KLO Road Bridge Replacement at Mission Creek
A public information session was held on September 26, 2024, for residents to learn about the project, view designs and renderings and have their questions answered by the project team.
View the Information Session presentation panels to learn more about the project and see the designs.
Background
In 2025, construction will begin to replace KLO bridge and install a roundabout. The existing bridge was built in 1949 and needs to be replaced as it is nearing the end of its service life and it’s low-grade position presents a flooding risk.
The bridge replacement will bring essential benefits including improved sight lines for drivers, traffic calming and increased active transportation options. This will create safer routes for those who walk, bike, roll and use assisted mobility devices (e.g. wheelchairs).
Additionally, the new bridge will be 3 metres higher, offering flood protection benefits and helping to safeguard the neighbourhood from risks associated with climate change.
Because the new bridge will be larger, the City will be able to integrate sewer infrastructure into the build which will lay the foundation for future projects to integrate Mission Creek into the City’s wastewater network.
Detailed design, property acquisition and environmental approvals are in progress. Construction is tentatively planned to begin Spring 2025 with preparatory "early works" occurring in 2024.
In collaboration with FortisBC, early works construction is anticipated to start on August 12, 2024, focusing on upgrading a transmission gas pipeline beneath K.L.O. Road near Spiers Road. Subsequent electricity infrastructure upgrades are slated for October, involving the relocation and installation of a new distribution line and poles along the same roads to accommodate the future bridge replacement project. For more information about this work, please visit fortisbc.com/communityupgrades.
