| What will happen during construction? | What will happen during construction? | <div class="ExternalClassD8027B464D5043E58D96156AC7129307"><p>Activities for the Central Park Water Main – Imperial Section will include:</p><ul><li>Relocating existing underground infrastructure to accommodate the new valve chamber</li><li>Excavating a large pit to install a pre-cast valve chamber within a work zone that is approximately 15 metres by 20 metres in size</li>
<li>Establishing a 200-metre work zone, including temporary fencing to ensure safety, on a block-by-block basis</li><li>Excavating an 18-metre-long and three-metre-wide trench to install a water main with a diameter of 1.2 metres</li><li>Constructing a second large underground valve chamber at Empress Avenue</li><li>Installing nearly two kilometres of new water, storm, and wastewater pipes on behalf of the City of Burnaby</li><li>Removing and replacing the existing Central Park water main on Maywood Street and Griffiths Avenue. This process will take approximately three months at each location</li><li>Cleaning and testing the water main after installation</li></ul><p>Once construction is complete, our contractor will pave and restore the roadways impacted by this project to similar or better condition. At the end of the project, Metro Vancouver will connect the water main to the existing water distribution system.</p><br></div> |
| Work hours | Work hours | <div class="ExternalClassBE040113446041EFBFE2306B455998FE"><p>All work will comply with City of Burnaby bylaws or granted bylaw variances. There may be times when crews will need to work longer hours or on weekends to complete certain tasks, in those cases we will notify you ahead of time if variances are granted.</p><p>Typical hours of work for this project will be:</p><ul><li>Monday to Friday: 7:00 am – 8:00 pm</li><li>Saturdays: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm</li><li>No work on Sundays and holidays</li></ul><br></div> |
| How will this project impact me? | How will this project impact me? | <div class="ExternalClassF24E52BB99E44446A322027976D56B87"><p style="margin-bottom:15px;">Metro Vancouver recognizes the construction of Central Park Water Main – Imperial Section may impact you and the local community. As part of our commitment to minimize project impacts, we have been working with the City of Burnaby, local residents, and businesses to identify impacts early in the process, and undertake measures to mitigate them.</p><p><strong>Keeping People Moving Safely and Effectively</strong></p><p>This essential water main project will have impacts on traffic and access throughout construction, including:</p><ul><li>Partial and full road closures on Imperial Avenue during water main installation</li><li>Road closures of Palm Avenue and Empress Avenue during valve chamber construction for approximately six months</li></ul><p>In order to reduce traffic impacts on the community, Metro Vancouver will:</p><ul><li>Implement a Traffic Management Plan to ensure pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers can safely move around the construction area</li><li>Place traffic control signage on site and hire traffic control personnel</li><li>Ensure emergency services will have access to properties and businesses at all times</li><li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Notify residents and businesses of temporary driveway or parking lot closures and detour routes in advance</li></ul><p><strong>Maintaining Access for Local Residents and Businesses</strong></p><p>We will maintain access to homes and businesses whenever possible; however, construction may temporarily restrict access to residential and business driveways and parking areas.</p><p style="margin-bottom:15px;">If anyone in your home has mobility restrictions or any other concerns, please contact the project’s community liaison at 604-432-6200 to discuss alternate options for parking and access, and to explore possible solutions to mitigate impacts.</p><p><strong>Managing Noise and Vibration</strong></p><p>Metro Vancouver has developed a Noise and Vibration Management Strategy for the Central Park Water Main project that will be followed by our contractor throughout construction.</p><p>Saw cutters, excavators, and generators will be the main sources of noise on this project, and vibratory compactors and excavators will be the main source of vibration. Residents or businesses adjacent to work areas, approximately 15 metres away, may experience the noise produced by an excavator as the equivalent of the noise in a busy restaurant.</p><p>Crews will attempt to reduce noise and vibration impacts where possible by:</p><ul><li>Scheduling work with our noisiest and high-vibration equipment, such as hydro vacuum trucks, to take place after 8:00 am and before 6:00 pm</li><li>Minimizing “nuisance noise” such as offloading equipment, operating back-up beepers, or warming up heavy equipment unnecessarily and outside allowable hours</li><li>Covering noisy equipment</li></ul><span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><br></div> |
| Working with the community | Working with the community | <div class="ExternalClass5B90A88C19A84332BFACBFEB12E8DEF5"><p>Metro Vancouver is committed to working closely with the community and the City of Burnaby to ensure concerns and interests are considered as the project continues.</p><p>Local residents and businesses will receive ongoing notification through newsletters, web updates, email, and on-site signage. You can subscribe to our mailing list to receive regular updates via email by selecting the project name in <a href="/services/water/water-engagement-mailing-list" target="_blank">our water projects sign-up page</a>.</p><p>A community liaison is also available to answer questions and listen to concerns throughout the project.</p></div> |
| Engagement | Engagement | <div class="ExternalClass32ADE64A4C2C4AD5A48553B46971DB4D"><p>At Metro Vancouver we make decisions that impact the 2.7 million residents that live in our region. Metro Vancouver engages municipalities, businesses and the general public whenever we are working on a new program, policy, or project across our service areas. Learn more about our <a href="http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/community-engagement/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">engagement principles</a>.</p><p><strong>2022 Public Comment Period</strong></p><p>Metro Vancouver conducted a public comment period for the Central Park Water Main – Imperial Section from July 21 to September 14, 2022. The purpose of the engagement was to hear from local residents and businesses how we can minimize impacts on the community during construction.</p><p>As part of our engagement phase, we:</p><ul><li>Conducted an online survey and received 217 responses</li><li>Held a virtual open house on September 8 and seven people attended the event</li></ul><p>Engagement supporting materials:</p><ul><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/748108266/7ab800656b" target="_blank">Open House Presentation</a></li><li><a href="http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/water/projects-initiatives/construction-projects/ConstructionProjectPublications/Feedback-Highlights-Central-Park-Water-Main-Imperial-Section.pdf" target="_blank">Feedback Highlights</a></li></ul><span id="ms-rterangecursor-start"></span><span id="ms-rterangecursor-end"></span><br></div> |
| What we heard | What we heard | <div class="ExternalClass859FF45174D9460991384E0C194E9D3C"><p>Thank you for taking the time to learn about and provide your feedback on Metro Vancouver’s Central Park Water Main – Imperial Section. Please find below what we heard from the local community during our engagement phase:</p><ul><li>Concerns and questions about traffic impacts such as delays, transit and cycling routes, and pedestrian pathways</li><li>Requests to coordinate traffic plans with other projects in the area to ensure traffic flows as efficiently as possible</li><li>Interest in how traffic plans will impact access to schools, businesses, and homes</li><li>Requests to ensure safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists around the construction area</li><li>Requests to receive advance notice of project impacts, especially cycling and pedestrian detours</li><li>Concerns over duration of noise impacts, especially at the valve chamber locations</li></ul><p>You can also find this information on our
<a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/feedback-highlights-central-park-water-main-imperial-section.pdf" target="_blank">feedback highlights</a>.</p><p>Your input is important to us and will be used to minimize construction impacts wherever possible. We will report back in 2023 to share how we have incorporated your feedback into our project plans.</p></div> |
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