Investments
The APGCI consists of strategic transportation infrastructure projects including British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, their principal road and rail connections stretching across Western Canada and south to the United States, key border crossings, and major Canadian ports.
APGCI Interactive Investments Map
The Asia-Pacific Gateway Corridor and Initiative (APGCI) Investments Map illustrates Canada's Pacific Gateway system of transportation infrastructure. The system includes British Columbia Lower Mainland and Prince Rupert ports, road and rail connections that reach across Western Canada and into the economic heartlands of North America, as well as major airports and border crossings.
Our Investments
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Prince Rupert Port Container Security Program, $28 million
A Canada Border Services Agency Marine Container Program ensures secure and efficient border services for Fairview Container Terminal, which opened Fall 2007.
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Highway Improvements near Vanderhoof, $1.05 million
A 2-kilometre auxiliary passing lane and intersection improvements for Highway 16, the only direct National Highway link to the Port of Prince Rupert.
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River Road, Prince George, $3.5 million
River Road is the primary road access to CN’s Prince George Intermodal facility. Projects will upgrade and widen 1.9 km between Cameron Street Bridge and Foley Crescent and 1.7 km between Foley Crescent and the CN Fraser River Bridge and install left turn lanes to access the facility. Improved traffic flow along this route is essential to the community and to efficient movement of goods.
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Twinning of Simon Fraser Bridge, $18 million
A project to reduce traffic congestion and make delivering goods between the Port of Prince Rupert container facility and the Prince George Inland Container Terminal more efficient. This bridge opened to traffic in August 2009.
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Highway 97 Upgrade near Prince George, $4.2 million
Upgrading 4.2 kilometres of BC’s major north/south artery at Wright Station Curve, between 100 Mile House and Williams Lake to four lanes, will support development of the Port of Prince Rupert.
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Investments at the Ashcroft Terminal such as constructing a new grade separation and relocating a road will enhance access to transload facilities for shippers.
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Grade Separations, British Columbia, $7 million
Grade separations in Smithers and Terrace (British Columbia) will improve truck and local traffic flow, help attract business to these areas, increase capacity and facilitate efficient intermodal train services.
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Highway 2 and 41 Avenue Intermodal Access, Edmonton, $75 million
A new interchange will facilitate the relocation of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) intermodal facility.
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Freeway interchanges and South River Crossing bridge, $106 million
Interchanges at Lorne Avenue and Circle Drive South, and Idylwyld Freeway and Circle Drive South will improve access to CN’s intermodal terminal. Building a new six-lane bridge across the South Saskatchewan River will help divert commercial and other through traffic from the downtown core.
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TransCanada Highway Upgrade, $8 million
Upgrading a 4.3-kilometer section between Sorrento and Salmon Arm will improve the safety and reliability of the primary highway link for commercial goods between Lower Mainland container ports, Asia-Pacific markets and the rest of Canada.
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TransCanada Highway Upgrade, $267 million
Twinning the TransCanada Highway in Banff National Park will strengthen travel and trade between the dynamic economies of Alberta and British Columbia. APGCI has contributed $37 million to this project.
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52nd Street SE, CPR grade separation and Western Headwaters, Calgary, $34.5 million
Projects will widen the 52nd Street SE from 114th Avenue to 130th Avenue SE from two to four lanes, and from 90th Avenue to 106th Avenue SE, from two to six lanes; build a grade separation at the CPR rail line and the Western Headwaters Canal; improve intersections; and make storm water upgrades.
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Regina Region Intermodal Project, $27 million
Partners will relocate the CPR intermodal terminal outside the City of Regina and provide proper road access to the new larger capacity terminal.
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Highway Interchange and Grade Separation, Portage la Prairie, $21 million
Building an interchange of the TransCanada and Yellowhead highways and a road/rail grade separation at the CN main line—parts of a competitive transportation and logistics system connecting the West coast to North American markets.
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Centreport Way, Winnipeg, $33.25 million
Integrating a number of the major components of a previous proposal that included improvements to Inkster Boulevard.
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Regional Traffic Management Centre, $5 million
Staff will control and monitor traffic conditions and provide traveller information on the Lower Mainland’s major highway networks and transit system.
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Pitt River Bridge and Mary Hill Interchange, $90 million
Now open, this seven-lane bridge connects trade-related and transportation facilities on both sides of the Pitt River to enhance the flow of international goods through the Lower Mainland.
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North Fraser Perimeter Road, United Boulevard Extension, $65 million
Extending a four-lane roadway, building a four-lane overpass and a bridge over the Brunette River will enhance connections between ports and rail yards and improve rail and traffic efficiency.
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City of Richmond, $5.47 million
Widening Westminster Highway and Nelson Road to four lanes as well as upgrading its traffic signals and building a new four-lane section between Wireless Way and Highway 91 will make roads serving Gateway facilities more efficient.
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Dredging at Fraser Port, $4 million
Deeper and wider shipping channels will enhance efficiency and maximize shipping capacity for the Vancouver-Fraser Port Authority.
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Corporation of Delta, $1.83 million
Improving the intersections at Chester Road/Derwent Way, Chester Road/Cliveden Avenue and Nordel Way at Brooke Road and Shepherd Way will facilitate trucking on Annacis Island.
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Roberts Bank Rail Corridor Road/Rail Grade Separations, $75 million
Road/rail grade separations (up to nine), road closures, network reconfigurations and traffic management measures along 70-kilometres that connect international container and coal terminals with North America’s rail network, will increase road and rail capacity and reduce impact on communities.
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South Fraser Perimeter Road, $365 million
This 40-kilometre four-lane road will connect Deltaport to Highway 1 and the Golden Ears Bridge and be a designated east-west truck route to enhance international freight movement and reduce impacts on municipal roads.
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Expansion of Roberts Bank
Deltaport, Canada’s largest container terminal, opened its third berth in January 2010.
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Five Burrard Inlet’s North Shore Projects, $75 million
These infrastructure investments will improve rail and road access to Canada’s Pacific Gateway’s ports and railways and strengthen Canada’s trade connections overseas. Projects in the North Vancouver area are: Brooksbank Avenue Underpass, Neptune/Cargill Grade Separation, Low Level Road Re-Alignment, Pemberton Avenue Grade Separation, and the Western Low Level Route Extension to Marine Drive.
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South Shore Trade Area, $49.7 million
These investments will improve rail, port and trucking operations, create jobs and increase mobility. Projects in the South Shore area are: Powell Street Grade Separation and Stewart Street Elevated Structure.
Five Shortsea Shipping Projects in the Lower Mainland, $20.9 million
Projects will establish a network of complementary shortsea shipping services to reduce road congestion, increase throughput capacity at marine terminals and develop new transportation options – for more integrated and efficient flow of international trade.
The Vancouver International Airport
The Vancouver International Airport, Canada’s second busiest airport handled 178,057 tonnes of cargo in 2009.
All financial figures are anticipated federal contributions for projects, most of which are cost-shared with important contributions from partners, including British Columbia and other western provincial and municipal governments, ports and railways.
All projects are subject to funding commitments of all partners, completion of due diligence, contribution agreements and final federal project approval.