We are currently focused on completing the station structures and interiors, installing the SkyTrain tracks and systems to run the trains, and rebuilding the streets above the new underground stations. We provide regular updates about construction to email subscribers, on social media, and here on our website. Please see notifications below and contact us if you have any questions.
You can access businesses, services and residences on Broadway throughout construction. Check our maps page for up-to-date parking and access maps of all Broadway stations.
Temporary two-block road closure at Broadway-City Hall Station
Broadway between Cambie and Alberta streets is closed to vehicles until approximately January.
Sidewalks remain open on Broadway and access to businesses, services and residences will be maintained at all times.
All 133 traffic deck panels and supporting girders have been removed. Crews are completing backfilling, utility relocations, and rebuilding the road above Broadway-City Hall Station.
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The map below shows temporary traffic changes that are currently in place at Broadway-City Hall Station. Broadway between Cambie and Alberta streets was closed to vehicles on July 20 and this will remain in effect for approximately six months. (click here to view a larger version)9304
On Monday, July 20, Broadway between Cambie and Alberta streets will close to vehicle traffic for approximately six months.
Buses and local traffic will be detoured around the closure using W. 8th Avenue. Sidewalks will remain open on Broadway and access to businesses, services and residences will be maintained at all times.
Night work is scheduled for the week of July 13 with work hours between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Broadway Reopening to Vehicle Traffic at Mount Pleasant
Traffic Deck Fully Removed at Broadway-City Hall Station
Putting in the Finishing Touches
Test Trains Now Operating on the Elevated Guideway
Construction Forecast
Progress in the Province: Peter’s Story on the Broadway Subway Project
Great Northern Way-Emily Carr Station
Great Northern Way-Emily Carr hours of work: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Intermittent night work.
Elevated guideway typical hours of work: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Intermittent night work.
Dynamic testing is underway on the elevated guideway. You may see SkyTrain vehicles moving along the guideway to test systems and the new track.
Crews are building the new station, including concrete and rebar activities and installation of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, with increased deliveries of supplies.
Crews are backfilling the station to fill the space between the underground station roof and the road above.
The Broadway Subway Project Corporation (BSPC) is in your neighbourhood, and you may notice increased trucking activities as we temporarily use E. 1st Avenue to support backfilling activities in the fall.
Trucking activities will take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Trucks will continue to stage on Great Northern Way and access the site via Great Northern Way, Lorne Street, and E. 1st Avenue. Trucks will exit from the site via E. 1st Avenue and Scotia Street.
Access will be maintained to residences, businesses, and services.
Crews are preparing to start backfill activities at the tunnel entrance and pouring the final section of roof for the above-ground station entrance.
Over the coming months, crews will focus on waterproofing, concrete pours, and rebar installation as station construction progresses.
Along the elevated guideway, work to complete crew walkways and install permanent noise barriers is ongoing.
Installation of cables for communications and train systems will also continue as crews prepare for the start of dynamic testing on the elevated guideway this year.
Mount Pleasant Station
Typical hours of work: 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. Trucks may arrive on site as early as 5 a.m. Intermittent night work.
Crews are building and fitting out the station, including installing mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems. Deliveries of construction materials and equipment continue.
Crews continue to construct the final streetscape on Broadway.
The Broadway Subway Project Corporation (BSPC) is in your neighbourhood for crane removal work on E. Broadway at the future Mount Pleasant Station.
Work hours: 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. from September 8 to 10. There will also be night work on September 9 from 2 to 5 a.m.
Between 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. on September 9, traffic on E. Broadway between Main and Quebec streets will be temporarily halted for approximately 10 to 20 minutes for the removal of the tower crane jib. The temporary traffic closure is being carried out for safety purposes.
Broadway will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Main Street and the mid-block west of Quebec Street.
Crews have been busy restoring Broadway between Quebec and Main streets
All four vehicle lanes will be open as of June 25, with some intermittent lane closures still required to finalize sidewalks, the final lift of asphalt, and other finishing work.
Crews are completing masonry work across all station levels. Over the summer, dynamic testing will move past the Mount Pleasant Station and head west, marking an important step toward commissioning.
Broadway-City Hall Station
Typical hours of work: 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. Night work from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning July 20 for approximately 4 weeks to remove the traffic deck.
Crews are building the new station, including concrete and rebar activities and installation of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, with regular deliveries of supplies.
Broadway between Cambie and Alberta streets is closed to vehicles until approximately January for street restoration work.
All 133 traffic deck panels and supporting girders have been removed. Crews are completing backfilling, utility relocations, and rebuilding the road above Broadway-City Hall Station.
Businesses and services remain open and accessible throughout the work.
On Monday, July 20, Broadway between Cambie and Alberta streets will close to vehicle traffic for approximately six months.
Buses and local traffic will be detoured around the closure using W. 8th Avenue. Sidewalks will remain open on Broadway and access to businesses, services and residences will be maintained at all times.
Night work is scheduled for the week of July 13 with work hours between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Over the next three months, crews will focus on waterproofing, concrete pours, and rebar work to construct the station and connect to the existing Canada Line.
Backfilling work will continue and move west towards Cambie Street, and backfilling will begin on Cambie Street this spring, followed by street restoration.
Utility work will take place on Yukon Street and W. Broadway west of Alberta Street.
Additionally, micropiling work will take place this spring on W. Broadway between Yukon and Cambie streets.
Regular work hours are Monday to Saturday from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. There may be occasional work on Sundays and holidays.
When overnight work is required, work hours can range from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Expect temporary traffic changes related to the delivery of materials and construction activities.
Oak-VGH Station
Typical hours of work: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Crews will remove deck panels seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from August 31 to September 11.
Crews are building and fitting out the station, including concrete and rebar activities and installing mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems, with regular deliveries of supplies.
Crews are removing the traffic deck and backfilling the station. W. Broadway is reduced to one lane in each direction during traffic deck removal and road reconstruction work.
Crews continue working on the station entrance which includes the elevator and escalator structure construction and the installation of the ceiling panels at the platform level.
Regular work hours are Monday to Saturday from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. There may be occasional work on Sundays and holidays.
Broadway is reduced to one lane in each direction during traffic deck removal and road reconstruction work.
South Granville Station
Typical hours of work: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Regular night work.
Crews are building and fitting out the station, including concrete and rebar activities and installing mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems, with increased deliveries of supplies.
Permanent utility relocation work ongoing on Hemlock Street and in the laneway south of W. Broadway with intermittent lane closures.
Crews will begin backfilling activities at Granville Street and Broadway, followed by traffic deck removal this summer. W. Broadway will remain open throughout traffic deck removal work, with one lane in each direction being maintained as crews rebuild the roadway.
Regular hours of work are from Monday to Saturday from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. There may be occasional work that starts earlier or work on Sunday and holidays.
When overnight work is required, work hours can range from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Permanent utility work at the future South Granville Station is expected to begin in late November now that preparatory bypass activities have been completed.
Regular work hours are Monday to Saturday from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. There may be occasional work on Sundays and holidays.
When overnight work is required, work hours can range from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Temporary lane closures and changes to pedestrian access to accommodate the reinstatement of utility pipes and equipment staging.
Arbutus Station
Typical hours of work: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Regular night work.
Crews are building and fitting out the station, including concrete and rebar activities and installing mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems, with regular deliveries of supplies.
W. Broadway reduced to one lane in each direction between Burrard and Arbutus streets to support construction activities including traffic deck removal and backfilling.
Permanent utility relocation work is ongoing at Cypress Street and Arbutus Street.
Crews are currently removing traffic deck panels and girders on Broadway between Maple and Cypress streets.
As construction activities change, we are also able to reinstate two-way traffic on W. 8th Avenue between Arbutus and Burrard streets beginning as early as June 20.
To complete this work efficiently, crews will continue working primarily during the day, with intermittent overnight work as required.
Station construction will continue through 2026.
Tunnels
Hours of work: up to 24/7 for work inside tunnels
Crews are installing the SkyTrain track, crew walkway, and systems to complete tunnel fit out.
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