Roadworks & Construction Projects

The New Westminster Interceptor is a large pressurized sewer pipe that carries wastewater collected throughout the Metro Vancouver region to the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in the City of Delta. To ensure continued protection of public health and the environment, this aging pipe needs to be repaired.

Construction will take place along Columbia Street from Front Street to McBride Boulevard. Crews will begin construction for the most vulnerable section of pipe extending from Front Street to Blackwood Street.

Timeline: Mid-Summer 2021 to early 2022

Click here for more project information. 

Update (August 24, 2021)

Greenway Users
The interim greenway is now open for use. Please note that the interim greenway ends at Douglas College. Please stay tuned for updates as we continue to develop an interim greenway connection to Carnarvon Street.

Transit Changes - UPDATED
Transit routes have been adjusted. Route #103 (Victoria Hill) now operates eastbound from Fourth St. along Carnarvon Street and Elliot Street, then returns to its regular route along Agnes Street. A bus stop has been installed on Carnarvon Street at Merivale Street to serve this route. Route #105 (to Canada Games Pool and Uptown) now operates up Fourth Street to Royal Avenue, eastbound on Royal Avenue, southbound on Merivale Street, and then on its regular route along Agnes Street. A bus stop has been installed on Fourth Street at Agnes Street to serve this route. Going toward downtown and SkyTrain, both routes still operate along Agnes Street.

See transit re-routing map with updated bus stops.

Please note that City staff continue to work with TransLink and Coast Mountain Bus Company as we consider further changes to transit routes to address concerns being shared with us. We will share further information if changes to transit will be made.

Driving & Parking
A portion of Agnes Street (Merivale Street to Sixth Street) is now one-way westbound for motor vehicle traffic. Access to Merivale Street from Royal Avenue has now been re-opened to accommodate the transit routing noted above. Changes to on-street parking are in place.

For more information on this project, please visit the Be Heard project page.