EGRT Construction was awarded the major contract to build the Evergreen Line. EGRT Construction will build the guideways, a two-kilometre tunnel, seven stations, power substations, train operating systems and parking facilities.
Construction activity is now underway in the north tunnel portal area in Port Moody and work will also begin in the coming months at several areas along the Evergreen route.
The construction schedule by location is:
North tunnel portal – Port Moody
Construction has begun in the north tunnel portal area to prepare for tunnel boring. Construction of the tunnel underneath the Barnet Highway will begin in spring 2013. This work will be done in stages by shifting Barnet Highway traffic west at View Street to keep all lanes open for drivers. The tunnel boring will begin in March 2014. The two-kilometre bored tunnel begins at the north tunnel portal area in Port Moody and ends at the south tunnel portal, located on the west side of Clarke Road near Kemsley Avenue in Coquitlam.
Moody Centre Station – Port Moody
Demolition, utility work and changes to the park-and-ride and the bus loop are underway, and construction on the guideway will begin in summer 2013.
Lougheed Station – Burnaby
Moving the bus loops and pedestrian walkways will begin in spring 2013. Station renovations and guideway construction will start in summer 2013.
Burquitlam Station – Coquitlam
Guideway construction and utility relocation work will begin in spring 2013. Station construction is expected to begin in early 2014.
Inlet Centre Station – Port Moody
Utility relocations will start in spring 2013 followed by set up of construction staging areas for station and guideway construction.
Lafarge Lake - Douglas Station – Coquitlam
Road and ground improvements will start this summer followed by guideway construction. Station construction is expected to begin in fall 2013.
Coquitlam Central Station – Coquitlam
Changes to the existing bus loop will begin this summer. Station construction is expected to start this winter and guideway construction in early 2014.
Lincoln Station – Coquitlam
Utility work will begin this summer and station and guideway construction will begin in fall 2013.
Guideway construction in Coquitlam, Port Moody and Burnaby
Guideway construction will start in the Burquitlam area of Coquitlam in summer 2013 with the construction of the foundations and then guideway columns for the guideway near Clarke Road and Como Lake Avenue. It will then proceed south on North Road to Lougheed Town Centre Station.
In Port Moody, guideway construction will start this summer east of Barnet Highway (north of Vintner Street) and continue east towards Moody Centre Station. In early fall guideway work will start on the west side of Inlet Centre Station.
Preparation work is underway for guideway construction along the existing railway corridor through Port Moody and Coquitlam. This work includes tree removal, building access roads, grading and the installation of culverts and bridges to protect streams.
Elevated guideway construction in Coquitlam will begin in early 2014 at Coquitlam Central Station and move just north of Lincoln Station. Construction of the guideway foundation and columns will then move north next to Pinetree Way to Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station.
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