Marine Drive Bus-Only Lanes and the Capilano River Bridge

Click the image above to follow day-by-day
construction of the Capilano Bridge.

Construction Updates

The construction of the new Capilano River West Bound Bridge is ongoing and the contractor, Neelco Construction expected hours of work for the project will be 7:30 am to 9:30 pm ( up to 14 hours/day ) Monday through Saturday for the next 3 months.

This project is scheduled to be completed the end of July 2011.

The construction of the Marine Drive/Lions Gate Transit Priority Project is ongoing and the contractor, BA Blacktop Ltd. expected hours of work for the project will be
dayshift—7:30 am to 5:30 pm and nightshift, if required — 6:00pm to 6:00am Monday through Saturday for the next month.

The construction of the Marine Drive /Lions gate Transit Priority
Project is now complete. Site cleanup will continue for the next week.

 

Note: for the very latest in traffic conditions, visit DriveBC.

The Ministry is sorry for any inconvenience that this required construction work may cause.

If you have any question or comments, please contact: Keith Kazakoff, the Ministry’s Construction Supervisor at 604-880-0544.

 

July 16, 2010
Construction Update

Construction continues on the replacement of the Old Capilano Bridge, which carries westbound Marine Drive traffic over the Capilano River.

With the recent move of the old bridge and removal of its abutments, current work includes the preparation of new bridge abutments.

The relocation of the old bridge was accomplished on Saturday night, June 19. it was shifted to a site slightly to the north of the original crossing, where it will function as a detour for westbound Marine Drive traffic for the next several months while the replacement bridge is built. The operation took less than six hours. Click here for the completion announcement.

Check the Videos page for time-lapse videos of the bridge-moving operation, as well as an animation illustrating the remainder of the bridge replacement process.

All construction is to be substantially complete by March 2011.