Current construction information, including notifications for upcoming work and navigational warnings (NAVWARNS) for marine users and businesses located along the Fraser River near the Project area, will be posted to this page throughout the construction of the Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project.
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New Westminster
New Westminster hours of work: Monday to Friday between 7 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday between 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Girder installation and bridge deck construction is ongoing for the north approach; overnight Front Street closures starting April 21 for approximately 3 weeks
- Finishing roadworks and utility work on Royal Avenue are ongoing
- Construction is underway for E. Columbia off-ramp and for multi-use paths
Starting Monday, April 21, Fraser Crossing Partners will begin installing overhang brackets and steel bracing between the girders across Front Street. To complete this work, overnight full closures of Front Street between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. will be required for approximately three weeks. Front Street Mews and Columbia Street will remain open and access to businesses in downtown New Westminster will be unaffected.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
On Monday, April 7, Fraser Crossing Partners will be conducting overhead electrical work on the west side of Dufferin Street as part of the Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project.
While this work is underway, temporary no parking will be in effect. Traffic control personnel will be on-site to assist pedestrians and cyclists around the work area as required.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Starting on Monday, March 17, Fraser Crossing Partners will be conducting underground utility work on Royal Avenue at the entrances of Leopold Place and Bushby Street. This work will take approximately two days to complete.
Please be advised that while this work is underway, access in and out of Leopold Place and Bushby Street will be temporarily reduced between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.; however, one access will remain open at all times.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Front Street will be reopened by 6 a.m. on Friday, March 14. We appreciate your patience while this closure was in place for girder installation.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Starting the week of March 17, roadwork finishing and utility work will be ongoing along Royal Avenue between First Street and McBride Boulevard. While traffic in both directions will be maintained at all times, occasional daytime and nighttime lane closures will be required.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
On Thursday, March 6 and Friday, March 7, Fraser Crossing Partners will be conducting nighttime hydrovaccing activities required in advance of building the foundations for new overhead and roadside guide signs at several locations in New Westminster. These locations include alongside Bridge Connector, Royal Avenue, Columbia Street, McBride Boulevard, and the Royal Avenue loop-ramp.
This work must be completed at night due to the required temporary single lane closures. Hydrovaccing activities will be completed as early in the evenings as possible.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Starting Tuesday, February 18, crews will install the overhang decks and remaining deck panels to complete the outer structure of the bridge deck across Columbia Street between McBride Boulevard and the existing bridge. This work will continue for approximately three weeks.
Traffic will be maintained in each direction. Nighttime traffic control will be implemented at night between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Starting the week of January 27, Fraser Crossing Partners be conducting intermittent roadwork on Agnes Street, Dufferin Street, and Hastings Street. In mid-February, crews will then build curbs and pave all three roadways.
While this work is underway, temporary no parking will be in effect along Agnes Street between Dufferin Street and Hastings Street, along Dufferin Street between Royal Avenue and Agnes Street, and on Hastings Street.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Starting the week of January 13, Fraser Crossing Partners will install bridge deck panels on the girders across Columbia Street between McBride Boulevard and the existing bridge to form the new bridge deck.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Front Street between Begbie Street and E. Columbia Street has been closed since June for crews to build a temporary support tower, install steel girders, build the new bridge deck, and build a new drainage outfall under Front Street.
The Front Street closure will now extend to March 14, 2025, to complete the girder and deck panel installation over Front Street.
Commercial traffic detour routes during Front Street closures
Regular traffic detour routes during Front Street closures
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
On Saturday, November 30, Fraser Crossing Partners will be conducting daytime utility work on the east side of McBride Boulevard between E. Columbia Street and Royal Avenue. This work includes relocating a fire hydrant which will require the removal of some vegetation adjacent to the sidewalk.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
On Wednesday, November 20, Fraser Crossing Partners will be repairing lights along the Royal Avenue on-ramp. To complete this work, the Royal Avenue on-ramp will be closed at 10 p.m. for approximately three hours.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
During the week of November 4, Fraser Crossing Partners will be installing panels for the retaining wall on the south side of Columbia Street, just west of McBride Boulevard, as part of construction of the new E. Columbia Street off-ramp. This work will take approximately three nights to complete.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Surrey
Surrey hours of work: Monday to Saturday between 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sunday construction permitted with reasonable notice
- Bridge deck construction is ongoing for the south approach
- Construction of the westbound portion of the new Highway 17/Old Yale Road overpass is ongoing
- Construction is ongoing for the Highway 17 off-ramp
Learn more about upcoming construction activities in Surrey
Starting the week of April 14, Fraser Crossing Partners will begin installing drainage onto new bridge deck across Highway 17.
While this work is underway, overnight (9 p.m. to 5 a.m.) directional closures of Highway 17 will be required. When Highway 17 eastbound closures are in place, closures of 112/111a Avenue will also be required from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. When Highway 17 westbound closures are in place, closures of Bridge Road will be required from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Starting the week of March 31, Fraser Crossing Partners will begin foundation construction for a new maintenance building located within the work area adjacent to Bridge Road and Musqueam Drive. This maintenance building will service the new bridge once complete.
Intermittent pile driving is required to complete this foundation work and will take place Monday to Saturday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. for approximately two weeks.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Starting the week of March 10, Fraser Crossing Partners will be conducting nighttime underground utility work along King George Boulevard near the Bridgeview Drive intersection. This work will take approximately one month to complete.
While this work is underway, lane closures will be required but at least one lane in both directions will be maintained.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
In mid-February, traffic impacts are expected as part of ongoing construction of the Old Yale Road westbound overpass and new direct Highway 17 offramp. Starting the week of February 10, crews will begin preparation activities in advance of the girder installation works. This includes closures of Bridge Road, Old Yale Road, and Highway 17 westbound/eastbound.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Bridge construction in Surrey is progressing and over the coming months, a number of key activities will be taking place which will require overnight directional closures of Highway 17.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
As part of the Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project, Highway 17 will be grade-separated over Old Yale Road, improving traffic flow on Highway 17. In summer 2024, the eastbound portion of the overpass was opened to traffic.
Construction of the westbound portion will continue in February, and to complete this work, the temporary restriction of Old Yale Road southbound across Highway 17 will remain in effect until early March. More information will be provided in advance of these construction activities.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Please be advised that Bridge Road will be closed for crane maintenance and inspection activities from 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14 until approximately 6 a.m. on Friday, January 17.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Continuing in December and into January, overnight directional closures of Highway 17 will be required between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. for bridge construction activities in Surrey. Only one direction of Highway 17 will be closed at a time. This work is a continuation of bridge construction activities started in October. Crews will continue removing formwork and install duct banks underneath the deck structure. These activities are weather dependent.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Starting Wednesday, November 20, Bridge Road between Old Yale Road and Musqueam Drive will be closed for approximately two weeks. The closure will remain in effect 24/7.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Starting Tuesday, November 12, Fraser Crossing Partners will be conducting underground utility relocation work along Bridge Road and on Musqueam Drive near the intersection with Industrial Road. This work will take approximately three weeks to complete.
While this work is underway, short sections of single lane alternating traffic will be in effect during daytime hours. All traffic pattern changes will be well-signed, and traffic control personnel will be on site to assist drivers as required.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
In late September, Fraser Crossing Partners graded and paved 112 Avenue. 112 Avenue has now been reopened to two-way traffic. Construction of the curbs, driveways, and new sidewalk on the east side of 112 Avenue (in front of the businesses) is ongoing.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
Starting in early October, Fraser Crossing Partners will continue bridge deck construction over Highway 17. This will include installing the concrete overlay on top of the deck panels to complete the bridge deck structure and create a smooth surface before asphalt paving. The bridge deck concrete overlay construction involves placing formwork, reinforcement, pouring the concrete overlay, curing, and removal of formwork.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
As part of the Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project, Highway 17 will be grade-separated over Old Yale Road, improving traffic flow on Highway 17. In late July/early August, Highway 17 eastbound traffic will be shifted onto the completed portion of the new overpass, and construction of the westbound portion will begin.
For more information, please read the full notification.
If you have any questions about this work, please email info@fcgp.ca or call the 24/7 construction information phone line: 1-844-815-6149
In-River, for Marine Users
In-river hours of work: Monday to Friday between 7 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday between 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., some Sundays between 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Construction continues