2025 Top 50 Water Projects Report - Report - Page 24
TOP 50
TOP
50 WATER
WATER PROJECTS
PROJECTS 2025
2025
DRINKING WATER
13
Stanley Park Water
Supply Tunnel • $495 million
2024 Rank: 15
Location: City of Vancouver, BC
Owner: Metro Vancouver
Construction Manager: Delve Underground
Contractors: Burrard Chilco Partnership
Engineers: Mott MacDonald, Jacobs, GeoPentech
Funding: Public
Substantial Completion: 2029
METRO VANCOUVER is planning to construct
a new water supply tunnel deep under Stanley
Park. The new tunnel will replace an existing
water main that was built in the 1930s, has
experienced leaks, and is near the end of its
service life. This project is part of Metro Vancouver’s regional plan to upgrade the existing
drinking water system to meet the needs of
the growing region. The project involves the
construction of a new water supply tunnel,
designed to provide increased capacity to
meet future water demand as well as to meet
current seismic standards. The new tunnel
will be 1.4 km long, approximately 4.5 m in
diameter and include a 2.65 m diameter steel
water main, and will connect to two new
underground valve chambers. The project
has been designed to minimize construction
footprint, minimize impacts to the park, and
reduce construction impacts to park users
and residents. •
DRINKING WATER
14
Annacis Water
Supply Tunnel • $488 million
METRO VANCOUVER is constructing a new
water supply tunnel deep under the Fraser
River. The Annacis Water Supply Tunnel
between the City of New Westminster and the
City of Surrey is one of the 昀椀ve new marine
crossings in the region built to withstand a
major earthquake. When complete, it will
help ensure the continued delivery of clean,
safe drinking water to the communities south
of the Fraser River well into the future. Construction is underway and is expected to be
completed in 2028. The project involves building an entry shaft in Surrey and an exit shaft
in New Westminster and using a tunnel boring
machine to excavate the 2.3-kilometre-long
tunnel. Once completed, a 2.6 metre diameter
steel water main will be installed inside the
shaft and tunnel, which will be connected
to the regional water distribution system.
Following construction, both shaft sites will
be restored with green space. •
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WATER C AN ADA’S TOP 50 WATER PRO JEC T S
2024 Rank: 13
Location: Cities of New Westminster/ and
Surrey, BC
Owner: Metro Vancouver
Construction Manager: Delve Underground
Contractors: Traylor Aecon General Partnership
(General Construction contractor)
Engineers: Hatch (prime), GeoPentech (geotechnical), Ausenco (environmental)
Other Key Players: Inlailawatash Limited
Partnership (archaeology consultant)
Funding: Public
Substantial Completion: 2028 (commissioning and restoration)
WAT E R C A N A D A . N E T
