VANCOUVER – The Evergreen Line opening has been delayed until fall, 2016.
The B.C. government says in a release that the tunnel boring process has been slower than anticipated and while there was some extra time added in to the schedule for tunneling, the contractor is now forecasting the line will be ready in the fall. The main tunnel boring, which started in June 2014, is about 30 per cent complete.
It was originally scheduled to open in the summer, 2016.
However, the line reportedly remains on budget and the contractor is responsible for all costs related to the delay.
The entire project is more than 50 per cent complete, including the elevated guideway on North Road and Clarke Road.
Once the Evergreen line opens, the SkyTrain system will become the longest rapid transit system in Canada.
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