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Broadway Subway

Extending the line to UBC is on the Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities agenda on January 30. While SkyTrain all the way makes most sense long-term, I like the Combo 1 option: Light Rail Transit operating from Main Street-Science World Station to UBC via the existing rail right of way south of False Creek and in-street at grade along West Broadway and 10th Avenue west of Arbutus Street.

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I actually don't mind the option 3, the skytrain may be faster but it'd be worth to use the slower LRT if the line can be extended to the Main St station.
 
I think this was missed:

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020TRAN0110-001310

Preferred proponent for Broadway subway project announced
DCN-JOC News Services July 21, 2020

VANCOUVER — Provincial officials in B.C. have announced the Acciona-Ghella Joint Venture as the preferred proponent for the Broadway Subway Project in downtown Vancouver.

The team will now be tasked with negotiating a contract for designing, building and partially financing the project.

The Broadway Subway Project will see Millennium Line extended almost six kilometres from VCC-Clark Station to Broadway and Arbutus. The province noted that SkyTrain service is badly needed in the area, which is B.C.’s second-largest jobs centre and hosts a growing residential community as well.

The Acciona-Ghella Joint Venture consists of:
  • Proponent: Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc./Ghella Canada Ltd.
  • Design-build contractor: Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc./Ghella Canada Ltd.
  • Design contractor: IBI Group Professional Services (Canada) Inc./Dialog BC Architecture Engineering Interior Design Planning Inc./Mott MacDonald Canada Ltd./Ingenieria Especializada Obra Civil e Industrial, S.A.
  • Systems integration contractor: Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc./Ghella Canada Ltd./Parsons Inc.
  • Tunnel contractor: Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc./Ghella Canada Ltd.
The province issued its request for qualifications on BC Bid in February [2019] and then shortlisted proponents were invited to respond to the request for proposals. Officials stated they chose a design-build-finance model.

The delivery of the project will be led by Transportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp) on behalf of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. TI Corp will provide the controls, practices and other oversight that are essential for this complex project.

The project also falls under B.C.’s Community Benefits Agreement (CBA).

Through the CBA, the project will prioritize increasing training and apprenticeship opportunities and prioritize hiring locals, Indigenous peoples, women, people with disabilities and other traditionally underrepresented groups, including youth, who want to build a career in the skilled trades.

BC Infrastructure Benefits is responsible for implementing the CBA for the project and will be the employer for the majority of the skilled workforce on the project.

The CBA policy has proved controversial among many non-union groups and is currently being challenged in court.
The section of track, once open, will be an 11-minute ride. Officials anticipate this will save the average transit commuter almost 30 minutes a day, while also relieving traffic congestion along Broadway. Construction is scheduled to start later this year, with the line going into service in 2025.

The project budget is $2.83 billion, funded and delivered by the Government of B.C., with contributions from the Government of Canada and the City of Vancouver.
 
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From Broadway Subway twitter:

March 10th:

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Here’s a closer look at the traffic deck on the north side of Broadway in Mount Pleasant – deck plates, girders, and precast girder support (concrete pads). The concrete pads will be removed once the north and south sides of the traffic deck are joined.

March 11th:

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In this aerial shot of the Broadway-City Hall station block, you can see excavation work in preparation for the installation of the north side of the traffic deck. The deck is being installed now… Updates to come!

March 15th:

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At the future GNW – Emily Carr station site, a sewer line is being protected while work continues in the construction trench below.

March 17th:

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The first part of the traffic deck between Alberta and Yukon streets near the Broadway-City Hall station block is complete! Crews are getting ready to install the girders and panels all the way to Cambie next.

March 18th:

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One of the ways we reduce noise for our neighbours is by using sound barriers – this particular type is called “noise blankets," which have been put up between @EmilyCarrU and the Great Northern Way-Emily Carr station construction site for the #BroadwaySubwayProject.

 

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