Vancouver business closing due to Broadway subway construction – BC | 24CA News

A Vancouver business on Broadway Street might be shutting its doorways for good on the finish of the month on account of impacts felt by the development of the brand new subway line.

Surinder Sangha, proprietor of a Subway restaurant, says she’ll be closing down as a result of business has been down by greater than 75 per cent for the reason that mission’s building started.

She has run her business for greater than 13 years.

“During the pandemic, the government gave me some grants but now nothing for more than one and a half years,” she mentioned.

“City do nothing right now, I talked to my accountant to ask about provincial help but they said no help.”

Sangha mentioned she believes the lack of parking and different companies closing their doorways has severely hampered what number of prospects are available in.

To make issues worse for Sangha, she mentioned her landlord needs to extend the hire by greater than 50 per cent in March, one thing she says isn’t possible for her business.

Global News reached out to the City of Vancouver on their ideas on the closing of the Subway restaurant.

“We know the last few years have been a real struggle for local businesses. COVID restrictions and changing work habits in the area definitely have had an impact on the number of people frequenting the busy construction area where the Subway outlet is located,” mentioned Steve Brown, City of Vancouver’s supervisor of the Transit Integration and Projects department.

“That’s why we are doing what we can to provide support, such as our online Support Broadway Businesses campaign, and encouraging everyone to continue to visit the businesses along the Broadway corridor.”

He continued, “While the province is taking the lead on this project, we continue to work hard to mitigate construction impacts to Broadway businesses.”

The City of Vancouver has applied various measures to assist companies within the space:

• Working with companies to alter parking rules – offering extra short-term parking for patrons
• Installed Room to Load zones on aspect streets equivalent to Yukon St, Granville St, and Cypress St to facilitate fast decide up/drop offs and deliveries
• Advocating to enhance signage for companies made much less seen by building
• Connecting with technical employees at Province frequently to examine the Broadway hall and guarantee secure and accessible pedestrian entry to companies
• Co-ordinating enforcement by parking administration in loading zones to help with business deliveries and short-term parking

The scheduled completion date for Vancouver’s Broadway subway has been pushed again to early 2026.

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