Potential C48 Bus Re-routing

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Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) in partnership with the District of Maple Ridge held an Open House on September 4, 2008 to discuss potential C48 bus re-routing. The proposed changes are to address the following:

• Eliminate highway operation, with its problems of cross-highway access and safety concerns
• Introduce two-way service on 100 Avenue/Jackson Road, between 102 Avenue and 256 Street
• Improve service coverage in the future residential area of Thornhill
• Improve service to Samuel Robertson Technical School
• Introduce public transit at an early stage in the development of the area

Users of this service generally live north of the Lougheed Highway. Re-routing this bus route will eliminate highway operation and the problem of cross-highway access. Customers on the western portion of 100 Avenue will have two-way operation. Customers destined for Samuel Robertson School will have more travel options. The C48 route distance will be increased by 0.84 kilometres. Due to flag stop operation, there are no bus stops on Lougheed that would need to be discontinued and none on the proposed routing that would need to be introduced.

ROUTE DESCRIPTION (revised section in bold):

C48 Thornhill: From Haney Place via McIntosh Avenue, 226 Street, Lougheed Highway, Tamarack, River Road, Albion Ferry Terminal, River Road, 240 Street, 104 Avenue, Jackson Road, 110 Avenue, 256 Street, 98 Avenue, 264 Street, 98 Avenue, 268 Street to 100 Avenue.

C48 Haney Place: No change -- From terminus on 100 Avenue via 100 Avenue, Jackson Road, 104 Avenue, 240 Street, River Road, Albion Ferry Terminal, River Road, Tamarack, Lougheed Highway, 105 Avenue, Tamarack, Lougheed Highway, 116 Avenue, 232 Street, Dewdney Trunk Road, Edge Street, McIntosh Avenue to Haney Place.

NEW ROUTE SECTIONS:

• 256 Street, between 100 Avenue and 98 Avenue
• 98 Avenue, between 256 Street and 264 Street
• 264 Street, between 98 Avenue and 98 Avenue
• 98 Avenue, between 264 Street and 266 Street

Proposed Route Map [PDF, 404KB]

Comments received from the Open House are being reviewed by CMBC staff and they will be making adjustments to the route as required. It is anticipated that the new route will be implemented in early 2009.