New sidewalks and separated cycle paths along Pipeline Road in Coquitlam will improve comfort and safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
The improvements, along with more lighting, will stretch from Guildford Way to David Avenue.
The city is receiving a $500,000 grant from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit to help pay for construction. It’s one of 53 such projects across the province that have received funding from active transportation infrastructure grants worth $24 million announced Thursday, March 27.
“By connecting communities with dedicated active transportation infrastructure, we’re encouraging people to cycle, walk or roll, which is good for our health and lessens our reliance on passenger vehicles,” said Minister of Transportation and Transit, Mike Farnworth, in a news release.
Jodie Wickens, the NDP MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, said the improvements will help make everyone travelling along Pipeline Road feel safer.
“With these improvements, more people can feel confident choosing active transportation along Pipeline Road,” she said.
The City of Coquitlam is also putting the final touches on the second phase of its active transportation project along nearby Guildford Way that will allow cyclists and other micro-mobility users to travel from the Port Moody border to Pinetree Way using separated paths on both sides of the busy commuter route.
The project’s first phase, from the Port Moody border to Johnson Street, was completed in 2023. Its $3-million cost was funded with $2.5 million from TransLink as well as a $500,000 grant from the provincial government.
But a plan to extend the new greenway further west to Ioco Road in Port Moody has been delayed after that city’s council tasked staff to devise ways to minimize the project’s potential impact on vehicular traffic along the Guildford corridor.
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