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title: "Water main work starts this month on Pipeline Road in Coquitlam, running 16 months"
description: "Metro Vancouver is starting site preparation and excavation this month on two underground valve chambers and 200 metres of water main along Pipeline Road north of David Avenue, with loud construction noise expected. Work runs through early 2028."
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last_updated: "2026-11-07T17:29:29.865Z"
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Metro Vancouver is starting construction this month on the final stretch of a major water main project along Pipeline Road in Coquitlam, with the work expected to run through early 2028, the Tri-Cities Dispatch reported on November 2.

The work covers a 1.4-kilometre section of Pipeline Road north of David Avenue. Metro Vancouver is installing two underground valve chambers and 200 metres of water main as part of its larger Coquitlam Water Main project.

## What is starting this month

Site preparation and excavation begin this month. Workers are also installing foundation supports for the valve chambers, which Metro Vancouver says will help control water flow through the main and make future maintenance easier.

Metro Vancouver told the Tri-Cities Dispatch that residents near the work area can expect loud construction noise and vibration while the foundation supports are being put in.

The actual water main installation will start in early 2027. The whole section is set to be done by early 2028.

## Why it took longer than planned

The Robson-to-Guildford section was originally set to finish this fall. Metro Vancouver says the schedule slipped because third parties needed extra time to move utilities out of the way.

"This affects our original schedule for completing the remaining work, and the project is expected to be complete in early 2028," Metro Vancouver told the Tri-Cities Dispatch. "We recognize this water main construction has been disruptive to the community, and we greatly appreciate your patience."

## The bigger project

The Pipeline Road work is part of a 12-kilometre Coquitlam Water Main project. Metro Vancouver describes the full project as "vitally important" for getting drinking water to Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and the eastern and southern parts of the Metro Vancouver region.

Michels Canada Company holds a $97.2 million contract for the project, according to the Tri-Cities Dispatch.

## What residents near Pipeline Road can expect

Metro Vancouver's project page lists two kinds of work with set hours. Overnight pumping to drain the site runs from 5 pm to 7 am, from November 2 to December 2, 2026, and the page says residents may hear a generator and pumps. Pile driving starts the week of November 9, runs Monday to Friday from 9 am, and the page says the noise will last "approximately three months."

The page also warns of more truck traffic and heavy equipment on Pipeline Road between Robson Drive and Guildford Way while the foundation supports go in.

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