VANCOUVER – The north end of Vancouver’s Granville Bridge reopened on Sept. 16 with a new elevated roadway to replace north loops.
The new elevated roadway north of Pacific Street will only allow transit vehicles, taxis, cyclists and local traffic will be able to travel northbound through the intersection of Granville Street at Drake Street. All other vehicles will be required to turn onto Drake Street, a City of Vancouver release said.
Work will continue on the north end’s new local road network, the release said, along with work on the west side of the bridge.
Construction will include traffic signals, traffic islands and gravity barriers, bicycle friendly expansion joint cover plates and paint markings and signage to guide pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles.
The Howe Street on-ramp will also be closed overnight from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. for approximately eight weeks to accommodate line removal/painting and other lower noise activities, the release said.
The Granville Bridge was originally constructed in 1954 and was designed for freeways into the city’s downtown that were never built. In its current form it is not accessible and is not pedestrian or cyclist friendly.
In September 2020 Vancouver City Council endorsed the long-term design concept for the Granville Connector and directed staff to proceed with the interim Granville Connector construction which began in February 2023, the release said.
More information on the project is available here.
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