Overnight closures return to major New Westminster road starting this month
Work on the Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project continues this spring, and a major New Westminster roadway will soon close overnight to facilitate the next phase.
Fraser Crossing Partners, which is designing, building, and partially financing the bridge replacement, announced that Front Street will fully close to all overnight traffic starting in mid-to-late April.
The closures will begin at 9 p.m. and end at 5 a.m. the next day and last for about four to six weeks so crews can install deck panels and overhang brackets on the girders across Front Street.
Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project
- You might also like:
- City of Surrey to plan for new waterfront entertainment district next to Pattullo Bridge
- Aerial footage shows construction progress on new Pattullo Bridge
- City replaces free parking with pay stations near Kits Beach
“All traffic pattern changes and detours will be well signed, and traffic control personnel will be on-site to assist when necessary,” said Fraser Crossing Partners in the public notice. “These activities are not anticipated to be noisy.”
Commuters are warned that they may experience longer travel times than usual due to detours. Trucks will continue to use official truck routes (excluding Columbia Street at all hours and Royal Avenue after 9 p.m.), and drivers will be diverted to Columbia Street during the overnight closures.
Front Street Mews and Columbia Street will remain open during this phase of the Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project, with access to downtown New Westminster businesses unimpeded.
Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project
The Pattullo Bridge Replacement recently released flyover footage of construction throughout March from Surrey to New Westminster.
The bridge’s cable towers appear to be near completion, and crews are continuing work on finishing segments of the bridge deck.
The Government of British Columbia announced last spring that the new replacement Pattullo Bridge is now slated to open in Fall 2025. The project cost is currently $1.637 billion as of a Fall 2024 fiscal update by the province.
With files from Kenneth Chan and Simran Singh