2018 Annual Report

City of Chilliwack 17 Valley Rail Trail The Valley Rail Trail from Luckakuck Way, north over the Trans-Canada Highway and Chilliwack Creek, to Airport Road was opened to the public on November 24, 2018. This work included construction of a cantilevered pedestrian/cyclist pathway connected to the west side of the existing rail bridge over the Trans-Canada Highway, plus signage, traffic signals at Airport Road and approximately 900m of trail construction. This project was funded, in part, by the Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure. Cultus Lake / Vedder Mountain Roundabout The new Cultus Lake / Vedder Mountain Roundabout Project reached substantial completion in December 2018. Bicycle railing along the north barrier wall and painting of the roundabout truck apron will be completed in 2019. Road Improvements – Asphalt In the 2018 Asphalt Rehabilitation program, 10.3km were re-paved on the following roads: Pedestrian Improvements New crosswalks were installed on School Street, Cedar Creek Drive and Carter Road at Monte Vista Drive. New sidewalk and street lighting projects installed at the following locations provided children with safer walking routes to schools: y Portage Ave. east of Menzies to Little Mountain Elementary y Selkirk Ave. to Tyson Elementary Rapid Rectangular Flashing Beacons were installed at: y South Sumas Rd. and Wiltshire St. y Watson Rd. at Garrison Blvd. and Miller Dr. y Stevenson Rd. at Wiltshire St. Bike Lane Network A total of 8.2km of paved bike lane improvements were completed in 2018, including: y 1.4km of “new” paved bike lane (incl. Valley Rail Trail) y Rehabilitation of 2.7km of existing marked bike lanes y Bike route signage along 4.1km of paved roadways y Stevenson Road at Wiltshire Street lane additions Green bicycle crossing markings were installed at: y Promontory Road at Teskey Way y South Sumas Road and Wiltshire Street y Watson Road at Garrison Boulevard and Miller Drive y Stevenson Road at Wiltshire Street y Promontory Rd. y Elk View Rd. y Gibson Rd. y Portage Ave. y Yale Rd. y Hack-Brown Rd. y Broadway y Peach Rd. y Teskey Way y Camp River Rd. Traffic Signals Pedestrian activated signals were added at Evans Road and Commercial Court. New traffic signals at Evans Road and Stevenson Road were installed to accommodate growth in the area. Highlights