The BMO Vancouver Marathon is taking place on Sunday, May 4th. There will be road closures along the event route throughout the City of Vancouver all morning and early afternoon. Around UBC, road closures will be in effect between 8:00 AM and 12:30 PM. It is strongly recommended to plan ahead and avoid driving during this time, particularly any trips to and from Wesbrook Place from 8:00 AM to 12:00PM. Wesbrook Place vehicle traffic can exit the neighbourhood via Wesbrook Mall to SW Marine Drive at all times, however, vehicle traffic to Wesbrook Place will not be possible during this time. 

Road closures:

• 8:00 am – 10:15 am SW Marine westbound/northbound CLOSED between West 49th Avenue and Camosun Street
• 8:30 am – 11:00 am West 16th Ave CLOSED from Imperial to SW Marine Drive.
• 8:45 am – 11 :30am NW/SW Marine Drive CLOSED from West 16th Avenue to Chancellor Blvd
• 9:00 am – 12:15pm NW Marine Drive CLOSED from Chancellor Blvd to West 4th Ave

All roads around UBC will be reopened by 12:30 PM. Full details are available at: https://planning.ubc.ca/event/bmo-international-marathon

Wesbrook Mall between University Boulevard and Student Union Boulevard will be CLOSED to the public on Friday, March 14th & Saturday, March 15th from 7am to 8pm. This closure is necessary to accommodate construction work at the Menno Hall site (map below showing closed section). Since there are no convenient detour routes for vehicles available, please plan your driving route ahead of time to avoid using Wesbrook Mall. Flaggers will be present at all times. Key details of this closure are as follows:

Buses

• No detours to buses or bus stops. However, please anticipate a few minutes delay to your trip.

Vehicles

• Drivers are advised to change their route into campus to avoid the closure. For example, if your destination is south of University Boulevard, use Blanca to 16th Avenue. If your destination is north of University Boulevard, use Blanca to Chancellor Boulevard. The other option is to use NW Marine Drive around the west side of campus. 

Cyclists

• Northbound cyclists will be detoured to Western Parkway. Southbound cyclists will be detoured at the UBC Bus Exchange to either detour onto campus or use roads within the University Endowment Lands east of Wesbrook Mall.

Pedestrians

• Pedestrians can continue to use the sidewalk along the east side of Wesbrook Mall.

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. 

This is currently in place. Please obey flaggers and signage and use Lower Mall to move northbound through campus. 

November 2024 Update: Thank you for your patience as work continues around Rec North and the changes to the North Parkade. Work will be ongoing in that area through early 2025. There are no substantial changes to how things are operating today.

There is a lot of construction happening on Student Union Boulevard impacting traffic, pedestrians and cyclists. This will continue through the rest of this term. Delays should be expected, so please plan ahead.

All efforts are being made to maintain pedestrian routes during construction. However, in the next few months pedestrians will need to be detoured to either Walter Gage Road or south of UBC Life Building to allow for paving to take place along the south side of the North Parkade. More details to come once dates are known.

Please obey and be respectful of flaggers who have been doing a great job keeping everyone moving as best as possible during this challenging construction project.

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 east of Wesbrook Mall is 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 will be intermittently closed for safety during construction activity. Pedestrians will be detoured to the sidewalk along the west side of Wesbrook Mall during this time. 
• Parking along the east side of Wesbrook Mall will be intermittently closed to accommodate construction needs throughout construction.
• 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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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.