Weekend traffic alert for Vancouver

Stanley Park Causeway featuring diseased trees due to the impacts of the looper moth

Significant lane closures on Georgia Viaduct, Lions Gate Bridge and Stanley Park Causeway

February 2 2024 –

On Saturday, February 3rd and Sunday, February 4th the Georgia Viaduct and Stanley Park Causeway/Lions Gate Bridge will undergo significant closures to enable safe construction and essential tree removal work. People traveling these routes should expect detours, delays and transit changes.

There will be a full closure of the Georgia Viaduct to enable safe set-up of a tower crane. Outside of working hours, between 8pm Saturday and 6am Sunday, one eastbound lane will be re-opened on the Viaduct. The work is being done by Peak Construction Group for a development site. 

The Lions Gate Bridge and Stanley Park Causeway will have a full closure Sunday morning and single lane closures at other times throughout the weekend. This closure is to support essential continued work to remove trees impacted by the hemlock looper moth infestation in Stanley Park.

Impacted areas and closure details

Georgia Viaduct

  • Saturday, February 3 and Sunday, February 4: 6:00 am to 8:00 pm: Full closure of the Georgia Viaduct
  • Saturday, February 3 and Sunday, February 4: 8:00 pm to 6:00 am: One lane eastbound will be open on the Viaduct.
  • Georgia Street will be closed at Beatty Street – residents of Citadel Parade and Regiment Square will retain access to their homes from Dunsmuir Street. Outside of working hours, residents can access Citadel Parade and Regiment Square from Georgia Street.
  • A large section of the south sidewalk on the Viaduct will be closed, please watch for signage. The north sidewalk will remain open to pedestrians.
  • Dunsmuir Street will have a one-lane closure to facilitate two-way traffic for local access to Citadel Parade during working hours. VPD will be on-site directing traffic. There will be no impacts for pedestrians and cyclists on Dunsmuir.
  • Messaging boards have been in place for the past week to advise commuters of coming closures. 

Lions Gate Bridge/Stanley Park Causeway

  • Saturday, February 3: 7:30 am to 2:00 pm: Single lane closure on Lions Gate – southbound pedestrians and bikes will be detoured through Stanley Park to eastside of the Stanley Park Causeway/Lions Gate Bridge.
  • Sunday, February 4: 7:30 am to 11:00 am: Full closure of the Bridge/Causeway to all vehicles, bikes and pedestrians. During this full closure, traffic should use the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing.
  • Sunday, February 4: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm: Single lane closure – southbound pedestrians and bikes will be detoured through Stanley Park to eastside of the Causeway/Bridge.
  • These closures are to support the essential removal of trees impacted by the hemlock looper moth outbreak in Stanley Park. Find further details of this project at vancouver.ca/stanley-park-trees.

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