{"id":917935,"date":"2026-10-02T14:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/917935\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T14:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:40:10","slug":"drivers-told-to-expect-delays-as-vancouver-begins-repairs-on-georgia-viaduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/917935\/","title":{"rendered":"Drivers told to expect delays as Vancouver begins repairs on Georgia Viaduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers travelling out of downtown Vancouver are being warned to prepare for possible delays as the city begins months of repairs on the Georgia Viaduct on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The largest impact of the work involves the closure of the vehicle exit ramp from the viaduct to Main Street, which is anticipated to last three months. <\/p>\n<p>The city is replacing expansion joints on the viaduct deck and ramps, with the entire project slated to last until next spring.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH | Groups call on Vancouver to tear down aging viaducts:<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1790952010_395_default.jpg\"  alt=\"\" class=\"thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"video-item-title\">Next Vancouver city council should remove viaducts, residents and businesses say<\/p>\n<p>Ongoing impacts will also include reduced lanes and potential delays, and the anticipated closure of the Georgia Viaduct sidewalk for &#8220;extended periods.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pedestrians are being directed to use the Dunsmuir Viaduct sidewalk during construction.<\/p>\n<p>The work will not affect the bike lane or the vehicle traffic lanes on the Dunsmuir Viaduct. <\/p>\n<p>The city is also advising that there will be periodic short-term lane closures on Pacific Boulevard beneath the viaduct when necessary to support the work. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":917936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-917935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=917935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/917936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=917935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=917935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=917935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}