Gas line work to begin in Coquitlam as mayor suggests taking fight with FortisBC to court

Drivers in Coquitlam are facing construction nightmares on Como Lake Avenue today. FortisBC will begin the next phase of its massive gas line replacement project that’s already caused months of traffic delays and lost business in Burnaby and Vancouver since the summer of 2018. The mayor of Coquitlam has already gone on record with his unhappiness that his city will face that same fate. However, on Sunday, he said he may end up taking Fortis to court over the utility’s plans to leave the old pipeline in the ground along with the new one.

Guest: Richard Stewart

Mayor of Coquitlam

Drivers in Coquitlam are facing construction nightmares on Como Lake Avenue today. FortisBC will begin the next phase of its massive gas line replacement project that’s already caused months of traffic delays and lost business in Burnaby and Vancouver since the summer of 2018. The mayor of Coquitlam has already gone on record with his unhappiness that his city will face that same fate. However, on Sunday, he said he may end up taking Fortis to court over the utility’s plans to leave the old pipeline in the ground along with the new one.

Guest: Richard Stewart

Mayor of Coquitlam