Pattullo Bridge to close southbound for several hours starting Thursday evening

The Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project on Oct. 30, 2025. (CityNews Image)

By Emma Crawford

Posted December 4, 2025 5:55 pm.

Last Updated December 4, 2025 6:05 pm.

The Pattullo Bridge, connecting Surrey and New Westminster, is closing southbound starting at 9 p.m. Thursday.

The lanes will reopen Friday at 2 a.m.

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The sidewalk will be blocked off in both directions for the duration of the closure. Front Street in New Westminster — between Royal and Begbie streets — will be closed from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m.

Northbound lanes will remain open.

The closure relates to the ongoing Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project, which requires the approach to the bridge to be closed on the Surrey side.

The new bridge, coming in at a cost of $1.6 billion, is scheduled to be operational by Christmas. The Ministry of Transportation says it will have wider lanes and wider walking and cycling paths in both directions.

Construction began in 2021.

DriveBC recommends taking the Alex Fraser, Port Mann, or Queensborough bridges as alternate routes.

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