# Paradox Access Solutions > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paradox_Access_Solutions > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paradox_Access_Solutions.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_Access_Solutions > Source revision: 1357089668 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Paradox Access Solutions** is a [construction](/source/Construction) company specializing in customized access solutions for companies who need temporary or permanent roadways built on unstable terrain, such as [muskeg](/source/Muskeg), [permafrost](/source/Permafrost) or [mud](/source/Mud). The company is located in [Acheson, Alberta](/source/Acheson,_Alberta) with distribution access across [Alberta](/source/Alberta) and [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan). ## History Paradox Access Solutions was founded in 2004 by Marc Breault, who holds six [patents](/source/Patent) relating to roadway construction.[1] In 2012, the company formed an engineering firm to provide [geotechnical](/source/Geotechnical) engineering expertise.[2] In the aftermath of the [2016 Fort McMurray wildfire](/source/2016_Fort_McMurray_wildfire), the company assisted with road restoration in affected communities, creating 40 km of temporary roads in a little over one week.[3] Paradox also donated used mats (see description in Products and Services below) to regional nature trail construction groups to aid in trail stabilization and sustainability.[4] In 2018, the company began work to restore the [Hudson Bay Railway](/source/Hudson_Bay_Railway_(1997)) to [Churchill, Manitoba](/source/Churchill,_Manitoba), which was washed out by floods in May 2017. Paradox provided railbed restoration while Cando Rail repaired the rails.[5][6] ## Products and Services The company is a provider of wood, rubber and composite mats (often called [rig mats](/source/Rig_mat) or swamp mats), intended to provide stable, if temporary, roadways for industrial applications, such as in [oil](/source/Oil) and [natural gas](/source/Natural_gas), [pipeline access](/source/Pipeline_transport), [mining](/source/Mining), and [utility](/source/Public_utility) corridors. The mats are placed in the spring when the ground thaws and removed later in the year when the ground re-freezes, providing extended access to industrial sites in locations where traditional access construction methods are ill-suited, due to location, cost or sensitive environmental conditions. These mats may also be used in [aviation](/source/Aviation), [rail transport](/source/Rail_transport) and paved or unpaved public or private [road surface](/source/Road_surface) applications.[2] ### Tough Cell Paradox Access Solutions is the sole Canadian distributor of a product called Tough Cell, a [Novel polymeric alloy](/source/Novel_polymeric_alloy) [cellular confinement](/source/Cellular_confinement) product known as [Neology geocell](/source/Neoweb).[7] Once the [honeycomb-shaped](/source/Honeycomb_structure) [geotextile](/source/Geotextile) is placed, it's filled with sand, gravel, dirt,[8] or other locally available materials, and then compressed. The honeycomb shape is able to support heavy equipment by redirecting downward energy outward, “decreasing differential settlement of soft subgrades,”[9] providing soil confinement, stabilization, and reinforcement.[10] The resulting surface is functional in very cold (-60 °C) to very hot (60 °C) conditions.[11][12] The product is notable for its use of local, rather than imported, aggregate materials.[13] In addition to temporary roadway applications, it has also been approved for municipal road construction projects.[14][15] ## References 1. ["Patents by Inventor Marc Breault"](https://patents.justia.com/inventor/marc-breault). Retrieved 15 April 2018. 1. ["Matting Products"](https://www.paradoxaccess.com/matting/). Retrieved 15 April 2018. 1. Caroline Barghout (2018-09-05). ["Company fixing Churchill rail line says repairs will be complete in 60 days"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/churchill-railway-repairs-beginning-1.4810424). *[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation)*. Retrieved October 14, 2018. 1. ["Paradox Access Solutions Donates Rig Mats for Trails"](http://www.albertatrailnet.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012_TrailTracker_4-web.pdf). Retrieved 15 April 2018. 1. Michael Lee (September 5, 2018). ["Cando awarded contract to repair Churchill rail line"](https://www.brandonsun.com/local/Cando-awarded-contract-to-repair-Churchill-rail-line-492468761.html). *[Brandon Sun](/source/Brandon_Sun)*. Retrieved October 14, 2018. 1. ["Ottawa to provide long-term support for Churchill rail line, port: new owner"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-ottawa-to-provide-long-term-support-for-churchill-rail-line-port-new/). *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*. September 4, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018. 1. ["Building roads to anywhere"](https://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/building-roads-to-anywhere-20121229). *St. Albert Gazette*. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2018. 1. Snyder, Jesse (24 February 2012). ["Paradox Access Solutions supports a horizontal shift"](https://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2012/02/breaking-trail/). *Alberta Oil Magazine*. Retrieved 15 April 2018. 1. ["Tough Cell (PRS-Neoweb): Technical Overview"](https://www.paradoxaccess.com/products/prs-neoweb/prs-neoweb-techinical/). Retrieved 15 April 2018. 1. Pokharel, P.Eng, Sanat Kumar; Martin, P.Eng, Ian; Norouzi, E.I.T., Meisam; Breault, Marc (February 15–18, 2015). [*Validation of Geocell Design for Unpaved Roads*](https://www.prs-med.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2_Pokharel_Validating-PRS-Neoweb-Design-Unpaved-Roads-Geo2015a.pdf). 2015 Geosynthetics Conference. Retrieved 8 May 2018. 1. Tannas, Kim (8 December 2016). ["Tips for a Greener Work Site"](http://www.albertatoolbox.ca/2016/12/08/tips-for-a-greener-work-site/). Retrieved 15 April 2018. 1. Mickle, Dale (10 February 2015). ["Frigid Weather Couldn't Slow Oil Sands Road Development"](https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/frigid-weather-couldnt-slow-oil-sands-road-development/24446). Retrieved 8 May 2018. 1. ["Innovative Roads"](https://www.evergreeninnovation.ca/best-practices/innovative-roads/). Retrieved 15 April 2018. 1. ["Paving a new way for road base material"](https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/Technology/2015/8/Paving-a-new-way-for-road-base-material-1009810W). *Daily Commercial News*. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2018. 1. ["Ryley's Railway Avenue using innovative 3D cellular confinement system – looks like a honeycomb before filled in and paved over"](http://tofieldmerc.com/?p=4656). *The Tofield Mercury*. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018. ## External links - [Official website](https://paradoxaccess.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Paradox Access Solutions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_Access_Solutions) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_Access_Solutions?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.