VANCOUVER - The RBC GranFondo Whistler cycling event will take place this Saturday, Sept. 7. As a result, motorists can expect possible delays of up to three hours between West Vancouver and Whistler between 6 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Participating cyclists will travel over the Lions Gate Bridge, up Taylor Way to Upper Levels Highway 1 en route to Highway 99, finishing in Whistler.

Motorists are advised to obey all traffic control personnel.

To ensure safety, the following traffic changes, detours and delays will be in effect:

• Stanley Park Causeway and Lions Gate Bridge - closed to northbound traffic from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. During this period, motorists are advised to use the Ironworker's Memorial Second Narrows Bridge. One southbound lane will remain open on the Lions Gate Bridge and causeway.
• North Vancouver - Marine Drive westbound, between Capilano Road and Taylor Way, will be closed from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., with the exception of buses destined for Lions Gate Bridge. For access to Lions Gate Bridge and West Vancouver, vehicle traffic will detour to Lower Capilano Road, Welch Street, Wardance Street and Taylor Way until approximately 8:30 a.m. Access to the Lions Gate Bridge southbound will remain open via Marine Drive eastbound, from the West Vancouver side.
• West Vancouver -access to Taylor Way between Marine Drive and Highway 1 will be closed to traffic and pedestrians from 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Local traffic to use residential streets as alternate routes. Residents of Taylor Place will be restricted from accessing Taylor Way until re-opening.
• Highway 1 - two eastbound lanes will be closed between Taylor Way and Horseshoe Bay, from 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Motorists to use Marine Drive eastbound, as the alternate route.
• Ferry traffic and local Horseshoe Bay traffic - eastbound ferry traffic and local traffic exiting from Horseshoe Bay eastbound will be re-routed to Marine Drive through West Vancouver from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
• Horseshoe Bay at Highway 99 Junction - eastbound heavy truck traffic travelling between Horseshoe Bay and Taylor Way, and Highway 99 southbound heavy truck traffic will be re-directed to a temporary storage location at Horseshoe Bay between 6 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Heavy truck traffic will re-enter Highway 1 when the eastbound highway lanes are re-opened. Heavy truck traffic will be restricted from Marine Drive through West Vancouver during this period.
• Highway 99 southbound (four kilometres north of Horseshoe Bay) - traffic will be detoured at the Pasco Road exit, via the Old Highway 99 route (also known as Horseshoe Bay Drive), to the Marine Drive detour in West Vancouver between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.
• Highway 1,Exit 2 (at Horseshoe Bay) - westbound Highway 1 and northbound Highway 99 traffic routed via Exit 2 to Old Highway 99 (also known as Horseshoe Bay Drive). Traffic will enter Highway 99 northbound at the Pasco Road Highway 99 access between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.
• Highway 99 - Horseshoe Bay to Tunnel Point - Counterflow traffic adjacent to cyclists will be in effect at Tunnel Point, with one lane northbound and one lane southbound available for motorists, single lane, alternating traffic will be in effect for 2.6 kilometres until approximately 11a.m.
• Highway 99 at Porteau Cove Provincial Park - single lane alternating traffic will be in effect for 1.3 kilometres until approximately 11a.m.
• Highway 99 at Furry Creek - traffic re-routing via internal roads to access Highway 99 northbound and southbound.
• Highway 99 at Britannia Beach - single lane alternating traffic will be in effect for one kilometre with no northbound right turn permitted at Main Street (also known as Copper Drive), until approximately 12 p.m. (noon).
• Highway 99, Valley Drive to Depot Road, Squamish - traffic movements to and from the east side of Highway 99 will be restricted and/or closed between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. No right turns northbound from the highway permitted. No left turns southbound from the highway permitted until after 11 a.m.
• Highway 99 from Alice Lake Road to Function Junction (six kilometres south of Whistler) - expect counter-flow traffic adjacent to cyclists through this area until approximately 4 p.m. Cyclists will occupy the northbound slow lane. One lane northbound and one lane southbound available for motorists.
• Highway 99, Function Junction to Village Gate Boulevard, Whistler - signals will be flashing and traffic will be stopped intermittently at the entrances and exits to key Whistler destinations.
• Alta Lake Road --available as an alternate traffic route from Highway 99 in Whistler.
• Whistler cross-street intersections with Highway 99:

• Blackcomb Way West - closed in both directions
• Village Gate Boulevard - closed to northbound and southbound traffic from Highway 99.
• Lorimer Road and Whistler Way - both roads are open as alternate routes to Village Gate.
• Expect delays at Whistler Way Northlands Boulevard at Village Gate.

For more information and maps of the affected routes please visit: www.september7.ca

For up-to-date route information during the event please visit DriveBC at: www.drivebc.ca

or on your mobile device at: www.drivebc.ca/mobile

Contact:

Kate Trotter
Government Communications and Public Engagement
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
250 356-8241