Two-year Burrard SkyTrain station closure called off for now, upgrades cancelled
Posted March 25, 2022 12:52 pm.
Last Updated March 25, 2022 2:15 pm.
Upgrades to the Burrard SkyTrain Station in Vancouver would have forced the station to shut down for two years will not go ahead as planned.
TransLink says due to higher than anticipated construction bid prices and supply chain issues, it isn’t able to go through with the work it announced last year.
The original plan would have seen the station close starting early this year. The work would have doubled the number of escalators and elevators at the station, as well as relocate the Burrard Street entrance and redesign the station’s outdoor plaza.
TransLink says it’s working with Indigenous Nations and stakeholders to develop a new scope, budget, and timeline.
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The Burrard SkyTrain Station was originally built in 1985. TransLink says it has not seen any significant upgrades since then.
It is the fourth busiest SkyTrain station with 7.6 million people passing through every year, according to TransLink.
With files from Denise Wong
