Ever wonder how we manage the Lions Gate Bridge lane control system? Let us explain. Watch our animated explainer video on YouTube: Who operates the counterflow? Miller Capilano Highway Services, our local maintenance contractor,
BC HighwayCams, dynamic message signs, weather stations, reversible lane control… Any idea what these things have in common? If you guessed they’re all Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), you’d be right! With the advancement in technologies,
A rare, but celebrated, highway sign is popping up around highways in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. The “FENDER BENDER” sign, originally introduced on Highway 91’s Alex Fraser Bridge in 2016, is being installed
According to the dictionary, a bridge is: “a structure carrying a road, path, railroad or canal across a river, ravine, road, railroad or other obstacle”. That’s a basic and accurate description of a bridge to
The Lions Gate Bridge, spanning Burrard Inlet between the City of Vancouver and the North Shore, opened in 1938. It was built and operated by the Guinness family (of Guinness Beer fame) and A. J. T. Taylor, a local businessman. They collected a 25 cent toll from drivers to help pay for the bridge.