I'm guessing that will take place sometime in August/September. The new flyover ramp still needs alot of attention before it can handle traffic.
OK - good to know. Thermoplastic lines and inlaid reflectors are key for this problem in terms of upgrading safety in night and rainy conditions.
In other news, the eastbound 202 Street overpass will be fully opened likely at this point next week.
Is it just me, or does it appear to be significantly narrower than the westbound overpass?
It is an optical illusion. I measured them in photoshop, and they are the same. The westbound overpass is paved from barrier to barrier, and the eastbound overpass, still has a strip of concrete on each side that needs to be paved. Hence the part that is paved now eastbound, is narrower than the finished westbound overpass.
Well, the present EB structure carries 5 lanes of traffic right now, so if you squeeze the lanes in, you should be able to get 4 lanes on it (1 HOV, 2 general purpose, and 1 merging lane from 200 street on-ramp.
This updated picture from a few minutes ago (from the time of this post) shows wider pavement. I think the paving in the middle made it look narrower:
Also looks like they missed the time for pushing traffic from 200 Street onramp onto the new bridge:
I have a feeling that will be the right side shoulder barrier, allowing workers and equipment to work safely to the right of it as the rest of the approach is being built.
Actually, scratch that, they said they are opening 8 lanes (though it would really make more sense just to keep it at 5, open the west side of the bridge, and then go to full 10 after the east side approaches are done).
I think it's a temporary barrier that will separate the Coquitlam/Surrey traffic from the flow-through traffic. As such, it looks like it will still be be 2-2-2-2 setup on opening. It's just an illusion of the angle and the unfinished paving to the right that makes it look narrower.
Hm looks like it, doesn't leave much room to construct the rest of the width. I don't see the point of implementing the C+D system when the Cape Horn Interchange will not be complete anytime soon, although it looks like they're pushing to open 1 WB to 7 EB. They were paving 1 WB just past the current Exit 44 off ramp when I drove by last night (took 30 minutes to get from 160 St. to Exit 44 btw). I would've still liked to see the HOV lane finally start in Surrey.
Paving Hwy 1 WB between Exit 44 and Cape Horn overpass, final alignment? The right lane was blocked last night in this area from mid span Port Mann Bridge until past the Cape Horn overpass.
Wouldn't be surprised to see traffic on that pavement in the next week or so.
They need to start working on paving the lanes to the new bridge on the north end.
The bridge span is getting very very close to being completed.
Moving off on a bit of a tangent, but electronic tolling is another innovation that keeps traffic moving. Imagine if toll booths were still the norm? Where would they be located and how many would be required?!
Just ran across this old photo of the toll booths at the south end of the Hwy 1 IWM 2nd Narrows Bridge:
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I have a feeling that will be the right side shoulder barrier, allowing workers and equipment to work safely to the right of it as the rest of the approach is being built.
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