The Government of Canada is contributing a maximum of C$19.9 million through its Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative (APGCI) to a C$45 million overpass on the Deltaport Causeway, part of Port Metro Vancouver’s Deltaport Terminal, Road and Rail Improvement Project. 

The project involves the construction of a two-lane overpass that will provide grade separation between rail tracks and the Deltaport Causeway access road adjacent to the Deltaport Container Terminal. The overpass will improve the efficiency, safety and fluidity of traffic to and from the terminal by eliminating conflicts between rail and truck traffic. According to Transport Canada, it will also boost Deltaport throughput capacity by up to 200,000 TEUs annually. 

“The Deltaport Terminal, Road and Rail Improvement Project will increase capacity and efficiency within our existing footprint,” said Robin Silvester, president and CEO, Port Metro Vancouver. “This project increases industrial density, adding container capacity at Roberts Bank, while easing the impacts of a growing port on nearby communities.”