Image: City of Chilliwack / Tyson Road will endure a closure on the evening of Nov. 18, 2024 between Watson and South Sumas Roads to relocate BC Hydro utility poles.

By Don Mitchell

Road Closure

Portion of Tyson Road in Chilliwack to close Monday night for hydro pole relocations

Nov 17, 2024 | 12:17 PM

CHILLIWACK – The City of Chilliwack is alerting drivers and residents that one kilometer of Tyson Road will be closed to traffic for 12 hours on Monday night.

The city’s engineering department says the closure between Watson and South Sumas Roads is to relocate BC Hydro utility poles.

Residents who live along the stretch will be the exception to the closure rules.

Tyson Road from Watson Road to South Sumas Road will be closed on Monday, November 18, at 7pm until Tuesday, November 19, at 7am for utility relocation. Only local traffic and transit will have access. Thank you for your patience. https://t.co/U9fsDeBrhq pic.twitter.com/4PwebqtUaR

— City of Chilliwack (@City_Chilliwack) November 15, 2024

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“These relocations are being undertaken over the course of one evening to advance the work schedule and minimize traffic delays and public inconvenience,” the city said in a statement.

The project is part of two separate urbanization projects aimed at enhancing safety by making the area more efficient for vehicular traffic and safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

A combined $1 million in grants from the province will fund the work, which is part of Chilliwack’s Active Transportation Plan, seeking to improve stormwater management, create multi-use pathways, widen roads, and upgrade electrical systems.

Officials are targeting late March for the completion of all work tied to the project.