It will be at least another week before traffic is allowed to flow on Production Way following the repair of a sinkhole.
City officials confirmed Thursday repairs to a sinkhole on Production Way between Broadway and East Lake will take another week.
James Lota, an assistant engineering director with the City of Burnaby, said if all goes well the road will be opened by late next week.
He explained crews had to replace the storm sewer pipe that runs the entire width of the road.
City crews were called to the section of road on Nov. 13 after a large sinkhole appeared in several spots.
One three-foot-deep hole swallowed the back wheels of an articulated bus along the stretch of road. The road was shut down as a safety precaution.
An investigation determined that heavy rains that day “overwhelmed” the drainage system leading to the sinkhole.
The city also suggested the situation could be related to the windstorm from August, which blew debris into creek beds and now the rains are washing that debris into culverts.
It also appears drivers have adjusted to the road closure, with Lota noting the city has not received many traffic complaints.
“Traffic’s been moving pretty well, considering,” he told the NOW.
Transit routes have also been altered. The 145 route is detoured from the Production Way station over to Lougheed Highway and Gaglardi Way and continue to SFU, while the 136 is detoured from Broadway to Gaglardi, Lougheed and then back on to Production Way avoiding the sinkhole area.
