Road conditions

Hope RCMP and the District of Hope were both on the scene after a 12 ton rock struck Richmond Hill Road. (Bob Clarke/District of Hope)

PHOTOS: Boulder larger than a car closes Hope road after rockslide

A 12-tonne rock crashing into the road has closed Richmond Hill since yesterday

 

The Coquihalla around 3 p.m. on Sunday. (Facebook)

Update: Highway 5 re-opens after being closed most of the day

The Coquihalla re-opened in both directions at 4 p.m.

 

The eastbound and westbound fast lanes on Highway 1 in Langley, west of the 248th Street Overpass, will be closed for maintenance. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Expect fast lane closures in each direction on Highway 1

Drivers planning on taking Highway 1 tonight can expect a traffic slow…

 

Ken Keffer drove his 1933 Dodge along the 100-year-old portion of Old Yale Road in Murrayville, just a few days before the actual anniversary. His car was the youngster, being built more than 10 years after the road was hard-surfaced. (Wally Martin/Special to The Star)

Hard-surfacing of road 100 years ago a revolutionary step

Yale Road concrete paving meant that cars, trucks were here to stay

  • Aug 13, 2022
Ken Keffer drove his 1933 Dodge along the 100-year-old portion of Old Yale Road in Murrayville, just a few days before the actual anniversary. His car was the youngster, being built more than 10 years after the road was hard-surfaced. (Wally Martin/Special to The Star)
The Trans Canada Highway west of Revelstoke will be closed at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, for avalanche control activity. No detour will be available. (DriveBC)

Avalanche control to close Highway 1 near Revelstoke

Control activity on the Trans Canada west of Revelstoke to start at 1 p.m. Sunday; no detour available

The Trans Canada Highway west of Revelstoke will be closed at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, for avalanche control activity. No detour will be available. (DriveBC)
A multi-vehicle collision involving trucks and cars killed one person and closed the Trans-Canada Highway between Salmon Arm and Sicamous Saturday, Jan. 8. The road remains closed in both directions Sunday. (@desiprotruckerpb09 photo)

UPDATE: One man killed in Trans-Canada Highway multi-vehicle collision in Shuswap

Highway 1 remains closed between Salmon Arm and Sicamous; detours available

A multi-vehicle collision involving trucks and cars killed one person and closed the Trans-Canada Highway between Salmon Arm and Sicamous Saturday, Jan. 8. The road remains closed in both directions Sunday. (@desiprotruckerpb09 photo)
One Aldergrove reader was upset with the snow plowing in her neighbourhood. (Langley Advance Times files)

LETTER: Richter for ‘president’

Aldergrove woman expresses frustration in her quest for snow removal

  • Jan 4, 2022
One Aldergrove reader was upset with the snow plowing in her neighbourhood. (Langley Advance Times files)
Snow accumulations could be as much as 30 centimetres through Saturday on Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton. (file photo)

Heavy snowfall expected on Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton

A snowfall warning has also been issued for the Central and Eastern Fraser Valley

Snow accumulations could be as much as 30 centimetres through Saturday on Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton. (file photo)
Have an opinion you’d like to share? Submit letters to the editor through our website, via email or the postal service. (Heather Colpitts/Black Press Media)

LETTER: Langley senior doesn’t back down from rude pickup driver

Scooter users expressing concern about crosswalk safety and now others are adding their voices

  • Nov 8, 2021
Have an opinion you’d like to share? Submit letters to the editor through our website, via email or the postal service. (Heather Colpitts/Black Press Media)
Municipal crews were dispatched to fix a pothole and a local letter writer appreciated to prompt response. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Road repair speed wins Langley resident’s raves

Township crews tackled a dangerous pothole and a local letter writer appreciates the work

  • Oct 26, 2021
Municipal crews were dispatched to fix a pothole and a local letter writer appreciated to prompt response. (Black Press Media files)
Large sections of 208th Street are single lane, while sections that are multiple lanes are closed off, a letter writer complains. (Langley Advance Times file)

LETTER: Walnut Grove resident fedup with road conditions, too

Do you have an opinion on the subject, share it at editor@langleyadvancetimes.com

  • Oct 16, 2021
Large sections of 208th Street are single lane, while sections that are multiple lanes are closed off, a letter writer complains. (Langley Advance Times file)
Have an opinion you’d like to share? Submit letters to the editor through our website, via email or the postal service. (Black Press Media file)

LETTER: Does construction on 200th Street ever end, Langley resident asks

One local street seems to get a lot more attention than other roadways, letter writer noticed

  • Oct 6, 2021
Have an opinion you’d like to share? Submit letters to the editor through our website, via email or the postal service. (Black Press Media file)
Doug Wells directed traffic. (Black Press Media files)

ROAD WORK: Construction to slow 30A Avenue traffic in Aldergrove until October

Road work occurs on 30A Ave from 260 to 262 Streets and from 30A Avenue to Fraser Highway

Doug Wells directed traffic. (Black Press Media files)
Spring is when many municipalities start doing pothole repairs. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Langley woman wonders about road repairs and rough driving

A local resident has some questions on pothole patching

  • May 23, 2021
Spring is when many municipalities start doing pothole repairs. (Black Press Media files)
Construction on Fraser Highway between 265A and 270 Streets will delay traffic until end of Feb. 2021. (Ryan Uytdewilligen/Aldergrove Star)

ROAD CLOSURE: Portion of Fraser Highway will close to Aldergrove traffic, Feb. 9 and 10

Sanitary sewer line work will be done between 265A Street and 30A Avenue

Construction on Fraser Highway between 265A and 270 Streets will delay traffic until end of Feb. 2021. (Ryan Uytdewilligen/Aldergrove Star)
With winter months drawing closer, BC RCMP Traffic Services are reminding drivers to be prepared, and drive safely. (Pixabay)

Be prepared and drive safely, say BC RCMP as winter draws closer

Police provide list of ways to stay safe while driving in winter conditions

With winter months drawing closer, BC RCMP Traffic Services are reminding drivers to be prepared, and drive safely. (Pixabay)
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LETTER: Another Fort Langley road turns into dangerous raceway

Billy Brown Road is a narrow village roadway being ‘hammered’ by speeders

  • Aug 3, 2020
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River Road east of Fort Langley has reopened, after damage caused by a Jan. 31/Feb. 1 storm washed out a bank near 252nd Street. Two other roads remain closed due to damage. (Langley Advance Times files)

Cleanup in progress on flood-damaged Langley roads

Two of four sites of major damage are now re-opened

River Road east of Fort Langley has reopened, after damage caused by a Jan. 31/Feb. 1 storm washed out a bank near 252nd Street. Two other roads remain closed due to damage. (Langley Advance Times files)
Inaction on the replacement of a section of Old Yale Road is seen as wrong by several Langley letter writers. (Langley Advance Times files)

LETTER: Heritage road through Langley ‘unsafe’

Several residents share views about the need to repave Old Yale Road

  • Mar 14, 2020
Inaction on the replacement of a section of Old Yale Road is seen as wrong by several Langley letter writers. (Langley Advance Times files)