Major upgrades to busy Queensborough Bridge will close lanes until 2027

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/queensborough-bridge-upgrades-lane-closures-new-westminster-richmond 

When the Queensborough_Bridge opened in 1960, there wasn't any serious consideration for future capacity. The QB should have had 2 wide shoulders and 2 wide emergency lanes. Then, by the 1980s 2 bus lanes could have been opened. Then, by around 2000 the QB could have had 3 lanes each way, plus 1 bus lane each way.

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/02/construction-to-close-queensborough-bridge-lanes-overnight-until-2027

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation-projects/other-transportation-projects/queensboroughbridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensborough_Bridge Unfortunatly in 2026, the QB remains as a 4 lane funnel. Just 2 lanes each way as its another classic BC bottleneck-chokepoint, by design. There is enough space east of the bridge for a new northbound bridge to be built. 

New_Westminster has always been a small city, because it never absorbed what would become the Tri-Cities. Thus, a narrow QB fits in with such a little provincial backwater. However, as part of the BC Lower_Mainland its part of a region with over 3 million people. This puts NW in the position of being a regional hub city. 

https://604now.com/queensborough-bridge-upgrades-richmond-new-westminster-2026-2027/

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/queensborough-bridge-upgrades-new-westminster-richmond

https://www.patrickjohnstone.ca/2013/07/alas-queensborough-bridge-works.html

http://archives.newwestcity.ca/permalink/24422 , http://archives.newwestcity.ca/permalink/99415/  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensborough,_New_Westminster , https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/rte/122554-QB.PDF

Bike+bridges aren't a problem in many Australian cities and around the world. However, as usual, its more difficult to get such things done in backwards BC.

https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Q2Q_Bridge_Brochure_2015_02_02.pdf  

https://www.patrickjohnstone.ca/2013/07/connecting-qb-to-quay.html There should have been a proper bike and foot bridge between Queensborough and downtown NW, decades ago. 

https://www.newwestcity.ca/planning-building-and-development/projects-on-the-go/articles/3475.php

 https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Queensborough+Bridge

Major upgrades for Queensborough Bridge in NW

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/queensborough-bridge-upgrades-new-westminster-richmond 

Another classic BC bottleneck-chokepoint. This bridge is so narrow, because there aren't any emergency lanes, let alone any bus & HOV lanes. The narrow and inadequate Queensborough+Bridge just wasn't designed for a properly growing seaport region. A twin or duplicate bridge should have been built immediately east of the first bridge, decades ago. A parallel 4 lane bridge would allow for 3 lanes on each bridge, plus a 4th lane for buses. However, that would go against the regional congestive planning agenda. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Queensborough+Bridge

The inadequate Queensborough Bridge in BC

 https://x.com/DriveBC/status/1523759813179494401 

Just another backwards 4 lane BC bridge with narrow sidewalks & no emergency lanes. There is no traffic safety divider or barrier & of course no provision for bus & HOV lanes. Thus, its a classic bottleneck or choke point. If such an inadequate bride were in Australia or the US, it would have been duplicated or twinned by now.  

Two 4 lane bridges would allow for 2 lanes each way, plus 1 bus lane & 1 HOV lane each way. A newer bridge would also have enough room for a wide bike path as well as wide sidewalks. This really should be a 10 lane crossing, bust at least 8. Only for lanes today is such a sad joke.

Fortunately, the NYC QB was built on a grand scale, right from the start.

The Queensboro_Bridge, or the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge in NYC, is a fantastic 9 lane wonder from 1909. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensboro_Bridge#Description

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensboro_Bridge#Levels

https://www.ascemetsection.org/committees/history-and-heritage/landmarks/queensboro-bridge

https://www.webuildvalue.com/en/infrastructure/queensboro-bridge.html

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/05/23/not-again-queensboro-bridge-pedestrian-path-delayed-til-mid-2024 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Ivfo0DCpw

If the QB only had four lanes, it would have been twinned decades ago. 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Queensborough+Bridge

new westminster stewardson way queensborough bridge-overpass

http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/new-westminster-stewardson-way-queensborough-bridge-overpass

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Queensborough+Bridge

The Pattullo Bridge replacement, so far

 https://www.pattullobridgereplacement.ca/construction/bridge-opening/ 

There are still months of finishing touches.

https://www.pattullobridgereplacement.ca/construction/current-works/ 

Over the course of the year, many more people will start to realize that despite there being adequate bike lanes, there are no bus lanes, no wide shoulders and especially no emergency lanes. Its currently still too narrow for all of that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SurreyBC/comments/1omufv6/the_new_pattullo_bridge_will_gradually_open_to/  

In fact, the bridge was deliberately designed to be so narrow that there is only enough future deck space for either 2 bus lanes or 2 emergency lanes, but not both. For now, its just another 4 lane BC funnel.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+Westminster,+BC 

No lower deck for a potential truck connection between Surrey and Front Street and especially, no lower deck for a future LRT crossing.

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/pattullo-bridge-renamed-stalwasm-set-to-open-soon-11595501

It seems that whenever its possible, a 4 lane BC bottleneck-chokepoint is all that's necessary.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SurreyBC/comments/1rb4nmd/bus_connect_surrey_and_coquitlam/ 

It really would be a good idea to eventually have a couple of bus lanes on that bridge, especially since the Skytrain doesn't run 24 hours a day.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+Westminster,+BC/@49.2037496,-122.8791442,674m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x5485d8753ddb5097:0xeca8e918f64dfeee!8m2!3d49.2057179!4d-122.910956!16zL20vMDF2cXEx!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMzMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D 

Its still amazing how the SkyBridge (1990) was never built with 2 bus lanes, 2 bike lanes and 2 sidewalks. Such is the narrowminded planning methodology that is backwards BC.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyBridge_(TransLink)#Details   

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Pattullo+Bridge+replacement 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Queensborough+Bridge 

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SkyBridge