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12-01-2012, 01:07 PM
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They closed 2 lanes westbound because of media  Posted via RS Mobile | 
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12-01-2012, 01:21 PM
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All I know is I'm very curious how Monday rush hour will be.
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12-01-2012, 02:44 PM
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I hope in addition the the bridge lanes being open, that the HOV onramp at 156th and ALL lanes to 200th will be open otherwise it will not make a difference.
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12-02-2012, 04:17 PM
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Got back from a trip to Abby. Took the HOV off ramp to the Park and Ride on 202nd Street on the way to Abbotsford. On the way back, took the new Perimeter Road. Awesome drive. Got nowhere really fast, LOL. I saw one lonely Van Kam truck and that was it - nobody else on the road. When I got back onto the freeway at 176th after a complete loop, I took the HOV off ramp that takes you under the freeway. Finally figured out what all that construction was all about.
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12-02-2012, 05:12 PM
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Last night I took the bridge and the volume was medium but everyone seemed to think the HOV lane was still under constriction or Somthing so I had the whole lane to myself from Johnson hill to past Cape Horn, was pretty sweet  Posted via RS Mobile | 
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12-03-2012, 07:17 AM
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12-03-2012, 07:22 AM
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Holy carp!
Usually when heading eastbound in the morning, I feel sorry for all the poor people going the other way. This morning at around 6:30, nothing....... no lineups, nothing.
People heading home to the Fraser Valley, as in Abbotsford/Aldergrove, no luck. It's still going to be plugged up. At least they'll be getting to the plug up faster, LOLOLOL.
Still, not worth joining the GVRD/Transit or whatever the organization is called. They do have to extend that on ramp at 232nd, still. Truck route, plus the hill afterwards adds to the slow down at that exchange.
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12-03-2012, 07:25 AM
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Nice to see Google's right on top of things with the new SFPR segment...
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12-03-2012, 07:30 AM
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Can't wait for the fifth lane to open, 'cause the eastbound on ramp just before the bridge can use the two lanes.
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12-03-2012, 07:31 AM
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12-03-2012, 08:55 AM
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just got home from work from surrey. Took me less than 10min to hit the bridge from 192. Usually the jam occur at around 176 and the worst is 160. Today is totally clear. But after the bridge is a different story. usually i don't get home till 9:40 and today i got home at 8:45. Not bad.
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12-03-2012, 09:13 AM
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So weird driving right over the bridge with out stopping this morning. Looks like I will be able to sleep in an extra 15mins now.
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12-03-2012, 10:11 AM
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12-03-2012, 10:38 AM
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now they just need to wrap up the construction west of the port mann  | |
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12-03-2012, 11:14 AM
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12-03-2012, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by murd0c So weird driving right over the bridge with out stopping this morning. Looks like I will be able to sleep in an extra 15mins now. | 30 for me  Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-03-2012, 12:47 PM
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so.. it being just the first day and once the toll hits, there might be even fewer cars based on this story.
question is.. what percentage of drivers do you think will actually go through the trouble of avoiding tolls and going the long way through the shittiest bridge in town - patullo?! Will drivers avoid the Port Mann when tolls kick in? - News1130
SURREY (NEWS1130) - Today sees the first real commute on the new Port Mann Bridge since it opened to four lanes each way this weekend. The new RapidBus line from Langley is also up and running.
There are predictions alternate routes will feel the pinch when the tolls kick in. But the province fully expects drivers will eventually be won over by the time savings of the new Port Mann on Highway 1 and pay for the convenience.
News1130 spoke with several commuters at 152nd Street and 104th Avenue in Surrey today; none of them are happy with the tolls that begin next week.
"On the way to work, I'll have to use it, but on the way back, I'm going to try to dodge it. [The tolls are] ridiculous. It adds up a lot," says one driver.
"[I'll take the] Pattullo... you can't afford that. [It's at] least $150 more [per month] and if you're not getting a raise," says another.
The province expects 110,000 to 120,000 trips across the new bridge today, which isn't really any more than what then average has been.
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12-03-2012, 12:58 PM
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Those people who will take Patullo will probably end up paying more for gas wasted from being stuck in traffic lol
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12-03-2012, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Acura604 question is.. what percentage of drivers do you think will actually go through the trouble of avoiding tolls and going the long way through the shittiest bridge in town - patullo?! | Answer: the people that can't do math.
It will cost $6/day for a roundtrip commute. Let's say the Patullo route adds 15 minutes (realistically, a lot more), each way, to the average commute, vs going on the Port Mann. That's 30 min of time wasted. If you work minimum wage, that's 5 bucks of pay, right there.
Along with time, there's also increased fuel consumption with the longer trip, and because of congestion. Sprinkle in some bumper-to-bumper stress, and you've got an alternate route that has zero advantage over the tolled bridge.
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12-03-2012, 01:12 PM
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The only "type" of people that will avoid the toll bridge are the ones who feel the need to strongly resist anything they don't like, even if it makes no sense to do so.
These people are essentially saying "Yes, I will drive longer, be stuck in more traffic, and announce to the world that 40 minutes of my time is not worth $3, but that's ok because I'm doing what I believe in!"  | |
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12-03-2012, 02:40 PM
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^^^ That's great for me.
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12-03-2012, 03:34 PM
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It's terrible for me, I take the Patullo daily | |
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12-03-2012, 03:47 PM
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I can't wait to drive home to see how traffic is!!
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12-03-2012, 03:51 PM
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Check it out now, with the highway cam: B.C.Highway Cams
Damn... that's rush hour, now.
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12-03-2012, 04:08 PM
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