During today’s press conference, Richmond mayor Malcolm Brodie said this will serve to greatly enhance traffic flow in the city centre, where significant new mixed-use developments are planned now and into the future.
Approximately 17,000 vehicles are expected to use this section of roadway on average daily, including vehicle traffic transplanted from No. 3 Road.
The new River Parkway arterial roadway, March 2021. (City of Richmond)
The new River Parkway arterial roadway, March 2021. (City of Richmond)
The new River Parkway arterial roadway, March 2021. (City of Richmond)
There are new intersections controlled by traffic signals where River Parkway meets Leslie Road and Cambie Road. Pedestrian and cyclist connections on the south side of Cambie Road have been improved with a new multi-use path between the Middle Arm Greenway and the Canada Line’s Aberdeen Station on No. 3 Road.