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Slope and embankment stability study

The Government of Quebec has issued guidelines for improved risk management in areas potentially prone to sedimentary deposit landslides. This translates into the identification of additional hazard zones in the land management and development schematics for the Cities and Regional County Municipalities (MRC) of Quebec. The application of these regulations depends on the projected activities, as well as the type of landslide hazard zone, including embankments and the riparian buffer strips at the top and bottom.

The solution?

A soil stability study can help evaluate the conditions of the slope or embankment in order to determine if it is stable and if it is possible to carry out the proposed activity safely. The objective of the investigation is to ascertain the necessary width of the riparian buffer strip at the top or bottom of the embankment and to issue any appropriate recommendations for maintaining or improving stability conditions. The performance of a stability study signed by an engineer who is a member of the OIQ (Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec or Quebec Order of Engineers) may allow conditionally lifting any construction bans existing within these hazard zones.