Campus Notices

Work will be taking place (August 14-31) to construct a temporary access road from Ford Street to Lot D. This new access road will support the upcoming construction of the Campus Services Centre which will require the closure of Lot F.

Construction Impacts

• A section of Ford Street will be closed during the project.
• Traffic to and from Roper Avenue will be diverted through Lot 7, as in the attached plan
• 20 parking stalls in Lot D will unavailable during the construction.

See attached plan

Over the next year, we will start to see some major changes on campus as the projects that are part of the new Trades and Technology Complex, and the Childcare Centre get underway. This will be an exciting transformation for the Burnaby campus.

Although we don’t have confirmed start dates for some of these projects, The attached map shows the sites of future projects and the impact they will have on parking.  Capital Projects Parking Impacts

We will provide detailed access information once individual projects begin construction.

Impacted Parking Lots and Spaces Impacts

• Robert Bosa Carpentry Pavilion: P20, 7 spaces (staff)
• Marine and Mass Timber Pavilion: Lot A, 83 spaces (student / public)
• Campus Services Centre: Lot F and Lot E, 330 spaces (student / public)
• Childcare Centre: P28, 25 spaces (staff)

Reopening of White Avenue

With the completion of the student housing project, we’ve been able to reopen White Avenue. This provides an alternative route to parking lots on the south side of campus that avoids the closure of Lot F.

Update November 5

From Wednesday November 6, we will be completely closing the southern access gate between 3.30pm – 7.00am (Monday to Friday).

Unfortunately, the partial closure introduced in late October has not fully prevented drivers using the area as a cut through. This closure will further discourage drivers using the entrance, while minimizing the impacts on staff and students.

At other times only the northbound lane of the southern access gate to Aerospace Campus will be shut (see further information below).

We are working to engineer a permanent solution.

Starting on October 22, we will be blocking the northbound lane of the southern access gate to Aerospace Campus. In recent weeks drivers have been using this entrance as a cut through to avoid traffic on Russ Baker Way (which runs parallel). Drivers have been travelling through our parking lots at excessive speed. This presents a clear risk to pedestrians who want to enter the Campus from the parking lot or drop off zones.

To ensure the safety of our campus community we will be blocking the northbound lane by closing the swing gate (maintaining access for emergency vehicles). Southbound traffic entering the student lot will be maintained. There will be traffic barriers placed to prevent drivers using this route as a cut through, so we ask drivers to exercise care.

We are working to engineer a permanent solution.

In late August work will be beginning on the new Campus Services Centre. This will require a site perimeter for the two-year duration of the project that will start to be installed on August 20^th.

Construction Impacts

• Parking Lot F (including all parking spaces) will be closed for the duration of the CSC project.
• Two lane traffic through Lot E will be maintained for access to the south side of campus.
• A section of c 70 spaces in Lot E will be removed to make way for the two-way traffic.
• Access to building SE30 will not be affected
• The pedestrian route along Guichon Creek will remain open

Lot D

A new access route into Lot D from Ford Street is currently being constructed. This is scheduled to be completed on August 31. The existing access to the Lot will be maintained until this is completed.

Accessing Alternative Parking

• With the completion of the student housing project, we’ve been able to expand our student economy lot parking to add 80 more discounted spaces
• Lot K is located on the south side of Campus with payment at the pay station.
• White Avenue has also been reopened. This provides an alternative route to parking lots on the south side of campus that avoids this closure.