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TransLink's head office in New Westminster | |
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Formed | January 1, 1998 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Metro Vancouver |
Headquarters | 400 – 287 Nelson's Court New Westminster, BC V3L 0E7[1] |
Employees | 7,991[2] |
Annual budget | $2.03 billion for 2022[3] |
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Website | www |
TransLink, formally the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority and previously the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, is the statutory authority[6] responsible for the regional transportation network of Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, including public transport, major roads and bridges. Its main operating facilities are located in the city of New Westminster.
TransLink was created in 1998 as the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (GVTA) and was fully implemented in April 1999 by the Government of British Columbia to replace BC Transit in the Greater Vancouver Regional District and assume many transportation responsibilities previously held by the provincial government. TransLink is responsible for various modes of transportation in the Metro Vancouver region as well as the West Coast Express, which extends into the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD). On November 29, 2007, the province of British Columbia approved legislation changing the governance structure and official name of the organization.