The Golden Ears Bridge is a new six lane bridge in Langley, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Surrey, British Columbia crossing the Fraser River. The new bridge will span one kilometre, have a clearance of 40 metres, and create 13 kilometres of new road. It will have direct connections to Lougheed Highway, Maple Meadows Way, 113B Avenue, 200th Street and 176th Street (Highway 15).

This bridge will provide a vital new link between communities on the south side of the river - Langley and Surrey - and the north-side communities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

The project was named through a community process and reflects the well-known Lower Fraser Valley landmark, the Golden Ears peaks, which crown Mount Blanshard in Golden Ears Provincial Park.

Construction of the bridge is expected to start in 2006 and is expected to be open in 2009.

The Golden Ears Bridge will:

• Reduce travel times across the Fraser River by at least 20 to 30 minutes;
• Reduce traffic congestion;
• Promote economic development in adjacent communities;
• Improve transit connections across the river;
• Link existing cycling networks on both sides of the river; and
• Support the GVRD Regional Growth Strategy.

Construction of the new bridge and road network will create more than one billion dollars in economic activity and 6,500 person years of employment. Once the bridge is open, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Langley and Surrey will benefit from travel time savings, and new growth and development opportunities.

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