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Delayed Evergreen Line to open Dec. 2

CBC News | Posted: November 7, 2016 7:53 PM | Last Updated: November 7, 2016

$1.43B SkyTrain extension linking Burnaby, Coquitlam and Port Moody was originally slated to open this summer

Image | Evergree Line Test Run

Caption: A still from a non-stop test run on the new Evergreen line from Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station to Burquitlam Station. (City of Port Moody)

The long anticipated Evergreen Line will open Friday, Dec. 2, giving commuters in the Tri-Cities area a new option for getting where they need to go.
The $1.43 billion, 11-kilometre SkyTrain extension will provide a link between Burnaby, Port Moody and Coquitlam.

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TransLink estimates that by 2021, about 70,000 passengers will travel each day between Lougheed Town Centre in Burnaby and the terminus at Larfarge Lake-Douglas in Coquitlam.
The project had a number of delays and problems during its construction period, including the appearance of four sinkholes during tunnel boring, and the shifting of a large segment of the elevated concrete track bed.

Image | Evergreen track shifts

Caption: In March of 2014 a massive elevated concrete track shifted out of position during construction of the Evergreen Line. (CBC)

The line includes six new stations and a new, third platform at Lougheed Town Centre.

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