The provincial government has chosen a team to design the new eight-lane immersed tube tunnel that will replace the George Massey Tunnel connecting Richmond and Delta.
Cross Fraser Partnership, which is comprised of four companies, Bouygues Construction Canada Inc., Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas Canada Ltd., Pomerleau BC Inc. and Arcadis Canada Inc., has been chosen by the province for this next phase of the project.
The project is now entering the development phase, which includes the tunnel design and an agreement between the province and Cross Fraser Partnership on project costs and risks.
The final design and cost submission will culminate in a design-build agreement, the province noted in its announcement Tuesday.
The tunnel replacement is budgeted to cost $4.15 billion and to be completed in 2030.
In advance of tunnel construction, the province is delivering several corridor improvements along this vital stretch of Highway 99.
Transit and cycling upgrades along Highway 99 have been completed and the first half of the Steveston Interchange Project is expected to be completed this year.
In June 2024, crews began erecting the 21 concrete girders that will support the first half of the new interchange.
Steveston Highway traffic will then move on to the new structure so the old overpass can be removed and work can begin on the second segment. The interchange is expected to be finished in 2025.
Preloading of soil for an additional southbound lane between the Westminster and Steveston highways will get under way this summer.
The additional Highway 99 lane will result in eight lanes from Westminster Highway in Richmond to Ladner Trunk Road in Delta once the new eight-lane tunnel is in place in 2030.
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