If your commute takes you along Gatensbury Street, you may want to consider a temporary route for this week.
The arterial road is set to endure long traffic delays as city crews are working to pave a new blacktop between now and Friday (Oct. 28).
The work is being done from the Port Moody border to Como Lake Avenue — roughly a 1.1-kilometre stretch — from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.
Weather depending, the City of Coquitlam says workers might need to complete the project on Saturday (Oct. 29).
Traffic will be reduced to single-lane alternating with flaggers on site to direct vehicles that need to use Gatensbury.
Commuters are being asked to obey all signs and watch out for crews when passing by.
Further east, traffic along a portion of Lougheed Highway through Coquitlam will also be reduced to a single lane today (Oct. 25) and tomorrow (Oct. 26).
The city says Highway 7 southbound will be down to one lane between Dewdney Trunk Road and Chilko Drive for road surveying from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Meanwhile, further up the road, city crews are also completing maintenance work on a retaining wall along Lougheed Highway.
Southbound traffic will be down to a single lane just south of Pitt River Road from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. between now and Thursday (Oct. 27).
As well, Coquitlam crews are about to begin a three-week project that'll replace the sound wall fence at Dewdney Trunk and Mariner Way.
The wall is located at the southwest corner of the intersection, and, as a result, will see some traffic delays starting today.
Local residents that like to use Percy Perry Stadium for recreation or fitness will notice more city workers than normal for the next several months.
Today, Coquitlam crews are set to begin upgrades at the outdoor track and field site that'll "continue into 2023," reads a city social media post.
The track is still going to be open for the public during the construction, but users are being encouraged to keep a safe distance from workers.
