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Grant Funded Infrastructure Projects in Delta
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR......................................................................... 3
MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ................................ 4
DELTA—THE ASIA‐PACIFIC GATEWAY ............................................................. 5
1.0 WESTHAM ISLAND DIKE UPGRADE .......................................................... 7
2.0 SUNGOD RECREATION CENTRE EXPANSION............................................. 8
3.0 EAST DELTA “OLIVER” PUMP STATION UPGRADE ..................................... 9
4.0 LADNER TRUNK FORCEMAIN TWINNING ............................................... 10
5.0 DELTA GYMNASTICS BUILDING ............................................................... 11
6.0 DELTA ARCHIVES BUILDING CONVERSION ............................................. 12
7.0 BOUNDARY BAY DIKE FORESHORE UPGRADE ........................................ 13
8.0 82ND AVENUE PHASE III UPGRADE .......................................................... 14
9.0 80TH STREET OVERPASS .......................................................................... 15
10.0 NORDEL WAY INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ................................... 16
11.0 ANNACIS ISLAND INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS .............................. 17
12.0 HIGHWAY 99 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS ........................................... 18
13.0 HARRIS BARN RELOCATION/RESTORATION .......................................... 19
14.0 80TH ST/HUSTON RD/RIVER RD IMPROVEMENTS ................................. 20
15.0 LADNER STEVESTON LOCAL CHANNEL DREDGING ............................... 21
16.0 2014 BOUNDARY BAY DIKE FORESHORE UPGRADE ............................. 22
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MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
Delta is a large, suburban municipality (population 100,000) located at the mouth of the Fraser River in the Metro Vancouver regional district. The local economy is diverse, with a strong agricultural land base as well as some of the largest industrial parks in Metro Vancouver (Annacis Island, Tilbury). With its proximity to the US border and Vancouver, and extensive road, rail and marine transportation systems (Deltaport is the largest container terminal in Canada), Delta holds a strategic position as the gateway to Asia‐Pacific trade. The January 2009 federal budget included an accelerated and expanded infrastructure funding program aimed at boosting the Canadian economy. Federal funding was matched by provincial governments and, in British Columbia, various infrastructure
grant programs were made available to municipalities, including the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, the Building Canada Fund – Communities Component, and the Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program. The Corporation of Delta was successful in obtaining stimulus funding for ten projects, totaling $39 million in construction costs. Delta also received alternate government funding for six additional projects, which raised the total construction value of all the projects to $66.8 million. Almost all of this money was directed back into businesses in the Metro Vancouver area ‐ creating and maintaining jobs in our local communities. Working together with the Canadian and British Columbia governments, we have provided a critical boost to the economy and, at the same time, provided much needed upgrades to critical infrastructure, and enhanced recreational and cultural facilities in the community. Without the grant funding from senior governments, most of these infrastructure projects would still be on the unfunded priorities list in Delta’s financial plan. Instead, Delta was able to deliver these projects at a cost to the municipal tax‐payer of less than 43 cents on the dollar. The economic stimulus initiative has been an unqualified success in the Delta community – one that has sustained our community through tough economic times and one that has left a lasting legacy for future generations.
Mayor Lois E. Jackson, The Corporation of Delta
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER I am pleased to report on the infrastructure projects receiving grant funding that Delta has undertaken during the last five years. In total, we have completed 13 projects and an additional three projects will be complete in 2014. The construction value of all the projects is $66.8 million, more than half of which was funded through contributions from the federal, provincial and other government agencies. This represents exceptional value for Delta’s tax dollars. As Chair of the Major Project Management Committee, I would like to acknowledge the hard work of all the staff involved. Without exception, the projects were delivered on time and on
budget – a testament to the dedication and commitment of our staff to ensuring the success of each project. I would also like to thank the various funding partners, including the federal and provincial governments, Port Metro Vancouver, TransLink and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia whose financial contributions made each project possible. Through financial partnering, Delta has been able to upgrade ageing infrastructure, enhance its flood protection infrastructure and provide new amenities for the benefit of the community. This funding model has served Delta well and we would encourage its continued use in providing support for municipal governments across Canada to address their infrastructure needs.
George V. Harvie Chief Administrative Officer
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DELTA – THE ASIA-PACIFIC GATEWAY The Corporation of Delta is home to the largest container terminal in Canada (TSI Deltaport) and the busiest export coal terminal in North America (Westshore Terminals). The proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 facility, which has just started the environmental assessment process, will more than double container capacity at the port.
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Over the past decade, the provincial and federal governments have invested heavily in developing Deltaport as the trade gateway to Asia‐Pacific countries – $300 million for the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor program and $1.2 billion for the South Fraser Perimeter Road which opened in December 2013. Additional improvements are planned, including the construction of a bridge to replace the George Massey Tunnel, the primary north‐south corridor linking the US and Metro Vancouver.
DELTA RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL RECOGNITION The Corporation of Delta was recently rated in fDi Magazine in the top five American micro cities for business friendliness and for infrastructure. In addition, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, NAIOP Vancouver, recently named Delta as the “Most Fiscally Responsible” and “Most Improved” in the Metro Vancouver area. The Corporation of Delta was also named as a finalist for the 2014 Open for Business Awards.
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1.0 Westham Island Dike Upgrade
COMPLETED October 2010
Project Summary: Essential upgrades were made to more than 130 metres of dike on Westham Island to repair areas of geotechnical weakness and mitigate the chance of dike failure. The works included the relocation of the existing ditch away from the toe of the dike and widening the dike structure. Westham Island is an important agricultural area and is home to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary and the Alaksen National Wildlife Area.
Total Project Cost: $267,000 Federal and Provincial funding: $178,000 Sources: Building Canada Fund ‐ Communities
Component, Flood Protection Program. BC Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor
General. The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: Enhanced flood protection and reduced vulnerability to adverse
weather events for Westham Island. Improved transportation safety along the dike. Funding directly benefitted local businesses.
Lead contractor: Keywest Asphalt Ltd. Surrey, B.C.
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2.0 Sungod Recreation Centre Expansion
COMPLETED March 2011
Project Summary An expansion of the existing Sungod fitness facility to double the floor area and increase the capacity of the fitness facility from 60 to 135 users at any one time. The single‐story addition includes mechanical and electrical upgrades, and building envelope upgrades for the rest of the building. Significant greenhouse gas emission reductions were achieved and the expansion includes a geo‐exchange system for heating and cooling.
Total Project Cost: $3 million Federal funding: $940,000 Sources: Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program. The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: Supports healthy, active living for all, including people with disabilities. Improves access to recreation programs in North Delta. Energy cost savings and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Majority of funding went to local businesses.
Lead contractor: Jacob Bros Construction Ltd., Surrey, B.C.
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3.0 East Delta “Oliver” Pump Station Upgrade
COMPLETED March 2011
Project Summary Constructed in the 1970s, the pumping capacity at the East Delta “Oliver” Pump Station was significantly expanded by adding new pumps and by improving the primary and tributary conveyance channels to direct fish towards the new fish‐friendly pumps.
Total Project Cost: $4 million Federal and provincial funding: $2.7 million Sources: Infrastructure Stimulus Fund. BC Ministry of Community and Rural
Development. The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: Drainage relief for North and East Delta. Fish‐friendly pumps capable of conveying a higher flow of approximately 2.5m3/s. Improved operation, continuous measurement, and monitoring made possible by new
instrumentation. New fish habitat created by expanding nearby Big Slough and tributary channels and
culverts. Extended life of pump station by 40 years.
Lead contractor: JJM Construction Ltd., Delta, B.C.
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4.0 Ladner Trunk Forcemain Twinning
COMPLETED October 2010
Project Summary This project involved twinning approximately 3.2 kilometres of the sanitary sewer forcemain that services Ladner and Tsawwassen. This was a phased project ‐ twinning of this forcemain between Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 99 occurred in 2009. This phase twinned the forcemain north of Highway 99 to the 6700 block of 72 Street. In addition, approximately 1.5 kilometres of existing forcemain, north of 60 Avenue, were replaced. This eliminated all existing asbestos cement pipe which had been impacted by the construction of the South Fraser Perimeter Road.
Total Project Cost: $4.79 million Federal and provincial funding: $650,000 Sources: Gateway. The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: Adds redundancy to Delta’s sewer network. Eliminated the existing asbestos cement pipe impacted by the construction of the South
Fraser Perimeter Road. Significant benefit to local construction firms.
Lead contractor: Timbro Contracting Ltd., Agassiz, B.C.
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5.0 Delta Gymnastics Building
COMPLETED March 2011
Project Summary The construction of a new purpose‐built gymnasium adjacent to the existing Ladner Leisure Centre, adding to an existing multi‐function recreation centre complex. As part of this project, an existing skateboard park was removed and rebuilt at a more appropriate location west of the new gymnasium.
Total Project Cost: $3.1 million Federal and Provincial funding: $753,000 Sources: Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program. Delta Gymnastics Society. The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: A new, purpose‐built facility for Delta gymnasts. Central location with excellent transit connections. Improved skatepark facility. Funding directly benefitted local construction firms.
Lead contractor: Humphrey Construction Ltd. Langley, B.C.
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6.0 Delta Archives Building Conversion
COMPLETED October 2010
Project Summary The project involved the renovation of a portion of the former Delta Courthouse building to accommodate a combined community and municipal archives facility.
Total Project Cost: $675,000 Federal and Provincial funding: $450,000 Sources: Infrastructure Stimulus Fund (BC Ministry of
Transportation and Infrastructure). The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: Secure, climate‐controlled storage for a vast array of historical documents and artifacts
relating to Delta’s history and development. Central location provides enhanced public access to historical information. Consolidation of municipal records in one location. Constructed to LEED Silver standards.
Lead contractor: IDR Commercial Construc‐tion Management, Richmond, B.C.
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7.0 Boundary Bay Dike Foreshore Upgrade
COMPLETED January 2011
Project Summary A continuation of a comprehensive flood protection project for Boundary Bay that began in 2003, this project phase upgraded 400 metres of the seaward dike face, west of 104 Street, with a reduced slope and a larger diameter rip rap slope protection. This is in addition to the 1.6 kilometre dike upgrades already undertaken.
Total Project Cost: $2.4 million Federal and provincial funding: $1.6 million Sources: Building Canada Fund ‐ Communities Component. BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General,
Emergency Management Flood Protection Fund.
Key Benefits: Restores sections of the Boundary Bay dike impacted by erosion. Reduced social, physical and economic risks associated with extreme weather events and
climate change. Provides long‐term erosion protection for the dike. Direct financial benefit to local construction firms.
Lead contractor: B&B Contracting Ltd., Surrey, B.C.
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8.0 82nd Avenue Phase III Upgrade
COMPLETED September 2010
Project Summary This project continued the revitalization of 82nd Avenue between 112A Street and 116 Street in North Delta. The project included road widening to accommodate on‐street parking and bicycle lanes, street lighting, traffic calming devices, watermain upgrades, and boulevard restoration.
Total Project Cost: $3 million Federal and provincial funding: $2 million Sources: Infrastructure Stimulus Fund. BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: Encourages active transportation through the implementation of bicycle lanes. Enhances the sense of community through street beautification. Improves the environment with rain gardens to filter runoff and recharge local
groundwater. Increases infrastructure longevity by incorporating watermain replacements with road
upgrades.
Lead contractor: Mainland Civil Works Ltd. Vancouver, B.C.
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9.0 80th Street Overpass
COMPLETED April 2012
Project Summary 80th Street is the primary access road to Boundary Bay Airport. An overpass of the BC Rail line at 80th Street ensures unimpeded access to the airport, particularly for emergency services, as trains of increased length and frequency use the rail corridor to Deltaport. An Advanced Warning System installed on Ladner Trunk Road alerts airport traffic to divert to the 80th Street overpass and avoid potential delays. The project also included the signalization of the intersection of 72nd Street and Ladner Trunk Road, and repaving of 72nd Street and 80th Street south of Ladner Trunk Road.
Total Budget: $15.49 million Final Project Cost: $13,050,597 Federal, provincial, and Port Metro Vancouver funding from Transport Canada through the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor Program.
Key Benefits: Provides emergency access to Boundary Bay Airport and surrounding businesses. Given the longer train lengths going to Deltaport, the overpass significantly improves
access to the area south of the BC Rail Line and eliminates wait times at at‐grade crossings. Construction directly benefitted local businesses.
Lead contractor: BA Blacktop Ltd., North Vancouver, B.C.
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10.0 Nordel Way Intersection Improvements COMPLETED April 2011
Project Summary: This project included the widening of Nordel Way to accommodate left and right turn lanes at Brooke Road and left turn lanes at Shepherd Way. The project also included traffic signal upgrades for both intersections, the introduction of centre medians with pedestrian safety fence barriers, new bus pullouts, a multi‐use pathway, sidewalk, and lighting improvements.
Total Project Cost: $4.98 million Federal and provincial funding: $1.5 million Sources: Transport Canada. TransLink. LocalMotion Grant. ICBC. The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: Improved traffic and pedestrian safety along Nordel Way. Improved transit service with additional bus stops and bus pullouts. Improved facilities for active transportation modes including cycling and walking. Project supported local construction firms and benefitted local economy.
Lead contractor: BD Hall Constructors Group, Vancouver, B.C.
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11.0 Annacis Island Intersection Improvements COMPLETED October 2010
Project Summary This project involved road improvements at two key intersections on Annacis Island: Cliveden Avenue and Chester Road (including a dedicated northbound left turn lane on
Chester Road, a dedicated westbound left turn lane on Cliveden Avenue, traffic signal upgrades and provisions for pedestrian mobility and transit).
Chester Road and Derwent Way (including several dedicated turning lanes, installation of a
new traffic signal, a two‐way left turn lane on Derwent Way east of the intersection, and provisions for pedestrian mobility and transit).
Total Project Cost: $885,000 Federal and provincial funding: $450,000 Sources: Transport Canada (Asia Pacific Gateway and
Corridor Initiative Program). The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: Provides increased capacity by improving intersection movements and timing. Improves safety at intersections that have high truck traffic volumes. Improves access for pedestrians and transit users.
Lead contractor: Columbia Bitulithic, Vancouver, B.C.
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12.0 Highway 99 Corridor Improvements
Under Construction Scheduled Completion: fall 2014
Project Summary: Upgrades to roads along the Highway 99 corridor are under construction to improve safety and access for motorists and reduce congestion on both sides of the highway. The upgrades include a new off‐ramp at 80th Street (completed in spring 2014) to connect motorists travelling southbound on Highway 99 with Ladner Trunk Road, and improvements at the Matthews Interchange (scheduled for completion fall 2014) and nearby intersections to improve traffic flow and safety, and reduce congestion.
Total Project Cost: $10 million Sources: BC Ministry of Transportation &
Infrastructure. The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: Improved access to areas south of Highway 99. Improved safety at Matthews Interchange for motorists merging
onto Highway 99 due to longer acceleration lanes. Decreased congestion at Matthews Interchange resulting from
widened intersections.
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13.0 Harris Barn
COMPLETED May 2013
Project Summary The Harris Barn provides a new venue for large special events and enhanced community programming that had been lacking in Delta. The Barn was originally constructed in the early 1900s and was relocated to 5561 64th Street in 1940. Now reconstructed as an all‐season facility and situated at Hawthorne Grove Park, the Harris Barn serves as an important public amenity and is a celebration of Delta’s agricultural heritage. This is certainly ‘the barn that the community raised.’
Total Project Cost: $2.5 million Federal funding: $250,000 Sources: Western Economic Diversification. The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: Year‐round facility for large special events and community programming. Preservation of a heritage structure that scored 98/100 on Delta’s 1998 Heritage Inventory
Evaluation. Public amenity combined with a celebration of heritage.
Lead contractor: Unitech, Delta, B.C.
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14.0 80th St/Huston Rd/River Rd Improvements Substantially Complete summer 2014
Project Summary: This project involves extensive road widening and street upgrades to a main arterial road connecting the South Fraser Perimeter Road to a major industrial area in Tilbury. The works significantly enhance road capacity and traffic movement in the area.
Total Project Cost: $3.2 million Sources: Asia‐Pacific Gateway and Corridor
Transportation Infrastructure Fund. The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: Increased capacity for higher traffic volumes from the South Fraser Perimeter
Road. Reduced congestion and travel times and greater reliability for truck traffic from
Deltaport. Improved safety for vehicles and pedestrians.
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15.0 Ladner Steveston Local Channel Dredging Under Construction Completion: Jan. 2015
Project Summary: This project involves dredging the secondary channels around Ladner Harbour which have been accumulating silt for the last 20 years. This has caused significant problems for local businesses, residents and commercial fishers who rely on safe, secure access through the channels.
Total Project Cost: $10 million Sources: Provincial Government. Port Metro Vancouver. The Corporation of Delta. The City of Richmond.
Key Benefits:
Improved public safety and access to Ladner Harbour, marinas, float home communities, fisheries and recreational boaters
Economic benefits for business and the local community. Revitalization of the Ladner waterfront for tourism and commerce. Environmental benefits through beneficial reuse of sediment to enhance
intertidal habitat.
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16.0 2014 Boundary Bay Dike Foreshore Upgrade Under Design Completion: Mar. 2015
Project Summary: A continuation of a comprehensive flood protection project for Boundary Bay that began in 2003, this project phase upgrades 450 metres of the seaward dike face between 96 Street and 104 Street. This project also includes 50 metres of dike along Boundary Bay north of Beach Grove, which is designed to minimize the risk of damage and erosion similar to that caused by a storm in 2006.
Total Project Cost: $1 million Sources: Provincial Government. Federal Government. The Corporation of Delta.
Key Benefits: Restores sections of the Boundary Bay dike impacted by erosion. Reduced social, physical and economic risks associated with extreme weather
events and climate change. Provides long‐term erosion protection for the dike. Direct financial benefit to local construction firms.
A Strong Past, a Developing Future.
Cllrs Ian L. Paton, Sylvia Bishop, Mayor Lois E. Jackson, Cllrs Robert Campbell, Jeannie Kanakos & Bruce McDonald