Timeline for billion-dollar North Shore wastewater treatment plant uncertain after project 'abandoned'
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Construction on the new North Shore sewage treatment plant, already years behind its initial timeline for completion, has slowed so significantly that Metro Vancouver now considers the project “abandoned” by the contractor.
Construction on the new North Shore sewage treatment plant, already years behind its initial timeline for completion, has slowed so significantly that Metro Vancouver now considers the project “abandoned” by the contractor.
In a statement, Metro Vancouver told CTV News the project contractor, Acciona Wastewater Solutions LP, significantly reduced staff last Wednesday without notice.
Metro Vancouver, which represents nearly two dozens municipalities and oversees and operates regional wastewater treatment facilities, said the contractor had just 50 people remaining on staff following layoffs, down from 300 earlier in the year.
“We’re committed to completing the project, and are actively assessing our options for how to proceed and ensure it is delivered in the best interest of the region,” said Jerry Dobrovolny, Metro Vancouver’s commissioner and chief administrative officer.
On Monday it appeared some work was continuing at the site, with cranes and diggers operating and traffic on West 1st Street, which borders the site, slowed to alternating single lane.
CTV News has reached out to Acciona Canada via email and phone for comment and will update this article when it receives a response.
With an initial completion date set for December 2020, the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant is already years behind schedule.
