Roadworks
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Ewen Avenue
Project Task
Location
Duration
Impact
Ditch Excavation, Storm Installation Ewen Ave (Boundary to Gifford)
Ewen Ave (Boundary - Phillips)
April 23rd - April 30th Day time road closure along Ewen Avenue between Boundary and Gifford. Detours in place. On street parking impacts. Single lane alternating traffic through construction area. Buses will be given priority. Access to affected lots will be reinstated by end of day. Full closure (24hr/day) of Boundary to Phillips. No access through this zone. Metro Vancouver Water Main Maintenance Work Ewen Avenue at Boundary Road, Phillips Street and Jardine Street March 9th - mid April Single lane, alternating traffic will generally be maintained on Ewen Avenue intersections at Boundary Road, Phillips Street and Jardine Street, with occasional closures. MV Crews will maintain pedestrian access on at least one side of the road at all times. Traffic control personnel will be on-site to assist pedestrian crossing.
Metro Vancouver Water Main Ewen Avenue and Boundary Road Day shift (7:00 am — 3:30 pm) and an evening shift (3:30 pm — 12:00 am) from April 12 to 30, 2018. Metro Vancouver crews will be granted a temporary noise bylaw exemption permit.
Metro Vancouver has encountered unexpected utility conflicts during construction which have resulted in construction delays and changes to the water main design. In order to complete water main construction on schedule, Metro Vancouver crews will work day shifts (7:00 AM — 3:30 PM) and may periodically work evening shifts (3:30 PM — 12:00 AM) for roughly one month.To further minimize disruption they will use low noise equipment wherever possible.For more information, please visit www.newwestcity.ca/ewenavenue
Construction Alerts
Signage and flaggers will be in place to help navigate people around the sewer rehab work.
Royal Avenue: Columbia Street to Crossing Columbia Street 16th April - 20th April (tentative) Sanitary sewer work. Effects on Royal Avenue: Lane Closures & Parking Restrictions.. Effects on Columbia St: Lane Closures For more information please visit www.newwestcity.ca/sewerrehab
No updates at this moment.
- Sewer Separation & Other Projects
Please see here for further updates.
Project Type Location Duration Impact City of New West - Sewer Separation Braid St: Brunette to E. Columbia April 9-30 Sewer and watermain project, surface restoration and clean up. City of New West - Sewer Separation Wilson: North of Braid April 9-30 Sewer and watermain project, surface restoration and clean up. City of New West - Sewer Separation Rousseau: South of Braid April 9-30 Sewer and watermain project, surface restoration and clean up. City of New West - Sewer Separation Fader: Major to Hume April 9-30 Sewer and watermain project, surface restoration and clean up. City of New West - Sewer Separation E.Columbia @ Braid Intersection April 9-30 Sewer and watermain project, surface restoration and clean up. City of New West - Sewer Separation Garrett: Major to Hume April 9-30 Sewer and watermain project, surface restoration and clean up. City of New West - Sewer Separation Kelly: Major to Hume April 9-30 Sewer and watermain project, surface restoration and clean up. Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment Sherbrooke St: Fader to E. Columbia Mid November - Mid April Lane closures, alternating traffic. Traffic control in place. On-street parking impacts Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment Allen St Ongoing Road Closure: Local traffic only Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment Keary St Ongoing Road Closure: Local traffic only Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment E.Columbia: Sherbrooke to Keary Mid February - June Utilities installation: Lane closures. Bike lane and sidewalk closures in sections. Street parking impacts. Access to hospital main entrance and Emergency will be maintained. Expect Delays Other major projects in the area include the redevelopment of Royal Columbia Hospital (RCH). News and updates from this project, including road closure information, can be found here.
Braid Street Water Main Replacement
Water main replacement work will take place on Braid Street in sections between Columbia Street and Brunette Avenue for seven consecutive Saturdays starting November 18th. Work will take place between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm. Traffic will be reduced to single-lane traffic in both directions.
For more information on this project, please contact Amir Aminpour, Project Manager, at 604-515-3796.
Braid Street Greenway Phase 1 - Night Work Construction
The City is planning construction for Phase 1 of the Braid Street Greenway starting Tuesday, November 14th 2017 to Friday, March 30th 2018. Eurovia BC is the construction contractor on site and they will be working night shifts Sunday to Thursday from 7pm to 7am.
Phase 1 construction will take place along the North side of Braid Street from Canfor Avenue heading west up to the rail right of way.
The scope of work for this project includes:
- Construction of asphalt multi-use pathway
- Storm drainage upgrades
- Installation of new curb and gutter
- Additional street lighting
The consulting engineering firm for this project is ISL Engineering. Should you require further information regarding this construction, please contact the Project Engineer, Grant Ngieng during regular business hours of 9AM to 5PM, at 604-787-5606 ()
Francis Way on Street Parking Lane
As part of the city’s 2017 Capital Works Program, the city is contracting Jack Cewe Ltd. to build a 36 meter long by 2.2 meter wide parking lane on the South side of Francis Way West of the Memorial Drive intersection. Work is scheduled to start November 14th and be complete November 24th.
The scope of work will include removal of existing curb, boulevard and roadway to be replaced with a new curb and gutter with brick pavers used as the parking surface.
Please contact the City’s Project Manager Peter Tsoutsouras at 604-636-4340 for any questions or concerns.
Chilliwack St - Chestnut
Metro Vancouver is doing a watermain replacement and is scheduled to move up chilliwack Street from 8th to Chestnut for the week of November 20th. During this time, the right turn onto Sherbrooke Street from East 8th will be blocked off. This will be from Tuesday, November 21st to Thursday November 23rd.
Pedestrian Crossing Improvements - Hospital St and E. Columbia St.
As part of the City of New Westminster’s Pedestrian Crossing Improvement Program, Crown Contracting will be installing a new curb extension at the corner of Hospital Street and East Columbia Street. Crown Contracting will be the contractor performing the work on site between the hours of 7am to 5pm and the expected completion date is Saturday, November 25th.
Please contact Peter Tsoutsouras at 604.636.4340 with any questions and concerns.
Project Type Location Duration Impact City of New West -water main renewal Princess St. between 2nd St. and 4th St. March 15th to April 23rd Princess Street closed to local traffic only Construction Alerts
Signage and flaggers will be in place to help navigate people around the sewer rehab work.
For more information please visit www.newwestcity.ca/sewerrehabLocation Duration Impact Seventh Avenue: 1040 on 7th Avenue to 1012 on 7th Avenue 26th March - 13th April Sanitary sewer work. Effects on Seventh Avet: Road Closed with Local Access Only Parking Restrictions. No updates at this moment.
- No updates at this time.
As part of the City of New Westminster’s 2017 Sewer Separation Program, road construction will be taking place on Hamilton Street, Seventh Avenue and Nanaimo Street between Tenth Street and Twelfth Street. Crews are anticipated to reassemble towards the end of January 2018.
Location Approximate Duration Seventh Avenue End of January – mid February Nanaimo Street February 13th – 23rd Site Restoration & Deficiencies February 19th – 23rd Throughout Construction:
- Typical hours of work will be from 7:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday;
- Streets will be closed to all vehicular traffic;
- Pedestrian and cyclist access will be maintained at all times;
- Traffic control personnel will be on site;
- Parking will not be available during construction hours;
- Residents that are directly impacted will be notified in advance of work commencing.
In a combined sewer system, stormwater runoff is combined in a single pipe with wastewater from homes, businesses, and industry. During drier weather, the stormwater and wastewater are carried to the sewage treatment plant together. But in heavy rain, high volumes of stormwater can exceed the capacity of a combined sewer system. The excess, untreated amounts overflow and empty directly into our waterways. However, with sewer separation, rainwater and sewage are handled independently which helps limit environmental impacts.
We will endeavor to minimize disruption as much as possible. However, as with a project of this nature, some disruption is inevitable.
If you have any questions please contact the City’s Project Manager, Amir Aminpour at or 604 515 3796.
- No current updates
Project Location Duration Impact Watermain Replacement
Edinburgh St. from Thirteenth St. to Fourteenth St
Feb 8th - 23rd
Street closed. Local traffic only.
21st Street Sidewalk and Street Light Installation - London St to 7th Avenue
As part of the City of New Westminster’s capital program for walking infrastructure improvements, the City is installing new sidewalk, crosswalks, let downs, and street lighting along 21st St from 7th Avenue to London Street.
RDM Enterprises is the prime contractor on site and are schedule to work Monday to Saturday 7am to 5pm. Construction is scheduled to start November 2nd and expected to take 6 weeks to complete, weather dependent.
Traffic control signage and personnel will be in place and every effort will be made to minimize disruption to local traffic and residents.
For any related issues, please contact the Construction Manager, Ron Deo, from Binnie Engineering at 604-612-1220 ().