Port Coquitlam homeowners around Sun Valley Park are being told by the city to record any damage they’re seeing to their houses as a result of recent construction work.
The municipality is currently replacing the sanitary sewer on St. Thomas Street — between Lincoln and Patricia avenues — as part of its Neighbourhood Capital Works Program.
But because of the depth of the sewer main and “particularly soft soils,” said Forrest Smith, PoCo’s director of engineering and public works, crews have been using shoring cages.
“Staff have received a number of concerns from residents along St. Thomas about vibrations resulting from the construction,” Smith told The Tri-City News. “Accordingly, we have directed the crews to use alternative methods for shoring cage installation.”
Smith said impacted property owners are being asked to document cosmetic and structural to their homes as contractors carry general liability insurance for damage.
