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Planned power outages and roadwork to affect Richmond this week
BC Hydro has scheduled three outages this week, while paving, utility, sewer, watermain and other construction work will bring traffic delays and lane restrictions across Richmond through late October and beyond.
Richmond residents may face temporary power outages and traffic delays this week as scheduled electrical work and construction take place across the city. BC Hydro’s [planned outage list](https://www.bchydro.com/power-outages/app/outage-list-planned.html#planned-521980323) lists three outages.
On Thursday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., planned work on BC Hydro equipment will affect fewer than five customers at Massey Tunnel - Deas Island and Massey Tunnel - Highway 99. On Friday, Oct. 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., eight customers at 11120, 11128, 11131, 11151, 11160, 11171, 11180 and 11191 Merchantman Pl. will be affected. On Sunday, Oct. 18, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 12 customers at 7911 to 7991 Alderbridge Way will be affected.
For roadwork, paving is scheduled at 8899 Spires Rd. Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Telus utility work is planned at 17700 River Rd. the same day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gas installation work is scheduled at 10471 Palmberg Rd. from Oct. 13 to 16, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Telus utility work at Blundell Road and Nelson Road is scheduled over the same dates, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gas installation work is listed at 9500 No. 6 Rd. from Oct. 13 to 16, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Culvert work will take place at 18400 River Rd. from Oct. 13 to 23, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., while Telus utility work is planned at 8691 Cook Rd. over those dates, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Building maintenance at 7371 Westminster Hwy. is scheduled from Oct. 13 to Nov. 10, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telus utility work at 13540 Blundell Rd. is planned Oct. 14 to 20, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gas abandonment work by FortisBC is scheduled at 12180 Blundell Rd. Thursday, Oct. 15, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A cycling improvement project at Cambie Road and Brown Road is ongoing until Oct. 15, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tree pruning is scheduled on the west side of No. 2 Road, from Andrews Road to 250 metres south, Oct. 15 to 16, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Asphalt paving is planned west of Gage Road on Beckwith Road Friday, Oct. 16, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. BC Hydro installation work east of Smith Crescent on Gates Avenue continues until Oct. 16 on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; single-lane work is listed on westbound Park Road and southbound No. 3 Road. Sanitary sewer work west of Minoru Boulevard on Alderbridge Way continues until Oct. 16, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Geotechnical borehole drilling is planned at 13500 Gilbert Rd. Monday, Oct. 19, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. From Oct. 19 to 21, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., BC Hydro and Universal Group will conduct traffic control for manhole access work at or near Steveston Highway and No. 3 Road, and Steveston Highway west of Roseland Gate. Telus utility work is scheduled at 6500 Gilbert Rd. Oct. 19 to 23, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Telus utility pole work on River Road west of Great Canadian Way is planned over the same dates, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. FortisBC gas abandonment work is listed at 11471 No. 2 Rd. Oct. 19 to 23, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. BC Hydro overhead utility work is scheduled at 10431 No. 5 Rd. Wednesday, Oct. 21, and 7620 Ash St. Thursday, Oct. 22, on both days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Underground civil work south of Capstan Way on Sexsmith Road continues until Oct. 23, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. BC Hydro civil infrastructure work at 11131 Merchantman Pl. continues until Oct. 23, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Streetlight and roadwork at Capstan Way and No. 3 Road continues until Oct. 26 on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; single-lane restrictions are listed westbound on Capstan Way and northbound on No. 3 Road. Sanitary manhole work on River Drive between Shell Road and Mclennan Avenue continues until Oct. 29, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Watermain installation on Smith Crescent between Gilley Road and Gates Avenue continues until Oct. 30 on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with single-lane traffic.
Red-light camera installation at Blundell Road and Gilbert Road, and at Cambie Road and No. 5 Road, continues until Oct. 30 on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The westbound curb lane will be closed at Blundell and Gilbert; the eastbound curb lane will be closed at Cambie and No. 5. Channelized island removal at Granville Avenue and Cooney Road continues until Oct. 30 on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Intersection improvement work at No. 4 Road and Westminster Highway is scheduled over the same period on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
BC Hydro duct bank installation work continues until Oct. 30 on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., at or near Capstan Way between No. 3 Road and Sexsmith Road; Hazelbridge Way at Capstan Way, with single-lane traffic; and Sexsmith Road between Capstan Way and Brown Road, with alternating single-lane traffic. Utility work at 5800 Granville Ave. continues until Dec. 1 on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Granville Avenue will have single-lane eastbound traffic, and Ledway Road will have alternating traffic. Ledway Road was fully closed from Sept. 24 to Oct. 9. BC Hydro’s Richmond substation decommissioning work near 8511 Granville Ave. at Garden City Road continues until Dec. 31 on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.