Lions Gate Bridge bump still slowing traffic, despite repairs
Ministry of Transportation says repairs were completed Thursday night
Traffic heading across Metro Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge was backed up again on Friday morning, despite repairs made to a construction bump that has been causing drivers to slow down.
The province's Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said that construction work on the 4.5-centimetre-thick plates was completed on Thursday night.
The plan was to add more rubber and widen the covering over the problematic metal plates by about a metre on each side, according to Public Affairs Officer Sonia Lowe.
But drivers making their way between the North Shore and downtown Vancouver on Friday morning said traffic was still backed up more than it normally is during their commute.
On Thursday TransLink rerouted North Vancouver buses traveling over the bridge to the SeaBus terminals and added an extra SeaBus to help manage the extra passengers. But all routes were back to normal on Friday.
The ministry said the nearly two-inch thick metal plates near the south end of the bridge are temporary, and part of ongoing bridge work. The work is expected to last about a month.
There are several overnight lane closures planned for the work on the bridge over the weekend. Drivers should check the DriveBC website for details.