The province plans to hit the undo button on changes to the Marine Drive and Taylor Way intersection after traffic backlogs frustrated drivers.
The Ministry of Transportation, responsible for the intersection since its considered part of the provincial highway system, reconfigured the lanes earlier this year so that there was only one lane of traffic southbound on Taylor Way for vehicles travelling straight through or turning right. Previously, drivers had had the option of two lanes to travel straight to Park Royal South.
A new painted yellow median was also installed on Taylor Way, confusing drivers turning left from Marine into the mall and causing further backups, according to a ministry spokeswoman.
West Vancouver, inundated with complaints from motorists, worked with the province on the fix, according to Raymond Fung, director of engineering for the district.
What they were trying to do is optimize the number of cars that can get onto the Lions Gate Bridge and it works really, really well during peak times, but at non-peak times what it does is it forces some of these other movements into less space, he said.
The work should be completed within the next few weeks, and wont affect the new bus priority lane or signal.
