As Victoria continues to grow and change, the City is working hard to maintain and upgrade our roads and infrastructure to work better for everyone. The tools on this page will help you understand how City streets may be changing and plan around major construction projects.
Road Construction & Closures
Construction work is an essential part of a thriving city – but travelling through work zones requires extra caution to keep yourself and others safe. No matter how you get around, please be considerate of workers and other road users by being patient, using caution and following the directions of signage and crews.
Current large-scale construction projects in Victoria are displayed below on VicMap, the City’s online mapping tool. Please note that this map does not show every construction project in the City. You can also follow @CityofVictoria on Twitter for regular traffic advisories.
Every year, the City identifies opportunities across Victoria to improve safety, accessibility and comfort for all road users. Residents and businesses will be notified by mail when large-scale transportation projects are planned nearby, such as:
road paving
traffic calming
crosswalks
sidewalks
new traffic signals
bike or bus lanes
Major transportation projects planned for 2024 are listed below. To stay up-to-date on upcoming transportation projects in Victoria, sign up for our Go Victoria newsletter.
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Status: Under Construction
The City is making safety improvements on Gorge Road from Blanshard Street to Harriet Road including:
Road repaving
One-way protected bike lanes on each side of the road
Transit stop and accessibility upgrades
New and upgraded traffic signals and crossings
Landscaping
Right turn slip lane removal
Underground water main replacement
Construction is underway and will continue into 2025. You can sign up for bi-weekly construction updates at victoria.ca/signup.
Status: Complete
Bike lanes were installed or upgraded along the corridor, and the right-turn slip lane at Quadra Street was converted to a new public plaza. Plans for this corridor were developed with input from the 2024-25 Street Upgrades engagement process, where residents expressed high levels of support for pedestrian safety improvements (especially the removal of slip lanes), protected bike lanes, better public spaces and other changes to prioritize safety over on-street parking.
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Status: Under Construction
With the recent completion of underground work along Blanshard Street, the City is making transportation upgrades to improve safety for all road users, including:
Road repaving
Traffic signal upgrades
New dedicated left-turn lanes
One-way protected bicycle lanes on each side of the street
Improved crosswalks
Accessibility upgrades and new accessible parking spaces
Lighting and landscaping improvements
Construction began this summer and will continue into 2025. You can sign up for bi-weekly construction updates at victoria.ca/signup.
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Status: Under Construction
This summer/fall, one-way protected bike lanes are being installed on each side of Shelbourne Street from Haultain Street to North Dairy Road. As part of the City's approved cycling network plan since 2014, this project will close a major gap in a regional north-south bike route and give people in Victoria safer and more convenient options to connect to and from Saanich. This project will pave the way for larger-scale upgrades that are planned along Shelbourne Street following significant underground work in the next several years.
Work is expected to be complete in late fall 2024.
Status: Complete
As part of BC Transit's Victoria RapidBus Implementation Strategy, the City of Victoria is implementing dedicated bus lanes along the Douglas Street corridor. in several phases. To support this vision, all-day dedicated bus lanes have been installed from Hillside Avenue to Herald Street to connect to existing transit lanes north of Hillside Avenue.
