Low Level Road

Project status

- Updated May 16, 2013

Transmission Realignment Update

Last night (May 15), representatives from Port Metro Vancouver, BC Hydro and the City of North Vancouver met with the local community to fulfill our commitment to report back to the community on the design alternative review. At this meeting, we presented and discussed the alternatives considered and you can find this information here.

In summary, given the multiple factors considered for the design to have the least impact on the environment, cost and project schedule, it was determined that the only feasible option was upgrading the existing power lines on the current alignment along St. Davids Avenue between East 3rd Street and Alder Street.

Construction will commence next week (May 21) and take approximately four weeks to complete. Works include survey marking, drilling and augering the new poles and installing the new transmission line.

Construction & Traffic Management Update

No major road work will occur on Low Level Road or East 3^rd Street until the end of May. In the meantime, smaller sections of construction will begin. Commencing next week, construction will start on the upper retaining walls that will support the back lane of the 500/600 block of East 1^st Street. During this construction, the lane will be closed to all public access. A section of the Spirit Trail between St. Patricks Avenue and St. Davids Avenue will be used as the haul route to help minimize impacts on local streets. As a result, this section of the Spirit Trail will be closed and detour signs will be installed directing Spirit Trail users to East 2^nd Street. Construction traffic will be present on Low Level Road with a construction speed limit in place in mid May.

We continue to work with our main contractor, B&B Heavy Civil, and the City and will make the Traffic Management Plan available on both the Port and the City websites in the coming weeks. The Traffic Management Plan is a working document and will be updated throughout construction of the project.

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About the project

The Low Level Road Project is designed to enhance rail and port operations as international trade continues to grow and to address long-standing community safety and traffic congestion challenges in the area.

These improvements are identified as part of a broader investment in the North Shore Trade Area on behalf of the Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia, Port Metro Vancouver, TransLink, the City and District of North Vancouver and the private sector.

Development of the proposed project has involved extensive community consultation and information sharing.