SURREY, B.C. — People travelling under the new Highway 17-Old Yale Road overpass in Surrey can now see the Pattullo Bridge replacement project’s first Indigenous art installation.
Art is being integrated onto and around the new infrastructure in recognition of First Nations’ historical and current connections to the area, states a release.
The artwork, a design embossed into the concrete retaining wall on the northeast side of the overpass, was created by Kwantlen First Nation artist q̓ʷɑt̓ic̓ɑ, Phyllis Atkins. It depicts sturgeon and eulachon, two species of fish in the Fraser River of great significance to First Nations.
The project overlaps with the boundaries of two former reserves, Musqueam Indian Reserve No. 1 and Kwantlen Indian Reserve No. 8. Both were located in qiqéyt, an important village site for First Nations within the project area.
The Musqueam Indian Band and Kwantlen First Nation will also pick a name for the new bridge in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language.
More details about the name will be shared in the coming months.
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