Construction and Road Closure Updates

The UBC campus is always growing and changing so it's common to encounter construction and road closures. The map below will help you locate existing construction areas and road closures at UBC Vancouver. It is updated regularly to make navigating campus easier.

Campus Maps

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road closures map

 

For detailed information on road closures on campus, see drop downs below. These are updated regularly but if you see something missing or have questions, email info.planning@ubc.ca. 

Event related road closures

This event will take place every Tuesday from May 5, 2026 until May 26, 2026 from 6:30pm until 8:30pm along East Mall and Stadium 
Road. This event is being organized by Escape Velocity Cycling Club.

Event details:

•    Racers will be following rules of the road, but travelling faster than cyclists
•    Professional traffic personnel, volunteer marshals and signage will be set up along the route as appropriate
•    Motorcycles might be provided to escort the participants
•    Access in/out of Stadium parking lot to be provided between gaps in cyclists
•    No street closure or parking restrictions required
•    Registration tent and tables will be set up on the lawn outside of the Stadium
•    First aid on site
•    Access to Hospice will be maintained via East Mall and Stadium Road
•    Departing from Hospice will be via Stadium Road to West Mall
•    No alcohol or food served
 

When:  Friday, May 29, 2026 - 5:00 pm - Friday, May 29, 2026 - 9:00 pm
Where:  Start/Finish at Stadium parking lot.

Event details including race route can be found on the Longest Day event webpage. 

Road Closures: 

6:00pm – 7:10pm East Mall southbound CLOSED from Eagles Drive to 16th Avenue
6:00pm – 8:15pm Stadium Rd eastbound CLOSED from SW Marine Drive to West Mall
6:00pm – 8:45pm Stadium Road fully CLOSED from East Mall to West Mall
6:15pm – 8:15pm West Mall northbound CLOSED from Stadium Rd to Stores Rd
6:15pm- 8:15pm Stores Road CLOSED from Main Mall to West Mall

Other Impacts:
There will be no parking on East Mall from Eagles to West 16th

Event details

  • Sunday, June 28, 2026 - 7:30 am - 11:30 am
  • Half marathon starts at 7:45am, 5K starts at 7:30am
  • Start line for half marathon event located on NW Marine Drive between Oberlander Lane and Agronomy Road
  • Shuttle buses will be used to return participants to the start line throughout the morning, but there will not be impacts to traffic
  • Participants (maximum): 6,000

Road Closures

  • 7am – 10:45am: SW Marine Drive between Wesbrook Mall and Kullahun Drive open in northbound direction only (to UBC). Southbound traffic (from UBC) detoured to 16th Avenue.
  • 4:00 am – 11:30 am: NW Marine Drive between Stadium Road and West Mall
  • 4:00 am – 11:30 am: Agronomy Road between NW Marine Drive and Lower Mall
  • 6:45 am – 9:30 am: NW Marine Drive between University Blvd and East Mall
  • 6:45 am – 10:15 am: NW Marine Drive from Chancellor Blvd to 4th Ave (along Spanish Banks)
  • 6:45 am – 9:30am: SW Marine Drive between Wesbrook Mall and Stadium Road

Important Notes

  • Botanical Garden: access via Stadium Road across NW Marine Drive through gaps in runners. Flaggers will be present
  • Wesbrook Place: residents and visitors, use 16th Avenue not SW Marine Drive to avoid delays during the event. There is no access from Wesbrook Mall onto SW Marine Drive from 7am to 10:45am
  • Cecil Green Park Road: access accommodated from NW Marine Drive via Chancellor Blvd through gaps in runners
  • UBC Hospital: access via 16th Avenue, University Blvd and Chancellor Blvd to Wesbrook Mall

Click here for details including route map. 

Construction related road closures

Utility work for the Lower Mall Precinct development and Sauder Powerhouse Expansion, as well as expansion to the District Energy System will be done from February to November 2026 and will result in a number of road closures on the east side of campus. This work will be done in phases to minimize impact to the campus community.

 Click here for details of each phase. 
 

Construction is currently underway for Lot BCR 7 on Wesbrook Mall in the Wesbrook Place neighbourhood. 

Key impacts: 

  • The sidewalk along the east side of Wesbrook Mall from Ross Drive to Grey Avenue in front of the site will remain closed until the project is complete. 
  • On-street parking along the east side of Wesbrook Mall from Ross Drive in front of the site will remain closed until the project is complete. 
  • Intermittent closures of on-street parking on the west side of Wesbrook Mall will be required from time to time to accommodate construction activity. 
  • Single lane or full road closures on Wesbrook Mall may be required from time to time to accommodate construction activity.
  • All construction activity for the site has been instructed to use Wesbrook Mall south of the site to arrive and depart to reduce impacts on Wesbrook Village area.
     
  • Full closure required to complete renovation work at the Food and Beverage Innovation Precinct. 
  • Access to loading area for School of Population and Public Health maintained from East Mall.
  • Sidewalk will remain open.
  • West Mall is closed for utility work from Memorial Road to University Boulevard until November 2026. 
  • Any through traffic must use NW Marine Drive to Agronomy Road. 
  • The east sidewalk along West Mall is closed from University Boulevard to the Geography Building. Pedestrians are detoured to Main Mall or the west side of West Mall.
  • The work zone will extend further south into the University Boulevard intersection, but the timing is not known yet.  

     
  • In front of Orchard Commons between West Mall and Thunderbird Crescent from June 1st to July 9th
  • Traffic will be detoured onto Thunderbird Crescent to get around the short closure. 
  • Timing of the closures is unknown, but will be a few times a day.
  • Layby spaces in front of the Orchard Commons daycare will not be impacted.
     
  • Key impact of this work is the detour for pedestrians moving north south in the area. Use the sidewalk on the east side of Wesbrook Mall or Athlete’s Walk west of War Memorial Gym.