BC Ministry of Transportation | Barnston Island Ferry Terminal Repairs

January 23, 2024

Project status
Permit application under review

In October 2023, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure submitted a project permit application for Barnston Island Ferry Terminal Repairs at Port Kells terminal located on the south bank of Parsons Channel of the Fraser River, in Surrey, British Columbia on federal lands and waters managed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

As part of the Project and Environmental Review  for the proposed project under the Impact Assessment Act, the proposed project was posted on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry with an opportunity for public comment between January 23, and February 21, 2024. The port authority will conduct formal consultation activities with stakeholders and Indigenous groups.

About the project

The BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) proposes to carry out repairs to the Barnston Island Ferry Port Kells terminal located on the south bank of Parsons Channel of the Fraser River. Repairs would be made to the end-of-dock and fender float. There will be no increase in the overall footprint of the terminal. The Project consists of the following:

  • Replacement of existing timber decking and respective supporting structure over a 3.2 metre by 4.2 metre area.
  • Replacement of 5 existing timber piles with 610 millimeter diameter steel pipe piles in same location.
  • Installation of nine timber stringers that span from original end of dock location to current end of dock location.
  • Installation of a new steel box beam pile cap and connections between box beam and steel piles and box beam to new timber stringers.
  • Installation of grout between steel box beam pile cap and steel pipe piles.
  • Installation of five 150 mm x 305 mm timbers at the end face of the end of dock repairs.
  • Replacement of two berthing pontoons with two new 12.6 metre by 3.6 metre pontoons of steel construction.
  • Installation of four 762 millimeter diameter steel pipe piles (within 5 m of existing piles)
  • Installation of two 356 millimeter diameter steel pipe piles.
  • Installation of timber log debris boom
  • Removal of two 762 millimeter diameter steel pipe piles and one 914 mm diameter steel pipe piles.
  • Removal of existing timber float.
  • Removal of existing fender logs and one existing sunken steel fender float.
  • Relocation of existing timber fender float.

Contact information
For questions regarding the Project and Environmental Review of the proposed project, or to get in touch with our team, please contact us by email or phone at 604.665.9047.

Please note, when receiving public feedback as part of the PER process, the port authority may collect your personal information, i.e., your name, contact information and personal views and opinions, to inform the PER process for a proposed project. Your personal information may be disclosed to third parties, such as our tenants, in order for them to respond directly to you or help inform our response. You are entitled to submit a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner office here.