Capital Projects

The City has selected various crosswalks to upgrade with Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons throughout the City.  Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons are installed to improve pedestrian crossing visibility and safety. This year, RRFBs will be installed at the following crosswalks:

• Alderson Avenue and Burns Street
• Blue Mountain Street and Regan Avenue
• Chilko Drive and Tatla Place
• Gatensbury Street and King Albert Avenue
• Schoolhouse Street and King Albert Avenue
• Shaunghnessy Street (adjacent to Coquitlam River Elementary)
• Shaunghnessy Street and Flynn Crescent

Drainage improvements help manage and control storm water to prevent flooding.  Annually, the City of Coquitlam will review and assess what locations require maintenance and improvements. This year, work will take place at the following locations:

• Broadview Court (Storm Repairs)
• Brunette Avenue from Hillside Avenue to Cape Horn Avenue (Drainage Main Replacement)
• Chrome Crescent (Drainage Main Replacement)
• Mundy Creek at Leclair Drive (Culvert Replacement)
• North East Partington Creek Channel Upgrades / Cedar Drive Relocation
• Regent Street from Como Lake Avenue to Clifton Avenue (Drainage Main Replacement)
• Saddle Street and Ranch Park Right of Way (Storm Main Replacement)
• Secret Court and Texada Street Right of Way (Storm Main Replacement)
• Stream Erosion Control and Mitigation Program    
• Storm Outfall Rehabilitation Program

The City will be making improvement to various infrastructures throughout the city to ensure public safety and extend the lifespan of these structures, including bridges, ramps, overpasses, etc. This year, structural improvements will be taking at the following locations:

• Devonshire Dayton Pedestrian Bridge
• Lougheed Canadian Pacific Railway Overpass         
• Lucille Starr Bridge Rehabilitation
• Mariner Way Ramp
• Mariner Way Transit Ramp Intersection Modification
• North Road Bridge at Canadian National Railway Track Structural Rehabilitation

Each year, the City strives to enhance safety and accessibility for people of all ages and abilities who walk, bike, scoot, or ride between home, work, school, recreational areas, and shopping destinations. This year, the City will be constructing new sidewalks, multi-use pathways and improving existing walkways in the following locations:

New Sidewalks

• Accacia Avenue from Fairview Street to Robinson Street 
• Cornell Avenue from Schoolhouse Street to Poirier Avenue
• Denton Street from Ivy Avenue to Appian Avenue
• Draycott Street from Austin Avenue to King Albert Avenue
• Haversley Avenue from Poirier Street to Laurentian Crescent    
• Ivy Avenue from Crosby Street and Denton Street
• Pipeline Road from Guildford Way to Gabriola Drive 
• Runnymede Avenue from Blue Mountain Street to Easterbrook Street     
• Smith Avenue from Poirier Street to Schoolhouse Street    
• Smith Avenue from Schoolhouse Street to the existing sidewalk (1400 block)

Multi-Use Pathway and Pedestrian Improvements

• Cedar Drive from Gilleys Trail to Polygon site (constructing a new multi-use pathway)
• Chilko Drive and Cultus Court (paving the existing pathway and installing new lighting)
• Devonshire / Dayton (upgrading the existing pedestrian bridge) 
• Pipeline Road from Guildford Way to Gabriola Drive (constructing a new multi-use pathway)

Each year, several streets across the City are repaved, with work typically occurring during the spring, summer, and/or fall, on days when the weather is favorable. This year, the following streets are scheduled to be repaved:

• Austin Avenue from Schoolhouse Street to Gatensbury Street
• Bowen Drive from Nestor Street to the West End
• Brunette Avenue from West of Lougheed Highway to Allard Street
• Bute Crescent from Inlet Street to Tahsis Avenue
• Chrome Crescent from Hornby Street to Savary Avenue
• Cornell Avenue from Schoolhouse Street to Poirier Avenue
• Dansey Avenue from Schoolhouse Street to Karp Court
• Karp Court from Dansey Avenue to the North End
• Entrance Court from Salt Spring Avenue to the North End
• Falcon Drive from Guildford Way to the Port Moody Border
• Galiano Street from Bowen Drive to Dunkirk Avenue
• Gambier Avenue from Dunkirk Avenue to Nestor Street
• Georgeson Avenue from Hornby Street to Gabriola Drive
• Guildford Way from Westwood Street to Pipeline Road
• Hartley Avenue from Fawcett Road to Schooner Street
• Honeysuckle Lane from Bluebell Avenue to Lansdowne Drive
• Hornby Street from Salt Spring Avenue to Chrome Crescent
• Lougheed Highway from Barnet Highway to the Canadian Pacific Railway Overpass
• Lougheed Highway from Blue Mountain Street to Woolridge Street
• Lougheed Highway and King Edward Street Intersection
• Mayne Crescent from Hornby Street to Samuels Court
• Mundy Street from Austin Avenue to Dawes Hill Road
• Nestor Street from Bowen Drive to Dunkirk Avenue
• Pipeline Road from Guildford Way to Gabriola Drive
• Quadra Court from Texada Street to the West End
• Salt Spring Avenue from Nestor Street to Gabriola Drive
• Samuels Court from Dunkirk Avenue to Gabriola Drive
• Savary Avenue from Hornby Street to Gabriola Drive
• Secret Court from Bowen Drive to the North End
• Tahsis Avenue from Inlet Street to Ozada Avenue
• Texada Street from Bowen Drive to Dunkirk Avenue
• Toba Drive from Inlet Street to Esperanza Drive
• United Boulevard from East of Leeder Street to Burbidge Street
• Valdez Court from Hornby Street to the Southwest End
• Wise Court from Gambier Avenue to the South End

To reduce the risk of collisions at intersections, the City will be making improvements at several intersections. These changes typically involve installing protected left-turn signals and restricting right turns on red. The following intersections will be upgraded this year:

• Clarke Road and Como Lake Avenue    
• Guildford Way and Falcon Drive 
• Guildford Way and Lansdowne Drive

Each year, sanitary sewer upgrades are completed to upgrade existing systems as well as to meet the demands of our growing City. This year, work will take place at:

• Austin Heights Charland Avenue to Austin Avenue (Sanitary Main)
• Broadview Court (Storm Repairs)
• Fawcett Road and Hartley Avenue    (Sanitary Main)
• Partington Creek Trunk Sewer - on Cedar Drive East of Pump Station

Each year, a number of upgrades are made to ensure safe drinking water and meet the growing demands. This year, work will take place at 

• Brunette Avenue from Cape Horn Avenue to Hillside Avenue (Water Main)
• Coleman Avenue from Lougheed Highway to Brunette Avenue (Water Main)
• Cornell Avenue from Schoolhouse Street and Poirier Street (Water Main)     
• Delestre Avenue and Nelson Street (Pressure Reducing Value)    
• Foster Pump Station (Expansion)    
• Foster Avenue from Fairview Street to Robinson Street (Water Main)
• Greene Street from Como Lake Avenue to Irvine Avenue (Water Main)
• Greene Street from Pinebrook Place to Westwood Street (Water Main)
• Lincoln Avenue and Pipeline Road (Pressure Reducing Value)
• Mariner Way – between Riverview Crescent and Atlin Place (Pressure Reducing Value)
• Nelson Street Watermain Replacement from James Avenue to Brunette Avenue (Water Main)
•  Nelson Street Watermain Replacement from Walls Avenue to Delestre Avenue (Water Main)
• North Road Watermain Upgrade from Como Lake Avenue to the north end (Water Main)
• Rochester Avenue from Blue Mountain Street to Marmont Street (Water Main)