Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada and has the highest population density on Canda with an estimated population of 2,463,431 as of 2016. Vancouver is consistently named as one of the top five worldwide cities for quality of life and covers an area of 44 square miles. Vancouver has seen numerous large scale construction projects over the past couple of years and has multiple constructions projects in the pipeline, such as:
The Broadway Subway Project
The main part of construction on the 5.7 km extension of the Millennium Line started in May 2021, while the scheduled completion date is in 2025. Six underground stations will tie 700m of elevated line and 5km of underground line together. The cost for the build is $2.83 billion. The provincial government will foot the bill, with contributions from the Government of Canada and the City of Vancouver.
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