Gas line rupture on Pipeline Road being investigated

A total of 17 homes around Pipeline Road lost heat on March 9 after FortisBC had to turn off the gas when a line was found to be ruptured.
Metro Vancouver crews working on the Coquitlam Water Main Project were preparing a trench on Monday morning when workers smelled a gas leak.
“We were notified of the incident at 8 a.m.,” explained Lauren Beckett, a media advisor at FortisBC.
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Crews turned off the gas shortly afterward and stopped the flow completely about 12:30 p.m., Beckett said. Repairs were finished by 4 p.m.
After 4 p.m., the technicians went around to each home to re-light all the effected appliances,” she said, adding that tags were left on the doors of customers who weren’t home.
While the rupture is classified as “external party damage,” no one at Metro Vancouver or FortisBC could say what caused the problem. An investigation is underway, Beckett added.
Metro Vancouver crews are set to move north on Pipeline Road and under Coquitlam’s City Centre neighbourhood to Cape Horn.
Formerly set to be complete in 2032, the entire 12-kilometre water main project is now slated to be finished in 2034.
Coinciding with the water main, Metro Vancouver is also planning to double the amount of water drawn from Coquitlam Lake.

