The province has confirmed that construction on the Broadway subway project, which will extend an existing SkyTrain line from East Vancouver to the Arbutus neighbourhood, is set to go ahead this fall as hoped despite the pandemic. Horgan said Thursday the $1.73-billion contract to design and build the line has been awarded to the Broadway Subway Project Corp., an Acciona-Ghella joint venture. Rapid Transit Company, Michel Ladrak, said the new SkyTrain line will alleviate pressure on the existing 99B bus line. Premier John Horgan says infrastructure projects like the Broadway subway line are key to B.C. "Major infrastructure projects like the Broadway subway line are key to our economic recovery,'' he said.

Source: CBC News September 03, 2020 18:57 UTC