Three companies have been selected to move onto the request for proposal (RFP) stage for the Steveston Interchange project to be built just north of the Massey Tunnel in Richmond.
The estimated $137 million project will turn the Steveston overpass from two lanes to five lanes – two eastbound lanes and three westbound lanes, including a left turn lane to southbound Highway 99.
The three bidding companies being asked to participate in the RFP stage include:
- Aecon | NorLand General Partnership (includes Aecon Constructors, a division of Aecon Construction Group Inc.; NorLand Projects Limited; Parsons Inc.; and Wood Canada Limited);
- Cascade Coast Infrastructure Group (Eurovia British Columbia Inc.; Ledcor Mining Ltd.; and McElhanney Engineering Services Ltd.); and
- Flatiron Constructors Canada Limited (Flatiron Constructors Canada Limited; and Urban Systems Ltd.).
With the proposal deadline in early 2022, the contract is expected to be awarded in spring 2022.
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said this new Steveston overpass aims to relieve traffic congestion by improving connections for vehicles, transit users, pedestrians and cyclists in anticipation of the George Massey Tunnel replacement.
“Travel time and reliability will be improved at the northbound off-ramp to Steveston Highway and for westbound through traffic along Steveston Highway, making it easier for people to get where they are going,” said the ministry.
A new Steveston interchange will also improve access to transit stops and pedestrian and cycling connections across Highway 99.
A new bus-only on-ramp will be created from Bridgeport Road onto Highway 99 southbound.
Meanwhile, new multi-use pathway connections will be created from the Oak Street Bridge into Richmond’s cycling and pedestrian network.
Transit priority lanes will also be added along Highway 99 in Delta in both directions, while Highway 17A lanes will be widened and reconfigured to support eastbound bus/HOV priority.
Improvements will also be made to the bicycle shuttle pull-out on Highway 17A, while new ramp crossings and a new shelter will also be added.
-With files from Maria Rantanen and Kirsten Clarke
