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title: "Hastings Street at Cliff Avenue to have lane closures for three months starting November 4"
description: "Metro Vancouver started a sewer upgrade at Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue in Burnaby on November 4. Metro Vancouver says the turn bans and lane closures will last three months."
canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/news/hastings-street-sewer-closures-november-2026"
last_updated: "2026-11-07T17:29:34.071Z"
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Metro Vancouver started a new stage of its Westridge sewer upgrade at Hastings Street, Inlet Drive and Cliff Avenue in Burnaby on November 4, 2026, bringing lane closures and two turn bans that it says will last "approximately three months." 604 Now reported the closures the same day.

## What drivers will face

Metro Vancouver's traffic notice, dated November 4, lists two turns that are not allowed while the work goes on:

- No right turn from eastbound Hastings Street onto Hastings Street toward SFU.
- No left turn from eastbound Hastings Street onto Cliff Avenue.

It tells drivers to expect significant delays, lane closures and frequent changes to the traffic pattern in all directions, with detours for drivers and people on foot. The traffic changes stay in place outside of work hours, and the pattern will shift as the work moves through the intersection. 604 Now reported that Metro Vancouver suggests allowing extra travel time and using other routes.

## Why the work is happening

The Westridge Sewer System carries wastewater from Burnaby to the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Delta. Metro Vancouver says the upgrade will replace aging infrastructure and prevent future leaks. Its project page lists a sewer leak repaired in 2025 and an emergency repair on Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue in March 2026.

The new sewer runs along Cliff Avenue and Union Street and crosses Hastings Street and Inlet Drive to connect with the Westridge Pump Station in Lou Moro Park. The project page lists construction for the whole upgrade in 2026 and 2027.

## Work hours and contacts

Metro Vancouver says crews will work within City of Burnaby bylaw hours and will try to avoid overnight work. Questions go to its community liaison line, 604-432-6200, Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm. The after-hours emergency line is 604-451-6610.

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