Road conditions

This section of Highway 7 shows what the proposed widened of Lougheed Highway is going to look like for cycling, with a cyclist between the concrete barrier and a big truck. (Ivan Chow/Special to The News)

LETTER: Deadline to voice opinion on highway upgrades looming

Ministry of transportation needs to hear from locals about dangers along rural Lougheed Highway

  • Feb 14, 2021

 

Getting around local crosswalks, intersections and sidewalks in downtown Maple Ridge can be very difficult for people with limited mobility and dependent on assistance devices such as wheelchairs and walkers. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Dangerous getting around Maple Ridge in wheelchair, scooter

Taking crosswalk argument a step further, how about making downtown accessible for all

  • Dec 6, 2020

 

Both vehicles and pedestrians share Dewdney Trunk Road east of 240th Street. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

LETTER: Dewdney Trunk Road in major need of work, too

It’s great to once hear Maple Ridge is again planning to extend Abernethy Way to 256th Street

  • Dec 2, 2020

 

With winter months drawing closer, BC RCMP Traffic Services are reminding drivers to be prepared, and drive safely. (Pixabay)

Be prepared and drive safely, say BC RCMP as winter draws closer

Police provide list of ways to stay safe while driving in winter conditions

With winter months drawing closer, BC RCMP Traffic Services are reminding drivers to be prepared, and drive safely. (Pixabay)
Complete and partial closures begin today on Old Dewdney Trunk Road between Hale Road and McKechnie Road for paving. (City of Pitt Meadows)

Lane closures in Pitt Meadows starting today

Paving on Old Dewdey Trunk Road

Complete and partial closures begin today on Old Dewdney Trunk Road between Hale Road and McKechnie Road for paving. (City of Pitt Meadows)
A camp for children with disabilities has been operating along Stave Lake for 16 years now, and the only access is still along a dangerous service road, the camp director said, pleading for upgrades. (Zajac screengrab)

LETTER: Former service road to kids camp needs to be paved

VIDEO: Almost 200,000 drivers use Florence Lake Road – just east of Maple Ridge – each year

  • Sep 6, 2020
A camp for children with disabilities has been operating along Stave Lake for 16 years now, and the only access is still along a dangerous service road, the camp director said, pleading for upgrades. (Zajac screengrab)
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LETTER: Conflicts growing between traffic and equestrians in Maple Ridge

She and her mount were clipped by a car in 1970s, leaving this rider fearful walking on 132nd Avenue

  • Aug 4, 2020
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LETTER: Maple Ridge roads are despicable

Letter writer and taxpayer ashamed of quality of road maintenance, especially along Dewdney

  • Aug 3, 2020
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Haney Bypass improvements have a completion date set for summer 2020. (THE NEWS-files)

Haney Bypass section closed for Easter long weekend

Bypass improvements expected to be completed later this year

Haney Bypass improvements have a completion date set for summer 2020. (THE NEWS-files)