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 infrastructure and making transportation upgrades along West 49th Avenue between Cambie and Main 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

  • Starting the week of July 8, some temporary works are taking place near Manitoba and 49th. This work will require a temporary shift of traffic across the centre line between Manitoba and Ontario streets.
  • No parking zones have been extended along W 49th Ave. west past Manitoba.
  • One travel lane in either direction will be maintained at all times.
  • Bus stops at 49th and Manitoba may be closed.
  • Access to Langara Campus from W 49th Ave. and Ontario St. maintained at all times.

From July 21

Starting the week of July 21, the intersection at Ontario and 49th will be closed for around four weeks.

During the intersection closure:  

  • Access to Langara will be maintained with some detours in place.
  • Local traffic and buses only east or west on 49th Avenue between Main Street and Cambie Street and on E/W 48th Avenue between Quebec Street and Manitoba Street.
  • Buses will be detoured onto E/W 48th Avenue between Quebec Street and Manitoba Street and bus stops temporarily relocated. Keep up to date on the latest transit alerts and bus services.
  • Pedestrian and cycling detours will be in effect with detour signage in place.
  • Temporary “no parking” restrictions will be in effect on sections of W 48th Avenue, Quebec Street and Manitoba Street. Watch for signage.  
A map showing the intersection closure at 49th and Ontario, bus detour north to 48th Ave., and cycle detour east to Quebec St.

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 alerts on the homepage and on our social media.

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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.