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Construction underway on Saanich transit hub

Jan 16, 2025 | Public | 0 comments

Construction is underway for the Ravine Way Transit and Active Transportation Improvements at the Uptown Mobility Hub in Saanich. This hub will become the region’s principal RapidBus exchange and route connector.

Windley Contracting Ltd. of Nanaimo was awarded the contract in fall 2024. The project is expected to be completed in summer 2025.

Construction of a new roadway, active transportation and transit infrastructure will include four new bus stops with shelters (two of which will be on the Trans-Canada Highway) and dedicated bus lanes.

The project will also improve pedestrian safety and active transportation surrounding the hub by improving crosswalks and intersections, and creating new multi-use pathways to build connections to the adjacent Galloping Goose Regional Trail network.

“As this area gets increasingly busy, we know people who live in and around Victoria count on connections that get them to and from home, work and school – quickly,” said George Anderson, B.C.’s parliamentary secretary for transit. “These improvements, along with our plans for the transit-oriented development at Uptown, will create a hub that delivers fast travel, easy connections and better livability for everyone.”

These improvements support the future transit-oriented development in Saanich announced by the province in April 2024. The improvements are designed to increase housing supply, promote sustainable transportation options and enhance overall livability.

The work will connect all transit services in the region and follows other transit and active-transportation improvements, such as the Highway 1 Bus-On-Shoulder-Lanes project, the Colquitz Bridges Widening project and BC Transit’s transit-priority lanes in the Six Mile area of View Royal – making for easier, continuous and faster travel between communities.

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