| Project activities | Project activities | <div class="ExternalClassE4EAEB752CDE4EA2BB163A8A4376EE92"><p></p><div>Metro Vancouver’s contractor has completed water main installation from Guildford Way to David Avenue, and the City of Coquitlam is currently upgrading Pipeline Road. The City of Coquitlam will also lead the restoration phase in this area, which will include tree replanting. </div><div>
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</div><div>Water main installation is currently taking place between David Avenue and Robson Drive. The contractor will restore the roadways in this area at the end of construction.</div><div>
<br>Project activities:<br></div><div><ul><li>
<strong>Install the water main</strong>: The new water main is installed in segments. Work includes establishing a work zone, pile driving, trenching, shoring, installing a steel water main, backfilling, and temporarily restoring the impacted roadway.<br></li><li>
<strong>Construct two underground valve chambers</strong>: This work includes excavating a large pit, installing shoring, building concrete chambers, and installing pipe connections, valves, and other electrical equipment.<br></li></ul></div>
<img src="/services/water/ConstructionImages/pipe-size-coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford.jpg" alt="Pipe size" title="Pipe size" />
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| Restoration plan and City of Coquitlam’s Pipeline Road Upgrade project | Restoration plan and City of Coquitlam’s Pipeline Road Upgrade project | <div class="ExternalClassA9565E22CF7748DE9FB2F4CA73D85A9A">The City of Coquitlam's Pipeline Road Upgrade Project is in progress to improve road safety and accessibility for all users and transportation modes. Metro Vancouver and the City of Coquitlam are coordinating closely to minimize construction impacts on the community.<br></div><div class="ExternalClassA9565E22CF7748DE9FB2F4CA73D85A9A"><br></div><div class="ExternalClassA9565E22CF7748DE9FB2F4CA73D85A9A">This project includes:</div><div class="ExternalClassA9565E22CF7748DE9FB2F4CA73D85A9A"><ul><li>Expansion to a four-lane street with dedicated left-trun lanes<br></li><li>A pedestrian pathway and two-way micromobility lane (for cycling, scooters, and their electrified forms)<br></li><li>Protected turn movements at intersections<br></li><li>Accessibility and road safety upgrades</li><li>Improved street lighting, trees, and landscaped centre medians<br></li></ul>
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<img src="/services/water/ConstructionImages/graphic-pipeline-road-upgrade-rendering-city-of-coquitlam-2024.jpg" alt="" />For further information about the City of Coquitlam’s Pipeline Road Upgrade Project, please visit
<a href="https://coquitlam.ca/1030/Pipeline-Road-Upgrade-Project">coquitlam.ca/pipelineroad</a> or contact:</p><p>City of Coquitlam's Public Works Liaison<br> 604-927-3550<br><a href="mailto:pipelineroad@coquitlam.ca?subject=Pipeline%20Road%20Upgrade%20Project">pipelineroad@coquitlam.ca</a><br></p><p>The City of Coquitlam will lead the restoration phase, between Guildford Way and David Avenue, including tree replanting. Metro Vancouver's contractor will pave the roadways between David Avenue and Robson Drive at the end of construction.<br></p></div><br> |
| Work hours | Work hours | <div class="ExternalClassE3110B593C4149E089F4C1975C934B59"><p>
<strong>Typical hours of work</strong></p><ul><li>
<strong>Monday to Friday</strong>: 7:00 am - 8:00 pm </li><li>
<strong>Saturday</strong>: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm<br></li></ul><p>This schedule may change if crews need more time to complete critical activities. Metro Vancouver will notify the community about these activities ahead of time. </p><p>All activities will comply with the City of Coquitlam’s noise bylaws and granted bylaw variances.<br></p><p>
<strong>Extended hours of work</strong></p><div>
<strong>Excavation along Pipeline Road</strong><br></div><div>Activity: Welding<br></div><div>Date: Ongoing<br></div><div>Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8:00 pm to 3:00 am<br><br></div></div> |
| Impacts and mitigation | Impacts and mitigation | <div class="ExternalClass458F2441FD134F4183E8777AEF6CD6ED"><p>Metro Vancouver recognizes construction is impacting the surrounding community and Town Centre Park visitors. We are working closely with our contractor to minimize construction impacts. The contractor is following our public impact mitigation plan that was developed for this project and includes information received from the 2021 public engagement phase. Wherever possible, our contractor is continuing to:</p><p><strong>Keep people moving safely and efficiently</strong></p><ul><li>Place fencing, traffic control personnel, and signage around the construction areas to ensure people can safely move around them</li><li>Hire additional traffic control personnel to help redirect traffic around École Nestor Elementary School during peak times and special event days</li><li>Maintain two-way traffic on Pipeline Road between south of David Avenue and Guildford Way</li><li>Shuttle construction crews to the project area so they can park personal vehicles off-site and reduce impacts to street parking</li><li>Avoid blocking residential and commercial driveways. If not possible, coordinate access in advance to reduce impacts</li></ul><p><strong>Reduce noise and vibration</strong></p><ul><li>Monitor noise to ensure the work is compliant with City of Coquitlam bylaws and granted bylaw variances</li><li>Use sound barriers to reduce construction noise</li><li>Monitor vibration during drilling, excavation, water main installation, and restoration activities</li></ul><p><strong>Manage air quality and dust</strong></p><ul><li>Reduce vehicles idling time</li><li>Use low-emission machinery</li><li>Sweep around the construction site or use water trucks to remove dust</li></ul></div> |
| Engagement | Engagement | <div class="ExternalClass1678081144D246ED9FE123624197DA4F"><p>At Metro Vancouver, we make decisions that impact over 3 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="/about-us/community-engagement">engagement principles</a>.</p><p>
<strong>Public comment period</strong></p><p>Metro Vancouver conducted an online public comment period for the Coquitlam Water Main – Robson to Guildford Section from October 25 to November 12, 2021. The purpose of the engagement was to hear from local residents and businesses how we could minimize impacts on the community during construction.</p><p>As part of our engagement phase, we:</p><ul><li>Conducted an online survey</li><li>Held an open house on November 3, 2021</li></ul><p>Supporting materials:</p><ul class="fa-ul"><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-video"></i></span><a href="https://vimeo.com/642507113/47584df500" target="_blank">Open House Presentation</a></li><li>
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<i class="fa-light fa-file"></i> </span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/feedback-highlights-coquitlam-water-main-project-robson-guildford.pdf" target="_blank">Feedback Highlights</a><br></li></ul><p>
<strong>What we heard</strong></p><p>Below is a high-level summary of what we heard during our engagement phase:</p><ul><li>Request to minimize traffic delays, particularly in the residential areas</li><li>Concern about pedestrian and cyclists safety around the construction site</li><li>Request to minimize construction noise, vibration and dust</li><li>Concern about air quality due to truck idling</li><li>Concern about driveway access and temporary loss of street parking along Pipeline Road</li><li>Interest in learning about construction methodology, tree replacement and utility placement</li></ul><p>You can also find this information on our
<a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/feedback-highlights-coquitlam-water-main-project-robson-guildford.pdf">feedback highlights</a>.</p><p>Your input is important to us, and has been used to improve our project plans. You can learn about how we have incorporated your feedback to reduce impacts in the section “Impacts and mitigation”.</p><p>
<strong>Keeping the community updated</strong></p><p>Metro Vancouver will keep the community informed as the project progresses by sending updates through print notifications, email, the project website, and on-site signage. You can subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates via email by selecting the project name in our
<a href="/services/water/water-engagement-mailing-list">water projects sign-up page</a>. </p><p>Our community liaison is available throughout the project to address any questions or comments you may have about the Coquitlam Water Main – Robson to Guildford Section.<br></p></div> |
| Project materials | Project materials | <div class="ExternalClass812A8B5EE75244A8A760D328D34CF8C9"><ul class="fa-ul"><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i> </span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section-fact-sheet.pdf">Fact Sheet - Coquitlam Water Main - Robson to Guildford Section</a></li></ul><p>
<strong>Engagement documents</strong></p><ul class="fa-ul"><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i> </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/642507113/47584df500">Virtual Open House Presentation</a><br></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i> </span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/feedback-highlights-coquitlam-water-main-project-robson-guildford.pdf">Feedback Highlights</a></li></ul><p>
<strong>Newsletters</strong></p><ul class="fa-ul"><li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/2026-april-project-update-coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section.pdf">2026 – April 16 – Project Update</a><br></li><li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/2026-february-coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section-project-update.pdf">2026 – February 10 – Project Update</a><br></li><li><span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/2025-december-newsletter-coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section-holiday-schedule.pdf">2025 – December 1 – Construction Update and Holiday Schedule</a><br></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i> </span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/2025-november-newsletter-coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section-project-update.pdf">2025 – November 7 – Project Update</a><br></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/2025-october-Newsletter-Robson-Closure.pdf">2025 – October 10 – Progress at David Avenue and Upcoming Robson Closure</a></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/newsletter-project-update-coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section.pdf">2025 – September 12 – Robson Drive Temporarily Reopened</a></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/newsletter-david-ave-traffic-change-and-robson-closure-coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guilford-section.pdf">2025 – July 28 – Project Update</a></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span> <a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section-newsletter-july2025.pdf">2025 – July 14 – Traffic Pattern Change at Pipeline Road and Robson Drive</a></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section-newsletter-march2025.pdf">2025 – March 7 – Major Work at David Avenue and Pipeline Road</a></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section-newsletter-dec2024.pdf">2024 – December 10 – Holiday Construction Break</a></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span> <a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section-newsletter-oct2024.pdf">2024 – October 15 – Project Update</a></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span> <a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-extended-hours-of-work-sep2024.pdf">2024 – September 20 – Extended Hours of Work</a></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span> <a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section-newsletter-jun2024.pdf">2024 – June 19 – Project Update</a></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section-newsletter-2023-12-15.pdf">2023 – December 15 – Project Update and Holiday Shutdown</a></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span> <a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/coquitlam-water-main-robson-to-guildford-section-newsletter-tree-removal-2023-09-12.pdf">2023 – September 12 – Upcoming Tree Removal Along Pipeline Road</a></li><li>
<span class="fa-li"><i class="fa-light fa-file"></i></span><a href="/services/water/ConstructionDocuments/newsletter-project-update-coquitlam-water-main-project-2023-04-27.pdf">2023 – April 27 – Construction Starting Soon</a></li></ul><br></div> |
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