TransLink is warning SkyTrain riders to expect disruption and increased congestion at the Granville SkyTrain station, as contractors prepare to begin a two-year-long overhaul of the station's three major escalators. Along with three smaller escalators being worked on at the Granville station, the maintenance is expected to cost $14.5 million. He said preventative maintenance has been done on the escalators at the Dunsmuir entrance, in hopes that they keep running smoothly during the two-year closure. TransLink released an animated video explaining the project, as well as the route passengers will have to take at the Granville station. The SkyTrain system's 37 escalators at 13 stations will all need similar maintenance, but work on those will be rolled out gradually.

Source: CBC News May 08, 2018 22:52 UTC