Metro Vancouver is replacing the 1930s-built water main, which is experiencing 'quite a bit of leakage' and has reached the end of its service life.
Metro Vancouver Regional District is getting ready to replace a 90-year-old water main in Burnaby, but it’ll mean traffic disruptions to neighbourhoods along Imperial Street.
The new water main will “improve resiliency of the water supply system for the city and the region,” ensure the delivery of clean and safe drinking water, increase capacity, and meet current seismic standards, according to Ben Suleiman, lead senior engineer at Metro Vancouver. Traffic impact The section east of the intersection at Kingsway and Imperial Street will be “very difficult to undertake the work and keep the road open at the same time,” Suleiman said.
Metro Vancouver and the city are still in discussions regarding the traffic management plans for both the east and west sections of the water main replacement along Imperial. The west side is expected to be less challenging than the east side.Previous phases The new water main project has been planned in three phases over several years “to reduce the impact on the community.”
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