University of British Columbia extension On January 14, 2008, the British Columbia provincial government announced a commitment to the expansion of the Millennium Line to the University of British Columbia (UBC) by 2020 as part of a $14-billion transit spending package to address climate change. It was not clear what route the new line would take, but it was hinted that there would be less use of cut-and-cover tunnelling to minimize disruption to businesses along Broadway and avoid the same problems seen during the Canada Line construction along Cambie Street. This expansion failed to materialize. On February 15, 2019, the TransLink Mayors' Council again approved an extension of the line to the UBC campus, although funding for this continuation past Arbutus Street had not yet been secured. In April 2022, TransLink assessed possible route options in the UBC area, including the provision of additional pocket storage tracks near the UBC terminus owing to the distance between the university and the nearest storage yard. As a result, the terminus at UBC would hypothetically be larger in size in order to accommodate the additional storage space and operational flexibility. In March 2023, it was announced that a contractor would be hired to put together a business case for the extension, which was to be presented in December 2024.
University of British Columbia extension On January 14 2008 the British Columbia provincial government announced a commitment to the expansion of the Millennium Line to the University of British Columbia (UBC) by 2020 as part of a $14-billion transit spending package to address climate change It was not clear what route the new line would take but it was hinted that there would be less use of cut-and-cover tunnelling to minimize disruption to businesses along Broadway and avoid the same problems seen during the Canada Line construction along Cambie Street This expansion failed to materialize On February 15 2019 the TransLink Mayors' Council again approved an extension of the line to the UBC campus although funding for this continuation past Arbutus Street had not yet been secured In April 2022 TransLink assessed possible route options in the UBC area including the provision of additional pocket storage tracks near the UBC terminus owing to the distance between the university and the nearest storage yard As a result the terminus at UBC would hypothetically be larger in size in order to accommodate the additional storage space and operational flexibility In March 2023 it was announced that a contractor would be hired to put together a business case for the extension which was to be presented in December 2024