People travelling B.C.’s most popular routes, including the Sea to Sky Highway, should expect heavy traffic and congestion during peak travel times. The Province is asking people to plan for extra travel time or travel at off-peak hours when possible.
In a press release, the Province said extra traffic volume is expected on Vancouver Island highways (including the Malahat and Highway 4 to Tofino), on Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley and between Kamloops and Alberta, on the Sea to Sky (Highway 99), and on routes to BC Ferries’ terminals and to all significant Canada/U.S. border crossings.
Drivers should also be prepared for highway closures due to wildfires. Fire conditions can change quickly, and highways may close with limited notice. Meanwhile, BC Highway Patrol’s summer impaired driving campaign will increase impaired driving enforcement, focusing on special events like festivals. This is an effort to eliminate fatalities on B.C. highways. Officers will continue to demonstrate zero tolerance toward impaired drivers.
Drivers are also urged to be truck-aware as large trucks need extra room to stop and turn and have many blind spots. Passenger vehicle drivers can reduce the risk of serious crashes by taking extra precautions.
“Give trucks lots of space and don’t take away their turning or braking room. When passing a truck, ensure you can see both its headlights in your rear-view mirror before merging back,” the press release states.
Well at least we spent a billion dollars improving access at the bottom of the cut. NOT!!
How much worse can it get? We see heavy traffic here 12 hrs a day. Somehow our university educated, advanced degreed municipal planners and elected officials seem ok with increases in density but act shocked when roads, hospitals, schools, parks, transit, beaches get over subscribed.
C’mon.
$232 million spent on hwy 1 in north van. Zero improvement in traffic. money wasted for what amounts to a refurbished green bridge and new asphalt. Well done.