Traffic notices

The following is related to activity that can be expected on the Burnaby campus as part of the Student Residence "Phase 3 Construction Project"

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When:

Spring 2025 - July 2027

Where:

1. Residence main parking lot off West Campus Road

2. West Campus Road

3. University Drive West

4. Sections of Gaglardi Way and University Drive East

Work to be completed:

Constuction of student residence building

Expected interruptions:

1. An increase in construction vehicles travelling on campus can be expected along sections of Gaglardi Way, University Drive East, University Drive West, and West Campus Road. This includes slow moving vehicles navigating roadway inclines.

2. Traffic delays can be expected. Allow extra travel time.

3. The northern section of the Residence main parking lot is closed throughout the building construcition period and restricted to construction personnel and vehicles.

3. Construction vehicles will be travelling through the residence main parking lot off West Campus Road to enter and depart from the construction site staging and lay-down area. Caution should be exercised and extra attention given to traffic control person assisting with truck routing through the parking lot and in and out of the construction site.

Comments

Visit Student Housing Master Plan (Phase Three) - Facilities Services - Simon Fraser University for further inforamation.

Please be aware of construction activity in the residence precinct, especially in and around the vicinity of the main parking lot.

Watch for construction signs, equipment, construction vehicles, crew and traffic control personnel working in the areas outlined above and please watch for pedestrians and cyclists when travelling in the area.

When:

December 1 - 12 (2025)

Where:

Campus roads and open parking lots 

Work to be completed:

Drainage catch basins will be cleaned. This will involve work trucks and crew working within parking lots and along roadways 

Expected interruptions:

1. Yield to oncoming traffic conditions can be expected within parking lots while work is underway with the service truck partially block drive aisles

2. Single lane alternating traffic can be expected along 2-lane 2-way roads

3. Traffic will be detoured to merge into another lane when work is in progress along multi-lane sections of roads 

Comments

1. The northbound traffic lane on Arts Road will be kept open for northbound traffic only

2. Transit bus routing and schedule is not anticipated to be impacted by the above

Watch for signs, equipment, crew and traffic control personnel working in the areas outlined above and please watch for pedestrians and cyclists when travelling in the area