Get ready for delays on one of the main routes in and out from Ladner.
The city is planning extensive roadway and utility improvements along 53 Street and 28 Avenue. The improvements are coordinated with a Metro Vancouver watermain replacement project along those roadways this year. The plan is to have construction of the road enhancements to follow the completion of the watermain installation.
Part of Delta’s Neighbourhood Road Improvement Plan, the work will include: A new traffic signal on 53 Street at 28 Avenue including street light improvements, roadway widening (on the west side of 53 Street) to provide dedicated southbound right and left turn lanes, ditch infill along the west side of 53 Street including new storm sewer installation, new drainage swale with lawnbasins along the west side of 53 Street, cycle lane improvements, bus stop improvements, Delta watermain replacement, Metro Vancouver watermain replacement as well as roadway rehabilitation.
Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin with the Metro Vancouver watermain construction this spring or summer. The rest of the works would take place starting spring of 2019 and into that fall. A public information meeting was held in February but didn’t have much attendance due to snowfall. A second open house will take place Tuesday, April 17 at the Harris Barn (4140 Arthur Drive) from 6 to 8 p.m.
The city is encouraging residents to provide input if unable to attend the meeting. You can submit your comments on the feedback form at this page http://www.delta.ca/your-government/delta%27s-projects/neighbourhood-road-improvements-plan/53-street-and-28-avenue-roadway-and-utility-improvements by Friday, April 30 by email to engineering@delta.ca or in person at the engineering department at city hall.
