Construction on Vancouver’s Broadway subway has generated at least four lawsuits related to contractors allegedly failing to get paid, thanks to a new action filed May 24.

Another legal dispute comes from a merchant upset with how noise and construction disruptions have hurt his business. Many merchants have discussed launching a class-action lawsuit to get compensation because they paid more to lease properties than the leases were worth, but they have so far been deterred by what would likely be many years if not more than a decade in court.

The latest legal skirmish related to the subway comes from contractor Basalite Concrete Products – Vancouver, ULC, which alleges that it is out $27,031.95 plus interest after providing above- and below-ground construction services to help build the $2.8 billion extension of the SkyTrain system’s Millennium Line to Arbutus Street, from the VCC Clark station.  

Basalite is suing Tirex Deep Construction Ltd., formerly known as Tarrier Deep Construction Ltd., as well as the Broadway Subway Project Corp., the Broadway Subway Constructors General Partnership and the City of Vancouver.

This is not the first lawsuit against Tirex, which has not yet filed a response.

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