Port of Vancouver

Highway 17 Corridor Improvements for DP3 Project

DCLC meeting

October 25, 2007

by Willy Yung, VPATim Murphy, Corporation of Delta

Presentation Outline

Road Systems Impact Assessment

Recommended Hwy 17 Improvements

Work To-Date

Improvements

Schedule

Road Systems Impact Assessment

Deltaport 3rd Berth, Road Systems Impact Assessment, Nov 30, 2004

Examined the impacts of the project traffic and general traffic growth on the road network

Recommended mitigation measures to address impacts

Focus of presentation -> Hwy 17 Corridor Improvements

Hwy 17 Corridor Improvements

1 - Advanced congestion warning system

2 - Capacity increase to Hwy 17/Ladner Trunk Road

intersection

3 - Geometric changes in S-E quadrant of Ladner

Interchange

4- Restriction of commercial vehicles to curb lanes

Work To-Date

VPA, MoT and Delta Engineering have met several times to resolve technical issues relating to these improvements

• Improvement #1 – deleted due to Delta's concern of trucks taking Ladner Trunk Road to avoid tunnel congestion

Detailed design is underway for the other improvements

HOV lane extension south of

LTR

Traffic signal modification

Convert thru lane into combined thru/left turn lane

Convert GP to HOV left turn

lane

Improvement #2 - Capacity increase to Hwy 17/Ladner Trunk Road intersection

NOTE:

New eastbound thru lane is not proposed at this time

VPA is committing to provide should the intersection improvements not operate as good or better than today

Improvement #3 - Geometric changes in S-E quadrant of Ladner Interchange

Add acceleration lane to convert yield condition to merge condition

Improvement #4

Restriction of commercial vehicles to curb lanes

MoT has confirmed signage requirements

Delta Engineering to review/approve mounting of sign onto pedestrian overpass

VPA/MoT to circulate notice to trucking community

Expect completion before year end

Hwy 17 northbound, south of Ladner Trunk Road

Hwy 17 southbound, north of Ladner Trunk Road

Schedule (improvements 2, 3 & 4) Sept/Oct 07 – MoT field surveys

Oct 07 – Survey data review/design startup

Jan 08 – Detailed design completion

Jan/Feb 08 – MoT/Delta approvals

Feb/Mar 08 – Tender period

Mar 08 – Construction award/startup

June 08 – Construction completion

Note: Delta Engineering to attend design progress meetings