Drivers waiting for 192 Street to re-open will have to wait a bit longer. The closure of 192 Street for work on the railway overpass will be extended six more weeks after the contractor found contamination, said City of Surrey engineering.
鈥淭he original schedule we held was to re-open last week but we have extended that until Aug. 31,鈥� said Surrey city engineer Ken Zondervan, who is overseeing the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor combo overpass project.
The project involves three railway overpasses and new road construction and upgrades in Surrey, 91原创 City and 91原创 Township.
The road (192 Street) is a major north-south corridor just across the Surrey border. It is closed between 56 Avenue and Colebrook Road, and has remained inaccessible for the past 10 weeks.
鈥淭he contractor found contamination of hydrocarbon and so there had to be testing to see the extent of it and then there is test results, permits, etc.鈥� he said.
Zondervan said he has spoken to businesses fronting the closed road.
鈥淭hey feel the six weeks will go by fast,鈥� he said.
During that time, traffic which regularly uses the road 鈥� including large trucks 鈥� will be forced to take alternate routes, with many likely to head east to 200 Street, which is a designated truck route.
