Bridge Access
Golden Ears Bridge
The new six-lane Golden Ears Bridge between Maple Ridge and Langley will create an express link over the Fraser River, including 13 kilometres of new roadway. It will provide Maple Ridge residents and businesses with a direct link to Highway 1 and the US, and significantly improve access west to Vancouver and the GVRD, and east via Highway #1 to the Fraser Valley and Interior. The new bridge will reduce travel time across the Fraser River by at least 20 minutes. Construction began in late 2006, and is slated for completion by late 2009.
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Pitt River Bridge
The new Pitt River Bridge between Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows and Port Coquitlam will replace the existing swing bridges and provide more lanes and eliminate traffic lights to allow freer movement of people and goods. Construction is underway and slated for completion in 2009.