Local Government Funding Programs will support 118 projects across Metro Vancouver in 2025

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC – TransLink is investing $145 million to improve local transportation infrastructure across Metro Vancouver through its Local Government Funding Programs. The programs collaborate with municipalities to co-fund upgrades that enhance sustainable travel options like walking, biking, rolling, and transit.

This year’s investment includes more than $65 million to maintain and repair the Major Road Network. These roads include more than half of the busiest bus routes in Metro Vancouver, while helping to move over $350 million of goods per day. 

Through the 2025 Investment Plan, funding for the Major Road Network pavement rehabilitation will increase by 70 per cent starting next year. 

A full list of the 2025 investments is available here.

“The Local Government Funding Programs are vital to maintaining and improving the way we move throughout the region,” says TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn. “These investments create well-paying jobs, strengthen our communities, and boost the local economy, while making the transportation network safer and more accessible.”

The Local Government Funding Programs help build stronger and more vibrant communities, making it easier for people to move around the region safely and efficiently. This funding will help local governments build accessible sidewalks near transit stations and stops, expand walking and biking networks, and implement other road safety improvements and investments that improve seismic and climate resiliency.

“Partnerships with local governments are key to delivering transportation upgrades that our customers rely on every day,” says Mayors’ Council Chair and Mayor of Port Coquitlam Brad West. “These investments help communities advance their own priorities, whether it’s making streets safer, improving accessibility, or expanding sustainable transit options at home.”

Since 2017, TransLink has invested more than $1 billion across 795 transportation projects through the Local Government Funding Programs.

Past projects supported through the Local Government Funding Programs:

• North Vancouver: Safety improvements along a stretch of the Mount Seymour Parkway. Upgrades include increasing separation between vehicles and cyclists, while maintaining existing travel lanes and parking for drivers. This project won a 2025 HUB Cycling Infrastructure Improvement Award.
• Port Moody: A new multi-use pathway along St. Johns Street, the city’s first protected bike route. This pathway improved connections to local businesses, schools, and transit services in the area.
• Tsawwassen First Nation: A new multi-use pathway on Tsawwassen Drive, providing safer access for residents and workers while improving connections to jobs in the Tsawwassen First Nation industrial area.

The Local Government Funding Programs are fully funded through the end of 2026, thanks to investments made in the 2025 Investment Plan. Beyond 2026, TransLink is committed to working with government partners to ensure continued investment in projects that strengthen communities, with funding to be determined through future investment plans.

Applications for 2026 investments will open later this year in September.

More information:
TransLink Roads, Bridges, and Goods Movement

Media downloads:
Photos of improvements on St. Johns Street in Port Moody

Media contact:
TransLink Media Relations 
E: media@translink.ca