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East Vancouver SkyTrain station reopened after ‘unstable crane’ forced closure

A street in East Vancouver was shut down and SkyTrain service disrupted for several hours Thursday due to what TransLink says was an "unstable crane." As Troy Charles reports, it comes just days before new safety regulations are set to take effect – Sep 27, 2024

TransLink closed the Millennium Line’s East Vancouver terminus station on Thursday, as crews worked to deal with a nearby crane incident.

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The station reopened Friday morning.

TransLink suspended service to the VCC-Clark station around 11 a.m. Thursday, citing concern about an “unstable crane.”

The station is next to a construction site where crews are working on a five-storey building called Hive.

Vancouver police said traffic was also closed in both directions between Clark and Glen drives and on Keith Drive between E. 6th and E. 7th Avenues as a safety precaution.

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The road reopened on Friday morning.

All activity on the site appeared to have been suspended, with a large piece of material left hanging from a crane.

WorkSafeBC said it was aware of the incident and had deployed prevention officers to the scene.

The Expo and Canada lines were unaffected.

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