Drivers are alerted to expect early morning traffic delays on Highway 7 between 240th and 272nd streets, as BC Hydro works to repair downed power lines.

Drivers are advised that beginning Thursday, April 9, at 9 p.m., the Haney Bypass will be closed to all traffic between Lougheed Highway and Callaghan Avenue.

Hard hats and heavy machinery will be a common sight over the next year along the Haney Bypass in Maple Ridge, as construction to make this corridor safer starts soon.

Improvements will soon get underway on a number of busy intersections along the Haney Bypass corridor in Maple Ridge, which will significantly improve safety for people travelling through this area.

New street lights will be installed along Highway 7 between Laity Street and 220th Street, providing lighting along a particularly dark section of this busy corridor to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is looking for the public’s feedback on an upcoming project designed to reduce congestion and improve safety along the Haney Bypass in Maple Ridge.

Communities in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are receiving federal-provincial investments in key infrastructure projects.