Vancouver International Airport Upgrades

Province: British Columbia

City/Region: Richmond

Image Credit: Vancouver Airport Authority

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Project End: 2022

Project Type: Airport

Industry Sector: Transportation

Project Amount: $1.7 billion

Date of Completion: 2022

Funding Source: Private

Private Funding: Vancouver Airport Authority: $1.7 billion (collected through an increased Airport Improvement Fee)

Previous Rankings

202037
201931
201828
201726
201627
201526
201421

About The Project

The multi-year expansion at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) involves a number of capital construction projects to enhance the airport experience and improve YVR’s competitive position as a world-class connecting hub.

Current projects include a Central Utilities Building that will house one of Canada’s largest GeoExchange energy systems; a new parkade and ground transportation facility; expanded international terminal building with four new bridged aircraft gates and four new bus operation gates and new remote aircraft stands.

Two new International hold rooms with capacity for 600 passengers have just opened and a new Transboder hold room is starting construction in October—both will support YVR’s remote stand operations.

To make room for the new remote aircraft stands, YVR will reclaim a portion of its existing jetSet parking concept and convert the remaining space into a valet operation. Construction on YVR’s runway safety enhancements will also continue until 2022.

Project Owner: Vancouver Airport Authority

Project/Construction Manager: Vancouver Airport Authority

Engineer: Stantec; WSP; SNC-Lavalin; WSP (materials engineering, quality management); Hatch (consulting); Wood Group (consulting)

Contractor: Graham (general contractor for airside operations support building); Ledcor (A-B connector); PCL (secure corridors)

Other Key Players: BMO Capital Markets; BTY Group; Entro; Exp; WSP; Aon; Mott MacDonald; Hanscomb; Colliers Project Leaders; McElhanney; Hemmera

Architects: Kasian(Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd.)

Other Suppliers: Canam Group (joists and steel deck)

Legal: McCarthy Tétrault (represented VIAA); Borden Ladner Gervais

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