Beginning on the long weekend and for the following two weekends, transit riders taking the Evergreen Extension between Coquitlam and Burnaby will have to transfer trains at Burquitlam Station to complete their trip.
The modified service will take place for three consecutive weekends beginning this Saturday.
Customers are encouraged to allow an extra five to 10 minutes of travel time when connecting at Burquitlam on Oct. 7, 8 and 9 14 and 15, and 21 and 22.
This is because they will have to switch trains at Burquitlam, which entails exiting the train and going down to the concourse level, then crossing over to the opposite platform to catch the next train to continue to their destination.
There will be signage and announcements to assist travellers, according to Chris Bryan, TransLink spokesperson.
The disruption is necessary to allow for the installation of fibre optic cable in the tunnel to enable cellular service.
“The is the last stretch of our system to get it,” Bryan said.
Service on the Expo Line, and on the Millennium Line between VCC-Clark and Burquitlam stations, will be not be affected by this weekend work.
