THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAIA
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ITEM IIT

Re: Chester Street Storm Sewer

In the 1977 Provisional Budget an amount of $270,000.
was submitted for the reconstruction to arterial street standards
of Chester Street from Fraser to Prairie and Prairie Avenue from
Chester to Flint. It is felt that whether or not all this work
is approved this year or not, it is essential that a storm sewer
installation on Chester Street should be completed before the
Lougheed — Shaughnessy intersection is constructed to the point
where northbound traffic is diverted to the Chester Street route..

The Engineering Department has done considerable work
on the future drainage system in this area with the objective of
directing the runoff from as large an area as possible west to
the Coquitlam River. It appears that an area bounded on the north
by Prairie and on the east by Oxford can be drained to the Coquitlam
River. As part of this overall system a 42-inch diameter storm
sewer will be required on Fraser west of Chester and a 21-inch
diameter storm sewer will be required on Chester from Fraser to
Prairie. The estimated cost of this work is $135,000. The
Committee recommends that approval he granted to commence the
storm sewer installation on Fraser and Prairie immediately.

VGB/vw , Respectfully submitted.

Att'd,

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