Later in 2021, construction will also start on the 700-metre elevated guideway in the False Creek Flats between VCC-Clark Station and the tunnel portal that leads into Great Northern Way-Emily Carr Station (intersection of Great Northern Way and Thornton Street).Īrtistic rendering of the tunnel boring machine removal process at Arbutus Station. Temporary traffic decks will be built at all station construction sites, and there will be more disruptions during the construction process for this roadway. Unlike the disruptive construction practices associated with the Canada Line, much of the subway’s construction will be taken off roads to reduce disruptions as much as possible.Ĭonstruction will begin on a traffic deck at Mount Pleasant Station (intersection of Main Street and East Broadway), which involves drilling and placing vertical support columns to support steel plates for a road deck that allows vehicles to continue travelling over the station while excavation and construction occurs underground. Today’s announcement was also accompanied with new details on the construction staging and timeline of the project. Oak-VGH Station on the SkyTrain Millennium Line Broadway Extension (Broadway Subway). “Investments in public transit infrastructure are crucial to improving commute times, reducing carbon pollution and laying the foundation for strong economic growth.” “This is an exciting milestone for a critical infrastructure project that will transform the way people travel in and around the Broadway corridor and create good-paying jobs to support BC’s economic recovery,” said Rob Fleming, BC Minster of Transportation and Infrastructure, in a statement. Six underground stations will be built along the 5.7-km-long route, including a major interchange hub to the Canada Line at Broadway-City Hall Station. The subway is a continuous westward extension of the existing Millennium Line from VCC-Clark Station to a new terminus station at Arbutus Street.