Construction Notice: June 21, 2021

Construction Notice: June 21, 2021 Yale 118.7, Rail Bridge, CN Seismic Retrofit of Rail Bridge – PER 18-218

Overview of the Project National Railway Company (CN) is completing a seismic retrofit of the rail bridge located at Mile 118.7 on the , directly upstream of the existing . The purpose of the project is to strengthen the substructure and foundations for increased seismic capacity. The retrofit program will require the installation of 13 new 2,750 mm diameter steel piles. Two (2) piles each will be installed at pier 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and three (3) piles will be installed at the refurbished Protection Pier.

New piles will be connected to the in-water concrete piers using steel girder collars, pile sleeves and caps. The 2,750 mm diameter piles will be driven in segments, using an impact hammer with the bulk of the work conducted from a temporary construction trestle and barges.

Pattullo Bridge City of New Westminster City of Surrey

Pier 10 New Westminster Bridge: Yale 118.7 Pier 9 Pier 8 Pier 7 Pier 6 and Protection Pier

Fraser River Construction Notice: June 21, 2021

What you can Expect

Timing Traffic

Work is anticipated to start on July 6, 2021 and to be No vehicle traffic impacts are expected. completed in the fall of 2022. The overall schedule is subject to river conditions and execution of in water works in accordance with regulatory agency requirements.

Hours of Work Impacts

Short, intermittent periods of pile driving will occur Nearby businesses and residents may hear some over the project duration, from Monday through noise from the intermittent pile driving and may also Saturday as follows: see temporary construction lights used to illuminate • Monday – Friday 7am–8pm the work area through the night. Pile driving construction will be limited to the hours noted here to • Saturday 9am–6pm mitigate noise impacts on the community. • No pile driving activity will occur on Sunday or stat holidays

Ancillary construction works will occur 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

New Westminster N Bridge: Yale 118.7 Work Area

Fraser River City of New Royal Ave Westminster

Albert Pattullo Bridge Crescent Park

City of Surrey

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We invite you to contact CN if you have any questions by calling the Public Inquiry Line at 1.888.888.5909 or email [email protected] For questions about the port authority’s Project and Environmental Review of the project, please contact the port authority at [email protected] or 604.665.9047