Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvements | Completed

[SpongeG]

i swear it says a 110 km

somewhere in the LM there is a sign that says it - i haven't gone east of abbotsford in decades though and i have seen it before saying 110

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

i swear it says a 110 km

somewhere in the LM there is a sign that says it - i haven't gone east of abbotsford in decades though and i have seen it before saying 110

I drive that stretch on a semi-regular basis. You're thinking of something else.

[go_leafs_go02]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

i swear it says a 110 km

somewhere in the LM there is a sign that says it - i haven't gone east of abbotsford in decades though and i have seen it before saying 110

There's nothing of the sort in the Lower Mainland. There might be a 110 km sign to Hope or to Whistler, but that's distance, not speed.

[madmigs]

Another pmh1 notice has been posted in regards to the Willingdon Westbound offramp changes and overpass restrictions in preparation for the widening of the willingdon overpass.

http://www.pmh1project.com/include/docum...atternandPedestrianAccessChangeFINAL.pdf

[ClearDop]

Why do the middle dividing barriers have holes in them?

[twoNeurons]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

i swear it says a 110 km

somewhere in the LM there is a sign that says it - I haven't gone east of Abbotsford in decades though and i have seen it before saying 110

Perhaps it was a forum post that you saw a Coquihalla road sign? I have never ever seen a sign saying 110 east of the Coquihalla. As for other places in Canada... aren't a LOT of freeways in Alberta 110km/h?

[red-paladin]

Originally Posted by ClearDop

Why do the middle dividing barriers have holes in them?

So the forklift type vehicles and lift them to move them

[go_leafs_go02]

Here's an article about the speed limit change on Highway for 3 years from the Vancouver Sun.

http://www.vancouversun.com/Highway+spee...Vancouver+three+years/3273762/story.html

Sgt. Dave Savoy, unit commander of the Port Mann Highway Patrol, said police have no plans to boost enforcement in the construction zone but they will be on the watch for speeders, especially at night when work is still going on. The reduced speed limits are needed, he added, “for the safety of the construction workers.”

Cpl. James Cheung, of the RCMP’s highway division, noted speeding is worse at night when traffic volumes are lower. As a result, speeders tend to drive even faster. “Heading westbound to the bridge, there’s a traffic jam 16 hours a day. It’s quite impossible to go over the speed limit [during the day],” he said. “There may be no construction workers actually working [at night] but it’s still dangerous to speed.”

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by go_leafs_go02

Here's an article about the speed limit change on Highway for 3 years from the Vancouver Sun.

http://www.vancouversun.com/Highway+spee...Vancouver+three+years/3273762/story.html

And don't forget, fines are doubled. So those they do catch will pay through the nose.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by madmigs

Another pmh1 notice has been posted in regards to the Willingdon Westbound offramp changes and overpass restrictions in preparation for the widening of the willingdon overpass.

http://www.pmh1project.com/include/docum...atternandPedestrianAccessChangeFINAL.pdf

I like how the pedestrian route lines show you how to get to Costco.

[go_leafs_go02]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

And don't forget, fines are doubled. So those they do catch will pay through the nose.

I agree with that, minus one point. Alot of jurisdictions have "FINES DOUBLED - WHEN WORKERS PRESENT" if it's rush hour, and there's no activity, why double the fine. I slow down particularily if I see workers in the area, but a dead construction site with normal lane widths usually means I just travel at what I normally travel. Slowing down just causes people to tail gate me, and I like to keep optimal traffic speed for the rest of people driving around me.

Nothing worse than being in the left lane and having someone doing 80 km/h bang on in a construction zone.

[ClearDop]

Originally Posted by red-paladin

So the forklift type vehicles and lift them to move them

The barriers aren't poured concrete on site??

[go_leafs_go02]

Originally Posted by ClearDop

The barriers aren't poured concrete on site??

Nope. Definitely not.

If they were, they'd look like this:

http://maps.google.ca/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear...D4ZDHDbiaeZL-nlnoQA&cbp=12,31.71,,0,6.89

You think pouring concrete would be cheaper than transporting those barriers in.

[Alex Mackinnon]

Generally not unless theres a good reason to. They poured them on site on the sea-to-sky project because temperatures were too low for the concrete to cure at their manufacturers location (in Pemberton, I think). So winter production was made on the highway.

[ClearDop]

Originally Posted by go_leafs_go02

Nope. Definitely not.

If they were, they'd look like this:

http://maps.google.ca/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear...D4ZDHDbiaeZL-nlnoQA&cbp=12,31.71,,0,6.89

You think pouring concrete would be cheaper than transporting those barriers in.

That —. Poured concrete always looks so much sexier and streamlined...

[go_leafs_go02]

Originally Posted by ClearDop

That —. Poured concrete always looks so much sexier and streamlined...

They may have done poured concrete in the median around 160 Street and Highway 1. I haven't been there for a few months, but they had installed the light standards, and perhaps they would have poured concrete instead of bringing in those pre-fab things.

[mr.A]

as seen from Surrey site. my photos!

[Cypherus]

I'm actually impressed how fast this project is moving along. I won't be surprised if this bridge finishes early just like Golden Ears did.

[officedweller]

Awesome, thanks!

[Mininari]

I think people are starting to get so used to going at least 10 over the limit, they're believing that posted speed limits along Hwy 1 in the valley, and 99 are 110, when they've been 100 all along.