MillenniumLineBroadwayExtension

ProjectUpdate

June2017

MILLENNIUMLINEBROADWAYEXTENSIONPROJECTOVERVIEW

WHYDOWENEEDRAPIDTRANSITALONGBROADWAY?

• Existingtransitservicesareinsufficienttoday.

• Broadwayishometothe:• busiestbusrouteinCanadaandtheUSA• largesthospitalinWesternCanada• largestuniversity inWesternCanada• secondlargestjobcentreinBritishColumbia

• MetroVancouvertogrowby1millionnewresidentsand600,000newjobsoverthenext30years.

BROADWAYEXTENSIONPHASE1:SkyTraintoArbutus

• TheMayors’CouncilVisioncallsforrapidtransitintheBroadwayCorridortoUBC.

• TheVisionprioritizestheextensionoftheMillenniumLinetoArbutusStreetwithinthefirst10years.

• TheExtensionissupportiveoffuturerapidtransittoUBC.

FastFacts• 6kmextension,primarilytunneledbelow

Broadway

• 6undergroundstationsnearmajorintersections

• FullundergroundintegrationwithBroadway– CityHallCanadaLinestation

LOCALANDREGIONALBENEFITS

WhatarethebenefitsofextendingtheMillenniumLine?

• MeetstheRegionalVision

• Improvestransitconnectivity• Speedsupcommutes

• Freesuproadspaceforgoodsmovement

• Reducesoperatingcosts

• Increasestransitcapacity

MILLENNIUMLINEBROADWAYEXTENSIONPROJECTUPDATE

PROJECTPLANNINGTIMELINE

Wearehere

Keythemes:• Constructionmethodsandimpacts• Projectroute(includingdesiretogotoUBC)and

stationdesign• Quickcompletionofproject• Costandfundingsources• LessonslearnedfromCanadaLine• Cyclingandwalkingintegration• LanduseandhousingonBroadwayCorridor

WHATWEHEARDINEARLY2017ENGAGEMENT

StrongsupportfortheBroadwayExtension:

92% 77% 61%

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Questionnaire Telephone Poll: Broadway Corridor

Telephone Poll: Region

4200questionnaires

70+ workshop attendees

400+open house attendees

Independent Telephone Poll

FOCUSFORMARCH– JULY2017

Continuingdesignparameterdevelopmentandgeotechnicalinvestigations.

Gatheringinputondesignfeaturesandconsiderations.

Startingthediscussionregardingtheconstructionphaseandneededmanagementstrategies.

MILLENNIUMLINEBROADWAYEXTENSIONDESIGNFEATURES&CONSIDERATIONS

Inside• Accessibility• Wayfinding • Safety• Planning for long-term

capacity• AmenitiesOutside• Multi-modal connections (bus

and bike)• Public realm integration• Wayfinding

DESIGN FEATURES: AT THE STATIONS

MILLENNIUMLINEBROADWAYEXTENSIONCONSTRUCTIONPHASE– ISSUES&STRATEGIES

MANAGINGCONSTRUCTION

Timeframe:• 5to6years• Underwayasearlyas2019

MinimizingImpacts:• Tunnels:

– Stagingandexcavationsitesatstartandendofalignment

• Stations:

– Constructionatsixstationlocations

– Anticipatedtorequiresomenight-timeconstructionactivity

Transportation• Transitnetwork• Trafficnetwork• Walking• Cycling

Business&Community• EstablishaCommunityLiaisonOffice• Collaboratewithbusinessesandthe

communitytodevelopaConstructionManagementPlan

• Minimizenoise,dustandvibration• Leverageprogrammingandevents

CONSTRUCTIONMANAGEMENTSTRATEGIES