The Kinder-Morgan bulk facility is in the midst of relocation in order to make room for the port’s expanding rail corridor as part of the West Vancouver Freight Access project. The project, which began in October 2012, is moving utilities from the project area of the new Bulk Facility Railcar Dumper Pit for port tenant Kinder-Morgan. POV-Utility-Relocation-2013web

The electrical service work is complete and in service, and all electrical connections but one have been completed and relocated. The new electrical control building is also fully operational. The revised sewer line that will feed the sanitary pump station, which will be fully operational in the next few weeks, is underway.

Remaining activity for this phase includes installing the foundation, and excavation shoring of the dumper pit. The final phase includes building the facility, demolishing the old facility, constructing rail, and installing housing and conveyors. The entire project is expected to be completed in 2014.