External Partner Projects

BC Hydro Distribution Project 

Chilko Drive, Mariner Way and Como Lake Avenue

BC Hydro is expanding their distribution system to continue to provide reliable power to Burquitlam neighbourhood as it grows and uses more electricity. Work will involve digging underground trenches and installing ductbanks beneath Chilko Drive, Mariner Way, and Como Lake Avenue. Duct banks house distribution cables, which carry power from substations to homes and businesses. 

Construction is currently scheduled to mobilize to site October 4 to initiate survey and locates, with work starting in late October. Work is expected to be completed in late Spring 2025. If you have any questions, please contact BC Hydro by email or call 1-866-647-3334.

BC Hydro Partial Cable Replacement Project

BC Hydro is undertaking the Partial Cable Replacement Project to replace 1.3 kilometres of an existing underground oil-filled transmission cable with a new oil-free cable.  This section of cable is between Spuraway Avenue/Pinnacle Street and the Como Lake substation at Como Lake Avenue / Lougheed Highway. 

Vegetation clearing work on the BC Hydro utility corridor is slated to begin in November 2024, in advance of construction to replace the buried transmission cable beginning in early 2025. For additional information, please see bchydro.com/coquitlamcable. You can also contact BC Hydro by email or call 1-866-647-3334. 

Eagle Mountain - Woodfibre Gas Pipeline Project

FortisBC is installing approximately 50 kilometres of new gas pipeline between Squamish and Coquitlam, as well as supporting compressor station infrastructure to supply natural gas to its customer, Woodfibre LNG. 

To minimize environmental footprint, most of this new line will run alongside FortisBC’s existing gas line. 

FortisBC began construction in the Squamish area in August 2023 and in Coquitlam in early 2024, and anticipates project completion in 2027. 

Coquitlam

Construction in Coquitlam will include three kilometres of new gas pipeline northwest of Westwood Plateau and installing two new electric-powered compressor units at FortisBC’s existing Eagle Mountain Compressor Station. To support the new compressor units, FortisBC will build a new substation in Eagle Mountain Park that will connect back to its compressor station through approximately 950 metres of new powerlines.

For more information and the latest construction updates, visit the Eagle Mountain - Woodfibre Gas Piepline Project webpage. You can also subscribe to the project e-newsletter or reach out to the FortisBC team by email or call 1-855-380-5784.

Metro Vancouver - North Road Sewer Phase 2

The North Road Sewer pipe collects sewage from the Cities of Burnaby and Coquitlam, and carries it to the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in the City of Delta. To ensure wastewater continues to be managed safely and to accommodate regional growth, upgrades to the North Road Sewer pipe are necessary.

The new pipe is being constructed in multiple phases over the next several years. Construction for the second phase of the project extending along North Road from Lougheed Highway to Clarke Road, is expected to begin in late 2023 and last up to 18 months. Learn more about the project at North Road Sewer | Metro Vancouver.

Metro Vancouver Water Main Project (Coquitlam) – Robson to Guildford Section

Metro Vancouver is constructing a new water main in Coquitlam to meet the growing demand for drinking water in the region. The Coquitlam Water Main is approximately 12 kilometres long, and will be built in sections, starting with the Robson to Guildford Section in 2023. This section of the Coquitlam Water Main will be 1.4 kilometres long, and extend along Pipeline Road, between Robson Drive and Guildford Way. Construction will take approximately two and a half years. 

For more information regarding Metro Vancouver's work on this project, visit: Coquitlam Water Main Project – Robson to Guildford Section | Metro Vancouver

If you have questions or concerns on the construction you can contract Metro Vancouver's Community Liaison directly at 604-432-6200 or by email (include "Coquitlam Water Main" in the subject line).

Once the water main between David Avenue and Guildford Way is installed, the City of Coquitlam will upgrade Pipeline Road in the same area. The City of Coquitlam will also lead the restoration phase, which will include tree replanting along the project site and in Town Centre Park. 

Trans Mountain Expansion Project

As a part of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project in the City of Coquitlam, Trans Mountain’s contractor KLTP is constructing in the United Boulevard area .  For more information regarding this work within Coquitlam visit transmountain.com/coquitlam.  If you have questions or concerns on the construction you can contact Trans Mountain directly at 1-866-514-6700 or by email.