{"id":2737,"date":"2025-05-22T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/?post_type=engagement&#038;p=2737"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:29:30","slug":"fraser-river-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"engagement","link":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/fraser-river-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraser River Tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group engage-banner has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fbda80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phase 3 engagement was open May 22 to June 23, 2025<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"1500\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-70057\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/11\/Building-FRTP_Step-8.jpg\" style=\"object-position:62% 68%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"62% 68%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/11\/Building-FRTP_Step-8.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/11\/Building-FRTP_Step-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/11\/Building-FRTP_Step-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/11\/Building-FRTP_Step-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/11\/Building-FRTP_Step-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/11\/Building-FRTP_Step-8-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/11\/Building-FRTP_Step-8-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-container\"><div class=\"engagement-page\"><div class=\"engagement-content-wrapper\"><h1 class=\"engagement-title-banner \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/themes\/bcgov-engagement\/dist\/images\/blue-curve-bg.svg)\">Fraser River Tunnel<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-content\"><bcgov-breadcrumb>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\">Home<\/a>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/\">Engagement Opportunities<\/a> \n                  <span>\n        Fraser River Tunnel\n  <\/span>\n  <div style=\"display: flex\" slot=\"breadcrumb-extra\">\n      <\/div>\n  <\/bcgov-breadcrumb>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-govtogether-engagement-header\"><div class=\"text-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On this page&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#summary1\" title=\"\">Phase 1: Early engagement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#summary2\" title=\"\">Phase 2: Process planning<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#summary3\" title=\"\">Phase 3: Application development and review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who: <\/strong>The Ministry of Transportation and Transit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What: <\/strong>Proposal to replace the George Massey Tunnel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Highway 99 between Richmond and Delta, BC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why:<\/strong> To inform the scope, procedures, and methods of the environmental assessment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How: <\/strong>To learn more, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.eao.gov.bc.ca\/FraserTunnel-AR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">project page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-engagement_category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\"><strong>Category: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement_category\/transportation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Transportation<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-column\"><span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A rendering of the Fraser River Tunnel Project, showing Highway 99 with cars and buses traveling in both directions and trees on either side. The rendering shows the multi-use pathway entry point located in the centre of the highway, completely separated from vehicles and leading into the new immersed tube tunnel.\" class=\"engagement-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/11\/Picture1-scaled.jpg);background-position:57.99999999999999% 35%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summary1\">Phase 1: Early engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry is proposing to replace the existing George Massey Tunnel with a new, eight-lane immersed tube tunnel. Early engagement was the first phase in the environmental assessment process and provided an opportunity for Indigenous groups, the public, and stakeholders to learn more about the proposed project and provide comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fraser River Tunnel Project is one of the five projects under the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highway99tunnel.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Highway 99 Tunnel Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2022\/07\/20220711-FRTP-SummaryOfEngagement-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phase 1 Summary of Engagement<\/a>&nbsp;report<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summary2\">Phase 2: Process planning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After successfully completing the early engagement phase of the Environmental Assessment, the project received a positive readiness decision on September 14, 2023 and conducted a process planning phase. This phase included a public comment period, which provided an opportunity for Indigenous nations, the public, and stakeholders to determine how they wanted to be engaged and involved in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/12\/Fraser-River-Tunnel-Phase-2.pdf\" title=\"\">Phase 2 Summary of Engagement<\/a> report<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summary3\">Phase 3: Application development and review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the successful competition of the process planning phase of the environmental assessment, the project was issued a process order by the Environmental Assessment Office on March 22, 2024, and is now in the Application development and review phase. In this phase the project works with Indigenous nations, the public, and stakeholders to complete their application for an environmental assessment certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">This public comment period was open from May 22 to June 23, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the Phase 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.eao.gov.bc.ca\/api\/public\/document\/689a06f1676c530022652394\/download\/FRTP EA ADR PCP ESR_LQ FINAL_20250728.pdf\" title=\"\">Summary of Engagement<\/a> report<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related engagements<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"related-engagements\">\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Kamloops Area Transportation Study. Categories: Transportation. Status: Closed with results.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed with results\">\n                                            Closed with results                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/kamloops-area-transportation-study-2\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Kamloops Area Transportation Study                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">Transportation<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/kamloops-area-transportation-study-2\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/02\/KamloopsTran1.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Surrey Langley SkyTrain. Categories: Transportation. Status: Closed with results.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed with results\">\n                                            Closed with results                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/surrey-langley-skytrain\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Surrey Langley SkyTrain                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">Transportation<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/surrey-langley-skytrain\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/SurreyLangleySkytrain.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Uptown Transit-Oriented Development. Categories: Transportation. Status: Closed with results.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed with results\">\n                                            Closed with results                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/uptown-transit-oriented-development\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Uptown Transit-Oriented Development                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">Transportation<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/uptown-transit-oriented-development\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/07\/Uptown-Transit-Rendering-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Catalytic Converter Theft. Categories: Law and Public Safety, Transportation. Status: Closed.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed\">\n                                            Closed                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/catalytic-converter-theft\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Catalytic Converter Theft                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">Law and Public Safety<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Transportation<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/catalytic-converter-theft\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/05\/Catalytic-Converter-Theft-converter-small.png\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Specialty Licence Plates Program Expansion. Categories: Transportation. Status: Closed.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed\">\n                                            Closed                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/specialty-licence-plates\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Specialty Licence Plates Program Expansion                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">Transportation<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/specialty-licence-plates\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/12\/Specialty-Plates1.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Taylor Bridge. Categories: Transportation. Status: Closed with results.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed with results\">\n                                            Closed with results                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/taylorbridge\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Taylor Bridge                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">Transportation<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/taylorbridge\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/TaylorBridge2.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-govtogether-engagement-header\"><div class=\"text-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"image-column\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":70057,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","engagement_category":[307],"engagement_region":[297],"engagement_status":[207],"engagement_pin_group":[],"class_list":["post-2737","engagement","type-engagement","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","engagement_category-transportation","engagement_region-lower-mainland-southwest","engagement_status-closed-with-results"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"pinned_engagement_toggle":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement\/2737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/engagement"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement\/2737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84146,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement\/2737\/revisions\/84146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"engagement_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_category?post=2737"},{"taxonomy":"engagement_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_region?post=2737"},{"taxonomy":"engagement_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_status?post=2737"},{"taxonomy":"engagement_pin_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_pin_group?post=2737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}