Norland Kingston General Partnership Awarded $74.2M Contract for Langley Rail Overpass Replacement

Norland Kingston General Partnership Awarded $74.2M Contract for Langley Rail Overpass Replacement

The Province of B.C. has awarded a $74.2 million contract to Norland Kingston General Partnership for the replacement of the CPKC rail overpass on Highway 1 near Langley, marking the next major milestone in the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program. The joint venture, formed between Burnaby-based Norland Limited and Surrey-based Kingston Construction Ltd., will replace the existing structure spanning Highway 1 between 216th Street and 264th Street.

Project Scope and Technical Specifications

The new overpass will raise vertical clearance from 4.4 metres to 5.2 metres, a change driven directly by the corridor's accident history. The crossing, located between the Glover Road overpass and the 232 Street interchange, has seen repeated overheight truck strikes in recent years, including two incidents within a single week this past March. The added clearance is expected to reduce the frequency of these impacts while bringing the structure in line with the increased clearance already delivered at the nearby Glover Road overpass, which reopened at greater height in 2024.

Beyond the clearance increase, the replacement will accommodate additional highway lanes, including new HOV lanes in each direction, supporting the broader widening of this stretch of Highway 1.

Timeline

Construction is set to begin in summer 2026, with completion targeted for 2029. The project falls under Phase 2 of the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program, a roughly $480 million package of upgrades between 216th and 264th Street, funded through $383 million from the Province and $98 million from the federal government. Phase 2 is aimed at reducing congestion, improving safety, and supporting more reliable freight movement along one of B.C.'s busiest commercial corridors.

Why It Matters for the Industry

This award is a notable one for B.C.'s heavy civil and bridge construction sector. A rail overpass replacement on an active highway and rail corridor carries the kind of staging, sequencing, and risk-management complexity that puts a project squarely on the radar of contractors, structural engineers, and subcontractors working in transportation infrastructure. With CPKC rail operations and Highway 1 traffic both needing to be maintained throughout construction, expect detailed traffic management plans, temporary shoring and falsework strategies, and tight coordination windows with the railway to shape how the work is sequenced over the coming three years.

For firms working in bridge construction, rail-adjacent infrastructure, or major corridor upgrades in the Lower Mainland, this project is one to watch as design and construction details become available. It also reflects a broader pattern in the region: as more Highway 1 overpasses get rebuilt to modern clearance standards, the remaining lower-clearance structures will likely continue to see disproportionate impact activity until they're addressed in turn.

More information on the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program is available through the Government of B.C.'s transportation projects page.