Golden Ears Way

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Golden Ears Way

Pseudo Highway 916
Golden ears bridge.svg
Golden Ears Way highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by TransLink
Length12.6 km [1]  (7.8 mi)
Existed2009–present
Major junctions
West endBC-15.svg Hwy 15 in Surrey
Major intersectionsBC-7.svg Hwy 7 in Pitt Meadows / Maple Ridge
East end210th Street in Maple Ridge
Location
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Major cities Surrey, Langley, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge
Highway system
    BC-395.svg Hwy 395 BC-1 (TCH).svg Hwy 1

    Golden Ears Way is a two-to-six lane road [2] in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia. It connects Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows to Langley and Surrey via the Golden Ears Bridge. [3] It is designed to keep traffic movements to and from the Golden Ears Bridge simple and streamlined, and intersections and interchanges have been placed with regards to accessing existing industrial and commercial areas on either side of the river in Port Kells and the Ridge-Meadows area of Maple Ridge, immediately west of Hammond.

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    The road is under the jurisdiction of TransLink, the organization responsible for the regional transportation network in the Greater Vancouver region. [4] On August 25, 2017, B.C. Premier John Horgan announced that all tolls on the Golden Ears bridge will be removed starting September 1, 2017. [5]

    Route details

    The expressway begins at 96th Avenue just west of Highway 15 in Surrey, a major route leading to the U.S. border, and continues eastward, passing through intersections to access the Port Kells Industrial Area. The Golden Ears Way becomes a freeway after the 192nd Street intersection and links 200th Street south to Langley City Centre, before curving northward onto the Golden Ears Bridge. In Maple Ridge, interchanges have been constructed close to commercial areas; a particular focus is the interchange at Highway 7, where most Golden Ears Way traffic is expected to exit the connector. The road past Highway 7 is mostly a two-laned expressway linking to residential and agricultural areas in the north of Maple Ridge, ending at the intersection with 210th Street and continuing beyond as 128th Avenue.

    Exit list

    The entire route is in Metro Vancouver.

    Locationkm [1] miDestinationsNotes
    Surrey 0.000.0096th AvenueContinues west
    BC-15.svgBC-1 (TCH).svgBC-17.svg Hwy 15 (176th Street) to Hwy 1 (TCH)  / Hwy 17  USA border, Vancouver, Hope, Delta At-grade, traffic signals
    0.700.43180th StreetAt-grade, traffic signals
    1.701.06Golden Ears Connector, 96th Avenue ConnectorAt-grade, traffic signals; connects to Hwy 17
    3.402.11BC-1 (TCH).svg To Hwy 1 (TCH) west / 192nd Street Port Kells, Vancouver At-grade, traffic signals
    Langley (township) 5.303.29BC-1 (TCH).svg To Hwy 1 (TCH) east / 200th Street Langley (city), Hope Southbound exit only via 199A Street; northbound entrance only via 201st Street
    ↑ / ↓6.20–
    7.00
    3.85–
    4.35
    Golden Ears Bridge over the Fraser River
    Pitt MeadowsMaple Ridge boundary8.105.03113B Avenue, Airport WayInterchange; to Pitt Meadows Airport
    9.105.65BC-7.svg To Hwy 7 east / Maple Meadows Way Maple Ridge, Mission Northbound exit; transit only southbound entrance
    9.806.09BC-7.svg To Hwy 7 west (Lougheed Highway) Pitt Meadows, Coquitlam, Vancouver Partially grade separated, traffic signals; no southbound access to Hwy 7 east
    11.307.02203rd StreetAt-grade, traffic signals
    Maple Ridge 12.607.83210th StreetAt-grade, traffic signals
    128th AvenueContinues east
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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