The ministry has now completed a $2.3-million project that saw the construction of eight mobile weigh scale pull-out areas for the Lower Mainland.

This is part of a new enforcement strategy for Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement (CVSE). Mobile scale sites are strategically located to target would-be violators. CVSE officers will rotate between various mobile sites to maximize the opportunities to catch violators.

“Safety is our number one priority. Our government is committed to ensuring that all commercial trucks operating on our provincial highways meet all safety requirements,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone. “Every year, CVSE looks at hundreds of thousands of commercial vehicles that cross our weigh scales and inspection sites across the province. Every CVSE officer has a very busy and very important job – and these mobile weigh scales will help them increase efficiency in their safety enforcement on our highways.”

Mobile scale sites are typically pull-out areas with a wide shoulder that are located along the highway, offering a safe space for CVSE officers to inspect and weigh commercial vehicles.

“The new weigh scales in Delta and in the Lower Mainland will make sure that commercial vehicles are checked and inspected appropriately,” said Delta North MLA Scott Hamilton. “These weigh scales will help Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement officers get unsafe commercial vehicles off the road – and keep them off.”

Of the eight mobile weigh scale stations constructed – two were finished recently – and the rest were completed in 2015.

• Highway 99 and Ladner Trunk Road South (Delta) – Completed April 4, 2016
• Highway 91 Eastbound onto Highway 91A Northbound (Richmond) – Completed April 4, 2016
• Highway 91 Northbound: North of Highway 10 (Delta) – Completed Oct. 30, 2015
• Highway 10 at 232 St -on-ramp to Highway 1 Eastbound (Langley) – Completed Oct. 30, 2015
• 264th Street on-ramp to Highway 1 Westbound (Langley) – Completed Oct. 30, 2015
• 264th Street on-ramp to Highway 1 Eastbound (Langley) – Completed Oct. 30, 2015
• Highway 1 Westbound Brake Check (West Vancouver) – Completed Oct. 30, 2015
• Highway 99 and Ladner Trunk Road Westbound on-ramp (Delta) – Completed Oct. 30, 2015

The mobile weigh scale project is a part of the new Provincial Trucking Strategy in B.C. on the Move – the Province’s 10-year transportation plan. Over the next three years, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will invest up to $2.7 billion to improve B.C.’s transportation network.

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To learn more about B.C. on the Move, go to: https://engage.gov.bc.ca/transportationplan/

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