It’s been in what I would call “project management hell” for years now. Check out the Planning Timeline section on TransLink’s page about it here.
I think next steps are to create a business case in order to figure out cost of construction and how to secure funding for it. Years ago I remember UBC was weirdly against helping fund this extension that would directly serve the campus, but they may have changed their attitude in years since. 🤷♂️
UBC has definitely changed their position, but breaking ground on this extension is dependent on BRT expansion and North Shore SkyTrain planning. Luckily, a lot of the buses tied up on the 99 B-Line can be repurposed to serve BRT lines.
The Jericho Lands project, increasing density in Wesbrook Village, and hopefully new projects near Alma/Macdonald will make the business case for this extension stronger. Given the estimated cost of the Arbutus Extension, I’d expect about a $3B price tag?
It’s been in what I would call “project management hell” for years now. Check out the Planning Timeline section on TransLink’s page about it here.
I think next steps are to create a business case in order to figure out cost of construction and how to secure funding for it. Years ago I remember UBC was weirdly against helping fund this extension that would directly serve the campus, but they may have changed their attitude in years since. 🤷♂️
UBC has definitely changed their position, but breaking ground on this extension is dependent on BRT expansion and North Shore SkyTrain planning. Luckily, a lot of the buses tied up on the 99 B-Line can be repurposed to serve BRT lines.
The Jericho Lands project, increasing density in Wesbrook Village, and hopefully new projects near Alma/Macdonald will make the business case for this extension stronger. Given the estimated cost of the Arbutus Extension, I’d expect about a $3B price tag?