Alex Fraser Bridge

• Ice bomb prevention: Video shows worker manually releasing Alex Fraser Bridge collars

  Rope Access Technicians are tasked with manually releasing the heavy collars on the Alex Fraser Bridge to knock off snow and ice.

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  Jan 17
  
• The Golden Gate Bridge now has suicide barriers. Why can’t B.C.’s Alex Fraser?

  Crews have completed the installation of stainless steel nets on both sides of San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge meant to both prevent and deter suicides.

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  Jan 4
  
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• Following a tragic death, new questions raised about suicide barriers on Alex Fraser Bridge

  Following the death of a person who jumped from the Alex Fraser Bridge Monday afternoon, calls are being raised again for a suicide barrier to be constructed.

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  Oct 24, 2023
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• Advocates say Alex Fraser Bridge needs a suicide barrier solution

  The province says the engineering of the bridge would make the installation of a barrier unsafe, but police and crisis advocates say it's a challenge worth overcoming.

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  Sep 26, 2023
• Police condemn behaviour of Alex Fraser Bridge drivers during mental health crisis

  Mental health experts said what happened on the Alex Fraser Bridge Monday is a reminder that at the heart of every mental health crisis is a person.

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  Jan 26, 2023
• Drivers yelled at man in mental health crisis during Alex Fraser Bridge closure: police

  Delta police closed the southbound lanes of the Alex Fraser Bridge around noon on Monday after receiving reports there was a man outside the safety rail.

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  Jan 25, 2023
• Patullo Bridge replacement to use similar snow and ice removal system to Port Mann, Alex Fraser

  "We've gone back to the research table, we've looked, there isn't anything else out there that we can look at," said Transportation and Infrastructure's Ashok Bhatti.

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  Jan 13, 2023
• B.C. weather: Highway advisories aplenty, travel not recommended in some areas

  After a lengthy cold snap, warmer weather and an incoming storm system is wreaking havoc with the province’s highways.

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  Dec 24, 2022
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• ‘We cannot handle it:’ Drivers trapped, cars abandoned as snow falls on B.C.’s roads

  News Talk 980 CKNW radio host Jas Johal said the experience Tuesday night highlights the challenges people have moving around the Lower Mainland.

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  Nov 30, 2022
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• Port Mann Bridge and Alex Fraser Bridge now open following winter weather

  The Ministry of Transportation put out a notice Thursday afternoon, warning the bridge could be closed if the weather continued to worsen.

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  Jan 7, 2022