The Longest Day Road Race  – Road Closures

The Longest Day Road Race is taking place on Friday, June 14 on the UBC campus. There will be road closures in place around campus from 6 to 9 p.m.  Access to neighbourhood residences along West Mall will be from the southbound lane and flaggers will be on site to help traffic go through safely during the race hours.

For details on road closures and race map, visit the Campus and Community Planning website.

Vancouver Half Marathon – Road Closures

On Sunday, June 23 UBC will be hosting the Vancouver Half Marathon. This will be a full day event with road closures between 4 a.m. and 12p.m., Impacts will be localized mostly to SW and NW Marine Drive around UBC. For details on road closures and race map, visit the Campus and Community Planning website.

Development on the corner of Wesbrook Mall and Binning Avenue will have some impact on roads and traffic (see Development Projects page for project details:

• Binning Avenue and Binning Road south of Gray Avenue are currently closed to the general public. 
• The sidewalk along the east side of Wesbrook Mall along the length of the construction site and the contractor parking area is closed at least until December 2024 for safety reasons. Pedestrians are being detoured to the sidewalk along the west side of Wesbrook Mall during this time. 
• Parking along the east side of Wesbrook Mall is currently closed and wil reopen when safe to do.

• Nearly all construction related traffic are to arrive and depart the site to the south to reduce impacts on the community. 

   

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To help expedite traffic to and from Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre during events, the east side of East Mall from Thunderbird Blvd to 16th Ave and west side of East Mall from FP Innovations to 16th Ave will be closed 30 minutes before the end of the event time (see below map). East Mall parking stalls will be closed all day. See below for concert days and times:

Sun June 9 at 8pm – The Teskey Brothers
Event start time: 8:00pm
Event end time: 11:00pm
Roads closed: 10:30pm
Roads re-open: midnight

Sat July 6 at 8pm – Ocean Alley     
Event start time: 8:00pm
Event end time: 11:00pm
Roads closed: 10:30pm
Roads re-open: midnight

Mon July 8 at 7:30pm – Orville Peck   
Event start time: 8:00pm
Event end time: 11:00pm
Roads closed: 10:30pm
Roads re-open: midnight

Osbourne Lot Closure
The Osborne lot will be closed to public parking at 3pm on June 9, July 6, and July 8, and will remain closed until the roads re-open again.

Transit
Bus #68 from Totem Park will be stopped temporarily at Thunderbird Blvd and Thunderbird Cr, then directed down East Mall to 16th Ave. The northbound lane on East Mall at 16th Ave will be closed to traffic including buses.

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Approximately 400m of aging water main along 16th Avenue from Wesbrook Mall to Binning Road needs replacement. The work will take place between April 22nd and June 30th and construction impacts will be localized to the eastbound curb lane on 16th Avenue and the northbound lane of Wesbrook Mall at the roundabout.

During construction, access to, from and around Wesbrook Place will be maintained, however, residents and visitors should anticipate some delays when driving around. Campus and Community Planning is working closely with the project team to minimize disruption as much as possible.

Impacts to 16th Avenue Pedestrian Crossing at Binning Road and Hampton Place

• On Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23 the crosswalk on 16th avenue (at Binning and Hampton place) will be CLOSED from approximately 7:30am to 5pm. Pedestrians are to cross at Wesbrook Mall during this time. 
• The crosswalk will remain open for the remainder of the construction and flaggers will be present during construction hours (from approximately 7:30am to 5pm) to assist pedestrians crossing 16th Avenue.

Impact to Binning Road

• Binning Road will remain open through most of construction, however, periodic closures will occur to accommodate material deliveries. Detour signage will be put up to redirect traffic onto Berton Avenue to Wesbrook Mall. 
• Binning Road will be closed for a few days to allow the water main work to cross Binning Road at 16th Avenue. Dates to be confirmed.

Access to and from Wesbrook Place & Commercial / Retail Businesses:

• The eastbound curb lane on 16th Avenue will be closed during working hours (from approximately 7:30am to 5pm) throughout most of construction.
• Access TO Wesbrook Place at 16th Avenue and Wesbrook Mall will remain OPEN throughout construction.
• Access TO & FROM Wesbrook Place at 16th Avenue and Ross Drive will remain OPEN throughout construction.

Buses

• Buses on Wesbrook Mall will continue to run as scheduled.
• The #25 and #33 bus stop eastbound 16^th Avenue east of Wesbrook Mall (Bus Stop ID 51484) will be temporarily closed from May 1 – 13. 

Access to UHill Secondary School: 

• To avoid delays, it is recommended that pick-up / drop-off activity for the school take place from Ross Drive. However, if the use of the Village parking lot by the Community Centre is preferred, use Ross Drive and Birney Avenue to reduce delays.

This page will be udpated throughout the construction period. 

• Construction work related to the Neighbourhood District Energy System will affect parking and local traffic.
• Resident parking along the east side of Wesbrook Mall from south of Binning Avenue to north of Ross Drive will be CLOSED starting February 1. 
• The northbound lane on Wesbrook Mall will be CLOSED from Monday, February 5 to approximately March 29, resulting in single lane alternating traffic in the southbound lane between Binning Avenue and Ross Drive. 
• Work hours are 7:30am to 7pm on weekdays, though work is anticipated to end earlier than 7pm each day. 
• Outside of work hours, the northbound lane on Wesbrook Mall will be reopened to traffic, but parking will remain closed.
• Priority will be given to buses at all times. 
• Delays should be anticipated, so please plan alternate routes for non-local trips.

Construction on Lot 6, future home of Wordsworth, at the corner of Ross Drive and Birney Avenue will begin in June 2023 and is expected to be completed in Fall 2025. Visit the traffic management page for an overview of the traffic control that will be in place during construction to minimize impacts to the neighbourhood.

Walter Gage Road east of East Mall will remain closed until fall 2024. Pedestrians are detoured around the site as shown in the map above.

The second phase of Brock Commons is underway on Walter Gage Road just east of East Mall with Brock Commons North opening fall 2023. The main impact of this project is the full closure of Walter Gage Road between East Mall and Tallwood House. 

Extended Construction Work Hours

In an effort to ensure the project is completed on time, an application to work outside the restricted construction hours has been approved by Campus and Community Planning. The new construction hours will be from 6:00am to 8:00pm, Mondays to Fridays and 8:00am to 5:00pm on Saturdays. Any work taking place on Weekdays or Sundays prior to regulated work hours will not include machinery or loud tools. 

The following steps will be taken to mitigate the noise impact:

• Any work that produces a substantial amount of noise such as cutting and hammering will not take place prior to 7:30am.
• Every effort will be made to ensure the construction work will be completed before 7:00PM. 

The new construction hours may be extended if needed. Check this webpage for any further updates.

The construction hours are being extended to make up for time that was lost during a recent labour dispute with the concrete suppliers. The C+CP compliance office will continue to work with the UNA to ensure there is minimal disruption to the community.

Visit the Brock Commons Phase 2 project page to learn more about this project. 

Construction for the new Food and Beverage Innovation Centre located on the south side of Hospital Lane between East Mall and Health Sciences Mall is currently underway. The project is substantially complete and the road is reopened to one way traffic eastbound. All signage is up to help notify drivers of the change. 

Visit the Food and Beverage Innovation Centre project page to learn more about this project. 

An expansion to the Beaty Biodiversity Centre is current underway and will result in some road closures that are typically used by pedestrians, cyclists and service vehicles (see map above). Visit the project page to learn more about the addition. 

Thunderbird Boulevard Westbound Lane CLOSED June 6 & 7 from 7am to 4pm. This is required to accommodate repairs to the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Station. Detour routes are Agronomy Road and 16th Avenue.  

The sidewalk on University Boulevard will be closed from June 10 – Sept 2. The SBME project is working on the building canopy and repairing the sidewalk running along University Boulevard this summer. All pedestrians will be detoured to the north side of the street. All buses will continue to use the UBC Trolley Loop on University Boulevard.