Trans Mountain, a subsidiary of Texas-based Kinder Morgan, has told The Peak that work to accommodate its pipeline expansion project at the nearby marine terminal has begun, though construction scheduled for last month has not yet started at the tank farm.

The expansion of the farm, which stretches to the intersection of Gaglardi Way and Burnaby Mountain Parkway, will see the number of existing oil-holding vessels increase to 26 tanks when construction is completed. A tunnel carrying a pipeline through Burnaby Mountain will connect the tank farm to the Westridge Marine terminal.

The construction in Burnaby will support the $7.4 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project and the twinning of an existing pipeline carrying oil from Alberta to the port in Burnaby.

The construction is not expected to interfere with roadways to SFU, which was a concern of the university in an earlier submission to the National Energy Board.

“At this time, our understanding is that planned construction will not interfere with any of the access roads to the Burnaby campus,” Heinrich confirmed.

“During construction, the traffic impact to SFU and for Burnaby Mountain residents should be minimal,” Hounsell said. The company said it intends to access the tank farm from the intersection of Underhill and Shellmont streets.

The company previously considered accessing the site via Gaglardi Way, but is now considering Greystone Drive as a secondary point of access, according to the statement.

The Trans Mountain project received final approval from the federal National Energy Board in August though the decision is now being challenged in the Federal Court of Appeal by First Nations, activists, and municipal governments including the City of Burnaby.

Boring through the mountain to make way for the pipeline is scheduled to start in February 2018 and will be completed come late 2019.

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