TransLink is alerting passengers of numerous delays due to road conditions in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon.
TransLink staes that, "Due to inclement weather, Bus and SkyTrain service may be impacted across the system today. Please allow extra travel time and bundle up."
The transit authority advises commuters to dress for the snowy and icy weather and wear proper footwear. In addition, passengers should expect some service disruptions throughout the day. On some routes, TransLink may change 60' buses to 40' ones, and there may be extra crowding as a result.
Due to the snowy weather, the transit authority has reduced Millennium Line service to four car trains. This allowed for increased capacity but reduced frequency.
Currently, there are a whopping 114 bus alerts listed on the Advisory Alerts page. However, not all of these alerts are due to poor road conditions. Some of them are informational, explaining service changes or new stops, while others are due to construction.
With this in mind, a number of the alerts are due to traffic congestion, poor road conditions, and cancellations as a result of inclement weather. While a number of routes have cleared this morning, the transportation authority has tweeted a number of detours due to road conditions.
#RiderAlert 145 Production Station/SFU detour. 40 ft coaches operating from Production Way Stn to SFU Transportation Centre to Hastings and Duthie in both directions both directions due to road conditions.^RR
— TransLink BC (@TransLink) February 4, 2020
#RiderAlert 563 Fernridge detour 12:30PM onwards. Regular route to 200 St at 50 Ave, then continue 200 St, then resume regular route due to road conditions. ^sp
— TransLink BC (@TransLink) February 4, 2020
#RiderAlert 281 Snug Cove/Eaglecliff detour today. Service will omit Deep Bay loop due to road conditions. ^MR
— TransLink BC (@TransLink) February 4, 2020
#RiderAlert R5 SFU/Burrard Station detour update. Terminating Hastings and Duthie due to road conditions. Shuttle in place between Hastings and Duthie and SFU Loop in both directions. ^RR
— TransLink BC (@TransLink) February 4, 2020
A snowfall warning remains in effect for Metro Vancouver, with total snowfall amounts of up to 20 cm expected. The highest amounts are expected over the northern and inland sections of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley where the snow will persist the longest, until tonight or Wednesday morning.
Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas.
