Broadway traffic in Vancouver rerouted onto narrow East 8th Avenue

East Broadway between Main and Quebec will be closed to vehicles from Jan. 26 for about four months to rebuild the roadway above the future Mount Pleasant Station, and buses will be detoured to East 8th Avenue affecting the 9 and 99 routes.

East Broadway between Main and Quebec streets will be closed to all vehicle traffic beginning Jan. 26 as part of the Broadway Subway Project. The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says the closure is needed to rebuild the roadway above the future Mount Pleasant Station. During the closure, buses and local traffic will be detoured onto East 8th Avenue. The change affects the 9 and 99 B-Line routes, which transit advocates say together carry about 46,000 trips on an average weekday. Key facts: - Officials announced the full-block closure will allow crews to rebuild the roadway above the future Mount Pleasant Station. - From Jan. 26, buses and local traffic will be detoured onto East 8th Avenue; the 9 and 99 B-Line routes are directly affected and move large daily volumes of riders. - After the initial four-month full closure, traffic will return to East Broadway with one lane open in each direction for an additional four months. - TransLink and project partners say they plan mitigation measures such as bus queue jump lanes, signal priority, and temporary stop relocations to manage delays. Summary: The closure will redirect heavy bus traffic onto a narrower neighbourhood street and is likely to change travel patterns and local access during the work. Officials state the full-block closure will last four months, followed by four months with reduced lanes, and the subway extension project has been delayed to no earlier than fall 2027.