West 49th Avenue Construction

From summer 2025 to winter 2025/26, construction around our campus could impact your commute.

The City of Vancouver is upgrading critical sewer and water infrastructure and making transportation upgrades along West 49th Avenue between Cambie and Fraser streets.

Access to Langara for students, employees, and visitors will be maintained at all times, but the construction will detour and/or slow traffic around campus. Plan ahead to give yourself enough travel time.

What’s happening now

Updated March 4, 2026

  • NEW: Access to and from 49th Ave. and Ontario St. will be closed from March 4 – 6. 
    • Access to and from Langara’s parking lot on Ontario St. will remain open with vehicles able to access from 49th Ave. through Quebec St. or from the south side on Ontario.
  • The north side of Alberta St. is now closed to facilitate sewer construction. The developer's works mid-block between Columbia and Manitoba St. are ongoing but eastern extents of the traffic impacts remain unchanged. This setup is expected to be in place until mid-March.
  • Overnight traffic (8pm to 6am) along 49th Avenue is only open to eastbound traffic. 49 bus detour (up to 41st) is still in place in both directions.

What remains the same

  • The T Building parking entrance on Columbia is one-way (entry) only. Please exit the parking lot onto Ontario Street.
  • Two bus stops (westbound and eastbound) are available between Manitoba St and Ontario St. Please see the map below for all available bus stop locations.
  • Single lane and alternating traffic on 49th Ave is still in place between Alberta and Manitoba.
  • Pedestrian and cycling detours are in effect with detour signage in place.
  • Temporary “no parking” restrictions are in effect in the area. Watch for signage. 
Construction map - Feb 17 Status

The City of Vancouver’s website is the official source for details about this project and how it may affect you.

Stay informed

We’re working with the City to communicate impacts to the Langara community – planned and unplanned – so you can be prepared. We’ll update this page as the project progresses. If there are significant, unexpected impacts, we’ll share them as soon as possible via social media and/or email.

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This construction supports our growing neighbourhood – and a new bus priority lane along West 49th will improve transit speed and reliability for your commute to campus. Thank you for your patience and understanding as the City makes these improvements.