{"id":7,"date":"2021-10-28T16:16:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T16:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/fraserrivertunnel\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-05-22T09:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T16:28:46","slug":"about-the-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/fraserrivertunnel\/about-the-project\/","title":{"rendered":"About the project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-container\"><div class=\"engagement-page\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-content\"><bcgov-breadcrumb>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/fraserrivertunnel\">Home<\/a>\n                          <span>\n        About the project\n  <\/span>\n  <div style=\"display: flex\" slot=\"breadcrumb-extra\">\n      <\/div>\n  <\/bcgov-breadcrumb>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bcgov-engagement-header \">About the project<\/h1>\n<p>The new toll-free eight-lane immersed tube tunnel will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Replace the existing George Massey Tunnel on Highway 99<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide three vehicle lanes and a dedicated transit lane in each direction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feature a separated multi-use pathway for cyclists and pedestrians that connects to active transportation routes on both sides of the Fraser River<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain Fraser River navigational channel clearances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Project also includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New Deas Slough Bridge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retiring the existing tunnel once the new tunnel is in operation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New connections to Highway 99 between Steveston Highway and Highway 17A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/756\/2023\/11\/FRTP-2023-Brochure-map.png\" alt=\"An aerial map showing the project footprint for the Fraser River Tunnel Project. The map highlights Highway 99 between Richmond and Delta. Key areas labelled include the Fraser River, the existing George Massey Tunnel and Deas Slough Bridge, and the proposed new immersed tube tunnel and new Deas Slough Bridge connecting Richmond and Delta via Deas Island on Highway 99.\" class=\"wp-image-3072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/756\/2023\/11\/FRTP-2023-Brochure-map.png 1000w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/756\/2023\/11\/FRTP-2023-Brochure-map-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/756\/2023\/11\/FRTP-2023-Brochure-map-768x629.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub><em>This image is a conceptual rendering for illustrative purposes only.<\/em><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new toll-free eight-lane immersed tube tunnel will: The Project also includes:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/fraserrivertunnel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/fraserrivertunnel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/fraserrivertunnel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/fraserrivertunnel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/fraserrivertunnel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/fraserrivertunnel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5462,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/fraserrivertunnel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/5462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/fraserrivertunnel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}