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Engineering Department
City of surrey Overviews
2 0 1 4 A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S
• Achieved Substantial Completion of the $98
million Roberts Bank Rail Corridor (RBRC)
Program, including the final stages of the
construction services, legal surveys and
financial remuneration to the various Municipal,
Provincial and Federal Funding Partners.
This program has resulted in the following
significant capital improvements: new 152
Street Overpass south of Highway 10; new
192 and 196 Street Overpass at Highway 10;
new Colebrook Road between 131 Street and
King George Boulevard; new 52–54 Avenue
Connector, west of 192 Street.
• Completed the RFP process for the Surrey
Biofuel facility and received approval from
Council to finalize an agreement and
commence construction in early 2015.
• Launched Open Data Program with a new
website portal providing citizens, businesses,
academia and app developers’ access to a
wealth of City datasets and information not
previously available.
• Committed over $35.4 million in Parkland
Acquisition Program expenditures. Parkland
acquisitions, dedications and transfers resulted
in 64 acres being added to the City’s park
inventory during 2014, and more than 163
acres being added during the last two years.
• Acquired property rights for the 2014 Capital
Works Program, including the coordination
of substantial completion of private property
restorations for the $173M Roberts Bank
Rail Corridor Program, and the 52 Avenue to
54 Avenue connector road. Property rights
secured include the completion of 104
temporary workspace agreements in support
of the activities of Transportation, Design &
Construction, Utilities, and Operations.
• Adopted the Biodiversity Conservation
Strategy.
• Completed enhancements to the Engineering
component of the Online Development Inquiry.
• Received the national FCM Sustainable Cities
Award for Surrey’s Rethink Waste Program.
• Launched the new Traffic Management
Centre at New City Hall with state of the art
technology to manage the traffic signal system
in real time.
• Established a District Energy Expert External
Rate Review Panel.
The Engineering Department provides City services relating to transportation systems, garbage, recycling,
water, sewer, drainage, district energy, land development, geographic information services, surveying and the
management of real estate assets. The department includes the Design & Construction, Land Development,
Realty Services, Operations, Utilities and Transportation divisions.
LAND DEVELOPMENT
Land Development includes the Development Services Section which
prescribes required servicing of land and building development;
Inspection Services Section which ensures that municipal engineering
services are constructed to meet Council-adopted standards and
requirements; and the Customer Services Section which provides
support related to permits for miscellaneous construction to the public/
contractors and manages engineering enquiries from the public.
OPERATIONS
Operations maintains the City’s engineering infrastructure including
roads, drainage, sewer and water operations. This division also manages
and maintains the City’s fleet of vehicles, and is responsible for the
City’s residential waste collection services.
REALTY SERVICES
Realty Services manages the acquisitions, dispositions, and
development of the City’s real estate portfolio. Realty Services
includes the Land Acquisition Section which is responsible for the
timely acquisition of land and rights-of-way for capital projects and park
purposes including land assemblies for civic purpose projects. The Asset
Management Section manages the City’s real estate inventory, which
includes land inventory management, leasing and property sales. Realty
Services also manages the City’s land appraisal and conveyancing
duties.
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