Downtown Vancouver Updates II

[jollyburger]

In related news BC Hydro is starting to do geotechnical work to build the substation on the VSB land at Nelson Park.

In early December, we're completing some soil testing in and around Nelson Park to help us design safety systems for the planned West End Substation.

When this work is taking place, you may need to detour from your usual route around or through the park, and you may be asked to temporarily relocate within the park. You'll be able to access the school and use the dog park while we're working.

The pit will be 14 months to 37 metres down. Three levels of the substation will take three years to get to ground level. Burrard Place was around 35 metres down.

We expect to start construction in 2025 and to complete the project in 2030.

Between now and start of construction, we’ll:

Refine the substation design,
Have our project reviewed by the B.C. Utilities Commission, and
Continue working with the community and stakeholders to understand their interests and how we might mitigate the impacts of construction.
Once we start construction, we expect it will take about five years to build the new substation. For about three years, we’ll excavate the site and build the structure up to ground level, including the roof. This is a similar approach to building condo foundations and parking structures. Over the following two years, we’ll install the substation equipment underground, which will be less visible work.

We’ll also need to connect the substation to the existing electrical system downtown with new underground powerlines. To do that, we’ll dig two trenches through Nelson Park, install cables, and refill the trenches. This should take about two months, and will be completed during the winter when the farmers market has closed for the season and the park is less busy.

https://www.bchydro.com/energy-in-bc...ubstation.html