earthworks solutions achieved by Pomerleau on a highway in Quebec

Earthworks are the first step in any construction project. They prepare the ground to ensure the stability of roads, bridges, buildings, and other infrastructure. Through this work, we ensure the durability and safety of future structures.

This work is essential for preventing subsidence, managing water efficiently, and ensuring a well-structured construction site from the outset. At Pomerleau, more than 200 specialists apply their expertise to deliver robust and complex projects, in both urban and remote areas.

Earthworks services to meet all needs

Our earthworks services fall into four main categories:

Mass Excavation

We carry out excavations for major energy projects such as wind farms, dams, and northern infrastructure. These complex projects, like those of La Romaine or Hydro-Québec, are managed in synergy with other business units.

Infrastructure Works

Our operations include sewer networks, water mains, retention basins, and pumping stations—for both municipal and industrial projects. In urban settings, these require precision and interdisciplinary coordination.

Road Works and Civil Structures

Highways, urban roads, and civil structures: our team delivers large-scale linear projects, such as Highway 25, while maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, and operational fluidity.

Environmental Projects

We manage contaminated materials and rehabilitate sites in compliance with environmental standards. These projects often involve geotechnical expertise, soil stabilization, and sustainable practices.

Infrastructure works from our Earthworks solutions department at Pomerleau
Earthworks construction site of Pomerleau in Quebec, Canada

Urban Earthworks: Building Cities and Overcoming Challenges 

In cities, earthworks come with unique challenges:

  • Space constraints: We optimize ground use with compact equipment and tailored methods.
  • Existing infrastructure: We work without disrupting critical public services.
  • Environment: We reduce noise, dust, and disturbances for nearby residents.
  • Traffic: We proactively manage signage and detours.
  • Safety: Reinforced protocols in high-traffic zones.

Thanks to our mastery of these parameters, we execute urban projects efficiently and smoothly.

Heavy Earthworks: Managing Large-Scale Complexity

Heavy earthworks involve massive volumes, complex geotechnical conditions, and demanding logistics. Our team meets these challenges with efficiency, autonomy, and robust planning capabilities.

  • Remote environments: We operate with full autonomy in hard-to-reach areas, relying minimally on subcontractors.
  • Complex soils and large volumes: Our teams manage major earth movements: rock, blasted stone, granular materials, and large-scale excavation. We adapt our methods to suit the terrain.
  • Specialized machinery: Thanks to our in-house fleet, we quickly deploy the right equipment for every job, even the most technical, ensuring power and flexibility under any condition.
  • Advanced expertise: We master specialized techniques such as blasting, tunnel excavation, rock injection and consolidation, shotcrete, and mass excavation.
  • Synergistic work: We collaborate with other units to deliver integrated and cohesive projects.

Our ability to handle demanding environments and our unique combination of expertise allow us to complete heavy earthworks with efficiency, precision, and consistency.

Blasted stones removal by heavy equipment on a Pomerleau construction site, an example of the heavy earthworks expertise of the company
Pomerleau worker on a construction site doing earthworks

Internal Synergy to Deliver Complex Projects

Our projects often combine multiple areas of expertise:

  • Deep excavations and specialized shoring
  • Marine works and sensitive environments
  • Interdisciplinary coordination with other Pomerleau units

This integrated approach enables seamless execution that meets the highest standards of quality, safety, and sustainability.

Discover projects like Highway 25, La Romaine-4, or our airport and energy jobsites. Each one demonstrates our ability to manage complexity, logistics, and field execution with precision.

Unmatched Earthworks Solutions

What sets us apart? Our ability to manage risk, costs, and schedules efficiently, thanks to solid field experience and an integrated approach.

By keeping operations in-house, we maintain flexibility and high standards. Our specialists deliver precise work on sewer networks, water mains, and excavation projects.

Our multidisciplinary expertise and strong estimating capabilities allow us to deliver reliable, long-lasting results tailored to each project.

Pomerleau's worker on a massive project in earthworks solutions