Roads and Traffic

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The District of Maple Ridge provides appropriate road maintenance activities in order to sustain a safe and serviceable road network. This includes protecting existing road infrastructure for the future. The existing road infrastructure is serviced by the Roads Department who is responsible for activities such as road and shoulder grading, walkway and bridge maintenance, and crosswalk marking.

Road and Sidewalk Repairs

Please contact the Operations Centre to report any of the following roadway problems:

• pothole or any hole in the road
• missing manhole covers
• missing catch basin grates
• trip hazard in sidewalks (e.g.: panel lifted, hole, piece of cement missing)

The Ministry of Transportation and Highways is responsible for road repairs and maintenance along the Lougheed Highway from Kanaka Way East to Mission and from 222 Street West to Pitt Meadows. Call the Operations Centre for the appropriate contact phone numbers for the Ministry of Transportation and Highways.

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Snow and Ice Control

During snow and ice conditions, normal transportation patterns for pedestrians and vehicles are interrupted. Driving conditions encountered include general loss of traction, visibility, steering and braking ability. The public can reduce their risk by using good winter driving equipment such as winter tires and chains and by using caution to match the road conditions during winter weather. Minimum vehicle trips are recommended.

Please be aware that when snow plowing activities occur, all snow is not taken off the streets, which may lead to freezing ice conditions. As streets have numerous manhole covers and serious injury could arise if a manhole was hit with a plow blade. Plows are set just above the surface of the road when clearing snow and ice.

Municipality Priorities for Clearing Snow and Ice:

The main objective of Snow removal and Ice control is to provide the following service as resources allow in the following order of priority:

1. Provide access to emergency sites for medical, fire or police response
2. Reduce driving hazards on arterial and collector routes
3. Reduce driving hazards on hills (generally considered as greater than 6% slope) and bridges
4. Reduce driving hazards on bus routes

Residential Streets

Residential streets are not cleared except for emergency situations.

Sidewalks

Sidewalks are not cleared by the District of Maple Ridge except when they front a property owned by the Municipality or on a Municipal facility such as bridges. Snow removal on sidewalks is regulated by Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Bylaw 3136-1982 - Section 9.1 which reads as follows:

"Every owner or occupier of real property shall remove snow, ice, leaves, dirt or other debris from sidewalks, stairs, ramps and foot paths bordering the real property as well as walkways, ramps and stairs on real property which are open to the public, no later than 10:00 in the morning of the day following the accumulation."

The District of Maple Ridge encourages everyone to clear sidewalks and help those who cannot.

Public Walkways and Trails

Public walkways and trails are not cleared by the District of Maple Ridge.

Lanes

Lanes are not cleared by the District of Maple Ridge except when required for an emergency.

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Street Lights

Please report all street light outages to the Operations Centre. Street lights on metal poles are repaired by the Electrical - Mechanical Department. Street lights on wooden poles are repaired by BC Hydro. To report a Hydro light outage, please contact the Operations Centre who will directly enter a repair request on the BC Hydro Street Light Information Management system.

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Street Sweeping

Vacuum sweepers draw debris & use specialized attachments to reduce dust, collect leaves, and clean catch basins. In the Spring, sweepers remove sand deposited for snow and ice control in order to prevent sand from grinding away street markings and clogging drains. In the Fall, sweepers remove leaves and other debris from the streets as quickly as possible to prevent leaves from clogging drains.

Street sweeping schedule:

Area	Schedule
Commercial areas	Once a month
Arterial and collector roads	November to January sweeping depend on weather conditions. Twice a month in February and March. Once a month April to August. Twice a month in September and October
Residential roads with curb and gutter	Ten times a year
Residential roads without curb and gutter	No scheduled sweeping, done as required
Intersections	Approximately 120 locations four times per year

Night street sweeping schedule:

Scheduled routes are established to clean Industrial and Downtown areas at a time when there are fewer parked vehicles and there is less disruption to traffic.

Area	Schedule
Maple Ridge Industrial Park	10:30 pm Sunday - 2:00 am Monday 10:30 pm Thursday - 2:00 am Friday
Downtown Area	10:30 pm Sunday - 2:00 am Monday 10:30 pm Thursday - 2:00 am Friday

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Traffic Signals

The Operations Centre maintains existing traffic lights. Please report any flashing or non-functional traffic lights. Specific traffic signals are programmed to allow traffic to progress along Dewdney Trunk Road, at the posted speed limit, to minimize the number of red lights encountered. This programming is in effect from 222 Street to 232 Street along Dewdney Trunk Road. Many signals are controlled by overhead cameras.

The Ministry of Transportation and Highways is responsible for traffic lights along the Lougheed Highway from Kanaka Way east to Mission and from 222 Street west to Pitt Meadows. Call the Operations Centre for the appropriate contact phone numbers for the Ministry of Transportation and Highways.

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Traffic Signs

The Operations Centre is responsible for maintaining, installing, replacing or cleaning any missing or vandalized street signs. This includes all illuminated street signs. Please contact the Operations Centre to report missing or damaged street and traffic signs. Contact the Engineering Department for requesting installation of new street signs.

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