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 January 6, 2026

  • Access to the intersections at 49th Ave. and Ontario St. is currently not be possible
  • Students and staff may use the roundabout intersection at 52nd Ave. and Ontario St. for access and egress.
  • Quebec St. and E 49th Ave. will remain open.
  • Bus 49 service is not expected to be impacted.
     

What remains the same:

  • The T Building parking entrance on Columbia is one-way (entry) only. Please exit the parking lot onto Ontario Street.
  • Ontario Street is open travelling northbound towards between 51st and 49th Ave. Southbound traffic is permitted below 51st Ave.
  • 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.
     
Constructon map as of Dec 2025

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.