About 40 landowners in north Port Coquitlam will meet with city officials next month to talk about options for a new connector close to their homes.
Last night (Thursday), the city's smart growth committee was expected to endorse the two options for the northern section of the Fremont connector.
Option 1 shows a straight route from a new signalized Prairie Avenue intersection and running up to Lincoln Avenue, but still maintaining a 150 m distance from houses west of the BC Hydro lines — a requirement set by city council in March.
Of the two options, it would have the most impact on properties as it would sever backyards, said Kristen Meersman, director of engineering and operations.
By contrast, Option 2 follows Devon Road though, at the top end, it would curve in the same way as the proposed Burns Road and Prairie Avenue intersection.
Those two curves would meet a design speed of 50 km/h, Meersman said.
A third curve is proposed for Lincoln Avenue; however, because that would be within the city of Coquitlam's jurisdiction, the cities need to agree on the link.
Fremont Street in Coquitlam is designated as a major route for the Partington Creek neighbourhood, where 15,000 residents will live in the next decade or so.
No detailed analysis on costs or expropriation has been done for either option.
Smart growth committee chairperson Coun. Glenn Pollock said he'd like to see the connector follow the current Devon Road alignment.
"It would be easier and have less of an impact. I don't want to cut through people's backyards," he said.
