Vinci的建设已开始在艾伯塔省的一个巨大洪水控制项目上进行工作，旨在防止重复加拿大历史上最具破坏性的自然灾害之一。

The French infrastructure giant leads construction of the Springbank off-stream reservoir nine miles west of Calgary, a $580-million project to divert flood waters before they reach the city.

该项目是2013年灾难性洪水的产物，该洪水涌入该市，造成了超过50亿美元的损失。超过14,000户房屋和1,500家企业受到损害，许多企业无法维修，而125,000人被撤离。

官员说，大部分项目资金，约4.49亿美元，来自艾伯塔省。

“This is one of the largest infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the province and funded primarily by the province of Alberta,” Premier Jason Kenney said at a press event held earlier this month to announce the start of work on the project. “We must be prepared for the next major flood and to prevent damage of that scale.”

Vinci’s assignment, which is expected to last three years, involves building a 29-m-high earthen structure that will stretch roughly 2.3 miles along the Elbow River, along with a water intake and a 2.6-mile-long diversion channel. More than 5 million cu m of material will be needed to build the project, according to Vinci.

在洪灾高峰期间，新的干燥水库，大坝和进气通道（预计将在2025年将启动），将在洪水季节作为河流的安全阀，转移并储存水，直到可以释放。肯尼说，这座占地3700英亩的水库将有能力暂时存储7800万立方米的水。

Overall, the project is expected to create 2,200 construction jobs, with Vinci’s contract estimated at $235 million. The global infrastructure company, based outside of Paris, has 5,200 employees in Canada and 260,000 across the world.

干燥的锅炉和洪水控制项目已经制造了多年。首次提议于2014年提议，直到2021年才获得必要的省级和联邦批准。

卡尔加里附近浮游区的一些居民反对，推动了替代地点国家。据《大西部媒体》报道，该国和一个当地团体洛基景县（Rocky View County）终于在同意数百万赔偿金之后，在2020年撤销了异议。

肯尼说：“卡尔加里人，尤其是在洪水区，一直在焦虑，并等待该项目开始进行。”