Some upcoming 2015 road improvements may be of interest to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians alike in Richmond.
The City of Richmond approved upgrades to 14 intersections that will improve pedestrian safety, at a cost of $1.15 million.
Furthermore, some new City Centre streets will take form in 2015.
Lansdowne Road will be extended from Minoru Boulevard to Alderbridge Way. A new shared bike path will be constructed and overhead electrical wires will be put underground.
Included in the $3 million extension project is a new intersection at Lansdowne and Minoru.
As Lansdowne further develops, city planners envision a bike path from the Richmond Olympic Oval to the Garden City Lands.
Meanwhile, frazzled shoppers and commuters at Blundell Centre will be pleased to learn that the No. 2 Road entrance will have a full traffic signal installed (no more flashing red light when exiting the mall).
Meanwhile the following six intersections will have pedestrian crosswalks with controlled flashing amber lights installed:
Granville-McCallan
Chatham-1st
Railway-Hollymount
Shell-Bird
No. 4-Dayton
Elmbridge-WorkSafeBC
The following seven intersections will have pedestrian-controlled traffic signals installed (so drivers will need to stop at a red light):
Francis-St.Albans
Kwantlen Street-Kwantlen University
Westminster-McCallan
Blundell-Ash
No. 2-Colville
No. 1-Regent
Gilbert-Lucas
