Update: Thursday morning the Prince Rupert Port Authority advised that: as of 8am this morning, container trucks are now routing through the Fairview-Ridley Connector Corridor to the southern truck gate at DP World’s Fairview Terminal again.
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Motorists and Pedestrians will be sharing the downtown core with the ongoing fleet of container trucks for a bit longer yet.
As we outlined yesterday, the volume of traffic on city streets had increased significantly this week with convoys and single haulers transiting the corridor of McBride/Second Avenue West and Park Avenue.
The volume reaching the same levels as seen prior to the opening earlier this summer of the truck only dedicated route between Ridley Island and the DP World Container facility.
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| The corridor between the Civic Centre and DP World North Gate has been a busy transit these last few days |
In an update for the North Coast Review, Katherine Voigt, Manager of Corporate Communications for the Prince Rupert Port Authority outlined the cause of the Current situation and how long it is anticipated to continue.
"The Fairview-Ridley Connector Corridor truck gate has been temporarily closed by DP World Prince Rupert to facilitate the moving of equipment.
Container truck traffic has been diverted back to the northern entrance gate at Fairview until the work is complete.
We anticipate the Connector Road will reopen by the end of this week."
Those driving the three corridor streets or crossing them, should be aware of the change in volume and plan their travels with that in mind with an eye towards safety.
More notes on themes from the Port can be reviewed through our archive page.
Maybe the city can collect the same tariff per trailer that the Port was collecting for the use of the bypass road
ReplyDeleteThere is a provincial mechanism that compensates municipalities for congestion or extra ordinary road usage.
DeleteKeep in mind, that 2nd ave is technically a provincial highway.
While the re routing is short term, I cannot recall if our city councils (2007 - present) ever approached the Ministry of Transportation about congestion compensation prior to the opening of the new port road.