B.C. is set to build a $30-million interchange at Highway 91 and 72nd Avenue in Delta.
The B.C. government unveiled a multi-step plan to help unclog congestion on the Alex Fraser Bridge and Highway 91 – starting with a new interchange at Highway 91 and 72nd.
“Traffic demand on the Highway 91 corridor – and over the Alex Fraser Bridge – continues to grow as development in Surrey and Delta increases,” said Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone. “We need to get going on a fix, and get the traffic moving again. This is why we’ve kicked in an extra $10 million to move forward on a new interchange at Highway 91 and 72nd Avenue and developed a robust strategy to help cut the congestion on this key route, both in the short term and also the longer term.”
The Highway 91 corridor is a major trade corridor linked to Asia-Pacific trade. Commercial vehicles use this route every day to deliver goods to and from market. It’s important to make safety and efficiency upgrades to this key corridor to help reduce traffic queues for all travellers.
In total, the B.C. government is funding $20-million towards the $30-million future interchange, which will eliminate the only remaining traffic signal on the Highway 91 corridor.
Moving forward, the province says it will immediately add three more tow trucks on standby and increase their on-site hours and increase the number of highway patrols that will monitor for congestion. The ministry will also start an engineering review process to look at installing a new counter-flow system and introduce an information system.
