Pattullo Bridge Replacement

• Goodbye bash for Pattullo Bridge gets nod from province, planning to begin

  The existing Pattullo Bridge opened in 1937, connecting New Westminster to Surrey, and is slated for decommissioning.

  Politics

  Sep 20, 2023
  
• Pattullo Bridge to close for vehicle traffic overnight Thursday

  Crews will be removing a temporary pedestrian bridge on the New Westminster side and taking down a guide sign over King George Boulevard on the Surrey side of the span.

  Traffic

  Jul 31, 2023
  
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• 3-day Pattullo Bridge bash gets early green light from New Westminster council

  If the event goes ahead, New Westminster would like the Ministry of Transportation and TransLink to host the party in order to minimize the strain on municipal staff and resources.

  Canada

  May 9, 2023
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• 3-day sendoff party proposed on B.C.’s historic Pattullo Bridge before teardown

  The three-day festival of music, food and foot traffic is designed to bid farewell to the 85-year-old bridge, whose replacement is slated to open 2024.

  Traffic

  May 8, 2023
• Pattullo Bridge to close over Easter long weekend

  The Pattullo Bridge, which connects New Westminster and Surrey, will be closed to vehicle traffic from the night of Thursday, April 6 to the morning of Tuesday, April 11.

  Traffic

  Mar 28, 2023
• Pattullo Bridge replacement on track, Surrey council hears, but critics still want more lanes

  A group representing businesses in Surrey, B.C., says the new Pattullo Bridge project, as currently designed, still won't meet the transportation needs of the growing region.

  Politics

  Feb 15, 2023
• New toll-free Pattullo Bridge opening date moved to 2024 due to COVID-19 pandemic

  The government said preliminary, in-river work began in February, including installing the first piles that will form the foundation for the first bridge tower.

  Economy

  Apr 1, 2021
• Pattullo Bridge replacement clears environmental assessment, on track to start construction this year

  B.C.'s environment and municipal affairs ministries awarded the Ministry of Transportation an environmental assessment certificate for the $1.4-billion project Thursday.

  May 2, 2019
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• SNC-Lavalin, Kiewit among teams bidding to replace Pattullo Bridge

  The province says it hopes to have the new bridge open by 2023. 

  Feb 14, 2019
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• Majority of B.C. supports NDP-union construction deal, but just 25% familiar with it: Poll

  Seven in 10 British Columbians support the agreements, but just 26 per cent said they were familiar with them.

  Economy

  Aug 9, 2018