18-month North Road sewer project set to start this fall
Metro Vancouver crews are set to start work on the North Road trunk sewer in the coming weeks, according to a Metro Vancouver report discussed in Coquitlam council chambers on Monday.
The 18-month replacement job is set start just north of Lougheed Highway and continue north to Clarke Road as crews excavate, backfill and restore the areas around the Burnaby-Coquitlam trunk sewer.
The project will mean lane closures, parking and sidewalk restrictions, construction vehicles and “possible overnight noise from the use of heavy equipment and temporary bypass system which will be required to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” according to Metro Vancouver.
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The replacement is set to be divided into 15 sections as crews put in the new sewer “a small piece at a time,” explained Metro Vancouver director of engineering design and construction Colin Meldrum.
Most of the work is set to be done between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. However, crews are set to work from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. over approximately 14 weeks for the stretch between Foster and Cottonwood avenues.
The bigger sewer is expected to accommodate an extra 15,000 residents as well as increased commercial and industrial activity, according to Meldrum.
Anyone with concerns or questions about the project is asked to contact the project’s community liaison at 604-432-6200 or to email icentre@metrovancouver.org with North Road Sewer in the subject line.
After hours emergencies can be reported through 604-451-6610.
A third phase of the project at the railway crossing south of Highway 1 is set to start in 2024.
The project is separate from the Stoney Creek trunk sewer, which is also slated for replacement following numerous overflows.
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