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| Milestone | Dates
(subject to change) | | Environmental and geotechnical studies | Complete | | Public Consultation and First Nations Engagement | Ongoing | | BC Utilities Commission Approval | June 2010 | | Construction (overall) | October 2010 - Spring 2013 | Mount Pleasant Substation component - including excavation, construction of the new substation building and installation of equipment
| October 2010 - Spring 2013 | | Transmission duct banks (concrete housing for cables) and cable vaults/manholes under city streets component | Complete | | Crossing beneath bed of False Creek component and construction of transition segments to city streets infrastructure (work area in David Lam Park) | Complete | | Transmission cable installation component | Early 2012 | | Final paving of duct bank route | Late 2012 | | Anticipated in-service date | Spring 2013 |
New underground transmission line scheduleGenerally, crews will be undertaking activities in the city streets Mondays through Saturdays (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.). They will work Sundays if required (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. unless a noise bylaw exemption is granted for an earlier start time and/or a later finish time). Some 24-hour work inside the underground cable vaults at some locations may be required in summer 2012 to reduce traffic impacts. | Location | Timeframe
(subject to change) | Activity | - Richards Street (between Georgia and Dunsmuir)
- Richards Street (between Smithe and Robson)
- Richards Street (between Helmcken and Davie)
- Pacific Boulevard (between Homer and Drake)
- Laurel Street (between West 6th and 7th Avenues)
- West 7th Avenue (between Heather and Ash)
- West 7th Avenue (between Cambie and Yukon)
- Alberta Street (between West 7th and 8th)
- West 12th Avenue (between Yukon and Cambie)
- West 13th Avenue (between Heather and Willow)
- West 13th Avenue (between Alder and Birch)
- West 13th Avenue (between Pine and Burrard)
- Cypress Street (between West 17th and West 18th)
- Maple Crescent (south of West King Edward)
| Spring - Summer 2012 | Inside most of the cable vaults steel supports will be installed followed by the cables being pulled into the cable vaults. The last step will be the jointing of the cables inside the cable vaults. |
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Contact usIf you’d like to learn more about the project, please contact us by: Phone: 604 623 4472
Toll free: 1 866 647 3334
Fax: 604 623 3937
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Last Modified: Mar 14, 2012
