Engineering and Public Works Capital Projects Highlights 2022

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Engineering and Public Works - Capital Projects Highlights 2022

Thank you for dropping by. While the active Q&A tool of this project ran April 26 to May 29, 2022, the pages can still be viewed. If you have any questions, contact information is provided under each section of the interactive story map.

To learn about Engineering and Public Works capital projects, visit the Engineering and Public Works Capital Projects Highlights page (external link) for interactive maps, images and detailed information about what we are working on this year. 

Watch this short video (just over 1 minute) for tips on navigating in the interactive map "Getting Started" video (external link.)

If you have any specific questions about the projects shown on the Engineering and Public Works highlights page, please try our Ask a Question tool below or use the contact information provided in the story map link above.


Engineering and Public Works - Capital Projects Highlights 2022

Thank you for dropping by. While the active Q&A tool of this project ran April 26 to May 29, 2022, the pages can still be viewed. If you have any questions, contact information is provided under each section of the interactive story map.

To learn about Engineering and Public Works capital projects, visit the Engineering and Public Works Capital Projects Highlights page (external link) for interactive maps, images and detailed information about what we are working on this year. 

Watch this short video (just over 1 minute) for tips on navigating in the interactive map "Getting Started" video (external link.)

If you have any specific questions about the projects shown on the Engineering and Public Works highlights page, please try our Ask a Question tool below or use the contact information provided in the story map link above.

If you have a specific question related to the projects presented in the Engineering and Public Works Capital Highlights interactive map, please ask here.

We will respond to your question as soon as possible.

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    Hello, We are wondering when the Richmond city do cemented road in the back alley of Shell rd and Aintree pl? It's the back lane access of Shell rd and Aintree crescent? Thank you.

    Tram Pham asked almost 2 years ago

    Thank you for your question. We have identified that paving the laneway between Aintree Place/Aintree Crescent and Shell Road will completed in the near future. Paving of this location is referenced in the City of Richmond’s Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan and it is estimated this project will be completed within the next 3 to 5 years.

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    For all of the sewer and water main upgrades does the City use the land use projections in the OCP to guide the capacity? It has become clear that in our future updates to the outdated OCP that greater density will be needed all across the City. I'm wondering if the work we are doing now to replace some of the existing infrastructure would be up to task of handling increased density above and beyond the current OCP. For e.g. for the laneway upgrades... would these be adequate to handle a single family home being redeveloped into say a 4 or 6 plex? Along these lines, is the biggest pinch point right at a specific lot, or further downstream? For example our residential neighbourhoods continue to lose population, if a corner large corner lot in a residential neighbourhood became a 10 unit multi-family building (and brought the population of that subdivision back to where it was 10 years ago) could local upgrades handle the increased demand? I suspect there is no simple answer to this and I appreciate that they aren't yes or no questions. I really do appreciate the City setting up this tool to help people like myself learn about how our City works.

    Evan Dunfee asked almost 2 years ago

    Thanks for your interest. The extent to which infrastructure is designed to accommodate future populations would take into account a number of factors, such as OCP land use and population projections, anticipated timing of development, ease of construction, and typical service lives. Laneways have shorter lifespans and are more easily adapted to accommodate new development and would typically be designed for a shorter design horizon. On the other hand, watermains have longer lifespans and require significant cost and construction disturbance to upsize. Therefore, they are designed for a longer design horizon. Sewer and water infrastructure, in particular, is often designed with excess capacity and redundancies that can accommodate some variability in population and land use, should it deviate from the OCP.

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    Where in Richmond is there a sani dump? If there are none in Richmond. Are there plans to put one in?

    Shani asked almost 2 years ago

    Thanks for your question. The City of Richmond does not discharge any sanitary sewer water. All sanitary sewer flows are sent to Metro Vancouver-operated treatment plants. The City collects sewer water from residents and directs it into Metro Vancouver-owned sewer pipes, which transport the flow to these treatment plants. Metro Vancouver then treats the sewage flows to levels that can be safely discharged. More information on Metro Vancouver’s liquid waste services can be found here: http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/about/Pages/default

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    No. 4 Road between Blundell Road and Granville Ave. This stretch of road have been terrible for the last two full year. There are orange posts left keeping it as one lane southbound until and yet there is no work being done. Pretty fed up of this after two full years with no improvement in sight. What's going on with this stretch of road??

    Jughead asked almost 2 years ago

    Thank you for your question. The City is conducting repairs to the box culvert under No. 4 Road between Granville Avenue and Blundell Road. Lane closures are made out of consideration for the safety of the public and construction crews completing these repairs. The City has also identified grading and drainage issues on the surface of the roadway that are in need of repair. As a result, the roadway is scheduled for a full re-paving throughout the first week of June, weather permitting.

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    Are there any planned upgrades/flood prevention to the dyke in East Richmond? A whole new condo community has been added along River Rd. Small shrubs/bushes/trees have been removed from the dyke. Plant roots hold the rocks together to keep the dyke in place but now the dyke area is as risk due to heavy rain fall this past year.

    AlinaL asked almost 2 years ago

    Thanks for your question. Dike Master Plan Phase 4 is currently in the engagement phase and covers the north dike between No. 6 Road and Boundary Road. You can find information on how to become involved at www.LetsTalkRichmond.ca/floodprotection. In general, plant and tree roots can provide a path for water to erode the dike material and are not encouraged on the City’s dike. Staff inspect our dikes three times a year to ensure these issues are addressed and that the integrity of Richmond’s flood protection system is maintained.

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    Why should Richmond tax payers pay for dyking ? We should just hold our hand out to the provence and the feds like everyone else does. And they pay . We are the suckers for paying.

    Steve asked almost 2 years ago

    Richmond is a recognized leader in flood protection planning and mitigation, having established one of the most advanced flood protection programs in the region. As a local government, we are in the best position to implement flood protection improvements and make associated land use decisions, with Provincial support and coordination. Over the past 10 years, through the Drainage and Diking Utility and senior government grant funding, the City has dedicated over $120 million to completing flood protection projects, including pump station and dike upgrade projects. Of that $120 million, $40 million was secured through senior government grants.

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    Why does the city cutup new roadways .just paved. only affer a few years to put in water or sewer ?Can you not get together and do one cut and pave. Make it a law that a road cannot be cut until its 10 years old. Every road in Richmond is a roalercoaster of bumps from fillin. Not to nention the problems cutting up the roads every week . Gilbert and Grandville is a good example.

    Steve asked almost 2 years ago

    Great question! Prior to paving a road in Richmond, we check to ensure there are no major water, sanitary and drainage work planned. It is in our best interest to ensure there are less cuts and repairs to a recent pavement job since it reduces the life of the finished road. However, 3rd party services that are not operated by the City may need to cut pavement to do important repairs, install new service connections or upgrade infrastructure within a few years of a newly paved road. 

    The work you mentioned at Gilbert and Granville is a perfect example of a 3rd party that performed underground work to upgrade their infrastructure. For situations like this, the City has a policy regulating the cutting of newly paved roads, which requires the roadways to be restored in a manner that reduces bumps and ensures long term road quality. We also coordinate with all 3rd party stakeholders of planned paving works to reduce the number of required cuts on new roadways.

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    Thank you for replacing the bird road bridge. Could you also consider the strong need for a sidewalk on bird road to complement the bridge? The street is very narrow and is used by many pedestrians all day long. We need one please. Thanks

    ravchatha asked almost 2 years ago

    Thanks for your question. With respect to sidewalk requests, we have a Local Area Services Program (LASP) that is funded by the owners of adjacent properties with some financial assistance from the City. Interested neighbourhoods can contact Serene Pang at 604-276-4394 if they wish to pursue this.

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    A couple questions regarding the DEUs which might be dumb questions, so apologies in advance! For the OVDEU when is it planned to come off the natural gas boilers and onto the recovered heat from the sewer mains? If it is long term, are heat pumps feasible to replace the natural gas boilers? I think the DEUs are an amazing initiative but I do think the City's role as a climate leader means finding every possible area to improve. Any move away from gas is an improvement. However if the horizon is shorter term then it obviously wouldn't make sense. For the CCDEAU similar question regarding timeline for this to be online. Will individual buildings still need their own supplementary boilers etc... I believe we need to be preventing new developments from establishing new new natural gas hookups and I guess I'm wondering if mandating heat pumps in individual devs would be feasible while the CCDEU comes online and preventing those new gas hookups. Thank you so much for helping me better learn about these awesome systems.

    Evan Dunfee asked almost 2 years ago

    Thanks for reaching out to inquire about the exciting initiatives overseen by the City’s District Energy Utility (DEU) provider, Lulu Island Energy Company. Design for a sewer heat recovery facility to serve the Oval Village DEU is actually already underway, with the aim to complete facility construction in 2025/2026. This facility will extract thermal heat from Metro Vancouver’s trunk sewer along Gilbert Rd. Utilizing this locally sourced renewable energy supply for the OVDEU area will play a key role in reducing the City’s carbon footprint.

    The planning and due diligence phase for the City Centre DEU system is nearing completion, with the aim of starting detailed design for the system as early as this year (conditional to City Council endorsement). In the meantime an interim connection strategy is being implemented for upcoming developments in the City Centre Area in which new buildings utilize onsite low carbon energy plants (all being air source heat pump based so far) that are designed to interconnect to the future CCDEU system. These onsite energy plants will minimize natural gas usage considerably, and will provide backup energy upon connection to the CCDEU which will further strengthen the reliability of these robust DEU systems.

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    At some stage, we need to make cycling much more safe. Take space from cars! The international standard you may know is a separation between MVT and bikes is 1:5m. When can we expect to see real improvements of cycling safety?

    Keith Lang asked almost 2 years ago

    Thanks for your interest. Following two rounds of public engagement in 2021,we're now finalizing the update of the Cycling Network Plan. A key objective of the Plan is to improve cycling safety with facilities that are comfortable for all ages and abilities. The plan will include a prioritized implementation strategy to expand the cycling network and improve connectivity between communities. The final plan is anticipated to be presented to Council this summer.