New Phibbs Exchange opens on the North Shore [Video]

After a year and a half of construction, upgrades to a busy bus hub by the north end of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge are now complete.

Phibbs Exchange was still in operation while undergoing improvements, but the bus bays were scattered in temporary locations around the worksite. TransLink declared the exchange officially reopened on Monday.

The transit operator says the $32-million facelift modernized the space, improved access to and from the exchange, expanded capacity and improved safety.

Until the upgrades began in November 2022, the exchange used by more than 5,000 customers on an average weekday remained largely unchanged since it was first built in 1973.

A photo released by the B.C. government on Nov. 8, 2022 shows construction at the site of the Phibbs Exchange upgrade project in North Vancouver.Now, Phibbs Exchange has new bus bays for all 13 routes it serves, a new pathway to the hub, …