Fraser City Installations

Advocates recently held an impromptu celebration for the new pedestrian crossing Fraser City Installations installed at the Poplars in Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast.

This site is a huge win for safety improvements as four people have died along the stretch of highway between Gibsons and Lower Road since 1994. This illuminated crosswalk will greatly improve visibility and keep pedestrians safe.

Attendees included Randene Neill (MLA), Jeremy Waksel (MoTT Sechelt Office Manager), Dr Moliehi Khaketla (Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health) and many others.

Fraser City will return in late 2025 to make additional safety traffic signal improvements along Highway 101 at Oceanview.

Together with the Minisitry of Trafnsportation and Infrastructure, Fraser City helped to install new technology that monitors commercial vehicles.

Weigh-in-motion and automatic vehicle-identification systems will track commercial vehicles at highway speeds using sensors built into and above the highway. The sensors will measure real-time safety and vehicle data, such as weight, height and tire conditions, and compare the data against enforced standards.

Commercial vehicle data will be relayed directly to mobile Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement officers in the area, enabling more efficient intervention and enforcement of safety standards.

This new system, located approximately three kilometres north of Merritt, will be the first exclusively virtual system in the province. Construction is expected to begin in late spring and be completed in the fall.

Highway 5A is an important alternative route for the trucking industry as the higher elevations make the Coquihalla Highway more susceptible to extreme weather conditions. Commercial vehicles also use Highway 5A for local deliveries, forestry and agriculture.

The Township of Langley is continuing to expand its network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for both the community and fleet vehicles, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower air pollution. The Township operates 18 public level 2 charging ports across the municipality and is continuing to grow staff and fleet charging capacity at Township facilities. 

A dedicated BC Hydro service was added to the municipal Operations Centre in Murrayville and 13 new EV charging ports were installed by Fraser City, including a public DC fast charger (the first of its kind in the neighbourhood). 

The new electrical service was also future-proofed to support further electrification of the Township’s fleet at the Operations Centre. 

Fraser City completed a lighting and service upgrade in Manning Park at Gibsons Pass Road. This project was in conjunction with Cobra Electric and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. FCI installed new street lighting fixtures and service panel. New wire and conduit was required. Concrete bases were manufactured and placed.

Upgrades to this stretch of Highway 3 will improve the safety for drivers and benefit the park users.

Photo Cred to FCI’s Traffic Control Person – Brian Kavanagh