Highway 1 Fraser Valley Phase 2&3: 216th to Hwy 11 | U/C - Page 12

Migrant_Coconut · #**221** Posted **Aug 17, 2023, 11:36 PM**

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Are you suggesting a separate agency that'll govern local transit in the Fraser Valley? or a regional transit service?

Whichever works. Technically both jobs are BC Transit's jurisdiction, but they're evidently not interested in making Abbotsford or Chilliwack more transit-friendly, so it might be better to split the Valley off into a separate TA (or let Abby have its own TA entirely), just like how GVTA/TransLink was split from BC Transit back in the late Nineties. Victoria should probably have its own TA too.

Sheba · #**222** Posted **Aug 18, 2023, 9:01 PM**

Somewhat back on track - Concerns growing about long-term residents at Abbotsford rest stop

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Concerns are growing about the number of unhoused people at a private lot in Abbotsford, where several tents, trailers and recreational vehicles seem to be stationed long-term.

Mayor Ross Siemens said the “intended use” of the Bradner rest area off the Trans-Canada Highway is temporary repose for truckers and tourists, and the area is not equipped for longer stays.

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Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure reiterated that while overnight rest is permitted on public highway rest areas, longer-term stays are not.

“The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is aware of people using some public highway rest areas for longer-term camping,” it wrote in an emailed statement. It “continues to work with Ministry of Housing through their outreach program and with local enforcement to keep the Bradner Rest Area a safe place to temporarily stop and use the facilities.”

The Bradner rest area is slated for upgrades as part of proposed improvements to the Trans-Canada Highway corridor between 264th Street and Highway 11, it added.

aberdeen5698 · #**223** Posted **Aug 19, 2023, 2:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sheba

Somewhat back on track - Concerns growing about long-term residents at Abbotsford rest stop

Yeah, I've seen the same thing at the Hunter Creek rest area just this side of Hope. I don't have a problem when it's a few people who keep a low profile, but like anything else it can get out of hand if too many try to take advantage of it.

madog222 · #**224** Posted **Sep 19, 2023, 6:24 AM**

New Grover Road Overpass progress.

BC Highway 1- 216th to 264th Widening-Glover Road Crossing by B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, on Flickr

madog222 · #**225** Posted **Sep 26, 2023, 5:09 AM**

BC Highway 1- 216th to 264th Widening-Glover Road Crossing Girders by B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, on Flickr

Klazu · #**226** Posted **Sep 26, 2023, 6:27 PM**

This bad boy can fit so many lanes under it! <slaps on girder>

madog222 · #**227** Posted **Oct 28, 2023, 5:50 AM**

Infrastructure BC'S fall brochure has construction starting early next year.

madog222 · #**228** Posted **Nov 29, 2023, 1:05 PM**

Early works to start next year, full completion in 2029.

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023MOTI0188-001854

flipper316 · #**229** Posted **Dec 3, 2023, 12:23 AM**

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/highway-1-widening...r-cost-140m-more-than-expected-1.6670425

madog222 · #**230** Posted **Dec 3, 2023, 2:32 AM**

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https://bc.ctvnews.ca/highway-1-widening...r-cost-140m-more-than-expected-1.6670425

Different project mate. That might be obvious if you posted more than just a link.

aberdeen5698 · #**231** Posted **Dec 3, 2023, 7:43 AM**

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Different project mate. That might be obvious if you posted more than just a link.

This is the "Highway 1 Improvements, 216th to 264th" thread, is it not? 'Cause that's exactly what the linked article is about.

CanSpice · #**232** Posted **Dec 4, 2023, 10:28 PM**

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Different project mate. That might be obvious if you posted more than just a link.

How many different projects are there to widen Highway 1 between 216th and 264th??? There's the one in this article, there's another one according to you... maybe that's the problem, there are competing projects and they're just getting in each others way!

Metro-One · #**233** Posted **Dec 4, 2023, 10:40 PM**

Phase 3A and 3B out to highway 11 are technically different projects, but it’s all a continuous highway expansion of the #1, so essentially the same project.

The new 264 interchange design looks great and will definitely be the centerpiece of this project.

I’m just curious as to how the transition will work at 216th with the bus shoulder lanes.

WarrenC12 · #**234** Posted **Dec 4, 2023, 11:12 PM**

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I’m just curious as to how the transition will work at 216th with the bus shoulder lanes.

216th eastbound is very awkward today. There are 2 quick merges in a row to account for vehicles entering the highway and then the lane reduction. All this on a hill around a corner. I'm surprised we don't see more accidents there.

M00dy · #**235** Posted **Dec 6, 2023, 1:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

Phase 3A and 3B out to highway 11 are technically different projects, but it’s all a continuous highway expansion of the #1, so essentially the same project.

The new 264 interchange design looks great and will definitely be the centerpiece of this project.

I’m just curious as to how the transition will work at 216th with the bus shoulder lanes.

Got a link to a design? I'd be interested to see it. (Sorry if I missed it in the thread)

Tvisforme · #**236** Posted **Dec 6, 2023, 10:44 PM**

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Got a link to a design? I'd be interested to see it. (Sorry if I missed it in the thread)

I don't know if this is the final design, but there is a diagram of the 264th Street Interchange on page 9 (PDF page 11) of the 2023 Discussion Guide:

DISCUSSION GUIDE – 2023 from 264th Street to Highway 11 Interchange (PDF)

M00dy · #**237** Posted **Dec 7, 2023, 5:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tvisforme

I don't know if this is the final design, but there is a diagram of the 264th Street Interchange on page 9 (PDF page 11) of the 2023 Discussion Guide:

DISCUSSION GUIDE – 2023 from 264th Street to Highway 11 Interchange (PDF)

Thanks!

craner · #**238** Posted **Jan 6, 2024, 10:23 PM**

Is there a reason they are not adding any additional general purpose lanes (currently 2 each direction - unchanged after expansion) ?

madog222 · #**239** Posted **Jan 7, 2024, 12:05 AM**

The traffic demand doesn't warrant a third general purpose lane here, it's a very rural stretch with mostly through traffic until the highway reaches Abbotsford. More lanes would only serve to encourage car centric urban sprawl which isn't part of the region's urban planning.

Metro-One · #**240** Posted **Jan 7, 2024, 1:26 AM**

While I think that the new HOV Lane should be general purpose during non rush hours, the highway will also have considerably long climbing lanes and a legitimate bus shoulder lane too (not like the joke on the 99) so it is more than just adding an HOV lane.

Also the main issue with this stretch of highway has been the old accident prone interchanges which are getting completely re-built.

So, as I stated before this is overall a decent upgrade. A 7/10. For reference the Port Mann bridge / highway upgrade was a 9/10 and the SFPR was a 5/10.