Traffic delays are expected on the Lions Gate Bridge Saturday evening, continuing into Sunday morning as crews work on the bridge deck. Only one lane will be open in each direction from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 21, and there will be single-lane, alternating traffic from 10 p.m. until 8 a.m. on Sunday, July 22. The sidewalk on the Lions Gate Bridge will be open for pedestrians and cyclists.
Drivers are being asked to use the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge as an alternative route on Saturday night. Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are also being asked to obey all signs and traffic control personnel and watch out for workers on the bridge.
Work crews will be removing the temporary bridge plates and paved transitions that were previously installed on the bridge.
For more information, go to drivebc.ca, or watch for updates at @DriveBC on Twitter. The construction company, Mainroad Howe Sound Contracting, also has a 24-hour hotline at 1-866-904-0209.
And starting today, crews working on Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Mountain Highway interchange project will have Keith Road closed from Brooksbank Avenue to Mountain Highway/Lynnmouth Avenue, although drivers will still be able to cross Keith north and south at Mountain Highway. The closure is in effect from 9 a.m. on Friday, July 20 to 5 a.m. on Monday, July 23.
Also this weekend, Slide the City will cause road closures of Lonsdale Avenue from midnight Friday until 9 p.m. Sunday, from 11th Avenue to Fourth Avenue. West Keith and East Keith roads will be for local traffic only as will East and West Sixth and East and West Fifth streets. Slide the City, including a 300-metre waterslide, food trucks and music, runs on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
