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The morons at Richmond city hall initially wanted the Canada Line running at-grade. Obviously, it's a stupid idea and they eventually settle at having single track between Lansdowne and Brighouse to "reduce visual impact" of the guideways. The contractors aren't going to mind if they can save money and meet the pphpd requirement at the same time. Granted, this kind of cost saving was done at YVR too. However, the YVR branch will never need an extension.

There will never be an extension of Canada Line because the system is never designed for one. Funding and political issues aside, there's still a tremendous amount of technical hurdles to overcome. The guideway and Brighouse Station will have to be rebuilt, meaning portions of No3 Road will have to be shut down. All Richmond buses will have to be diverted to Lansdowne so passengers can transfer. The main challenge will be rebuilding Brighouse Station. There is simply no room on No3 Road to allow for a station with 2 platforms, and be large enough to handle the huge crowds without removing road lanes at the same time.