Overpass

• Could Calgary-style warning sensors help stop B.C. overpass strikes?

  Between 2011 and 2018, the City of Calgary installed overw-height detection sensors at half a dozen locations in its downtown core.

  Canada

  Feb 16
  
• Probe launched after overheight truck believed to have scraped Metro Vancouver overpass

  Officials with B.C.'s Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement team caught up with the truck and pulled it over just past the Brunette Overpass in Coquitlam.

  Traffic

  Jan 16
  
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• Saskatoon overpass hit and runs could cost city hundreds of thousands of dollars

  The city of Saskatoon is looking for anyone with information regarding two hit and runs last week that caused damages to overpasses in the city.

  Crime

  Jan 5
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• B.C. trucking company involved in overpass strike denies skirting licence suspension

  The Ministry of Transportation grounded Chohan Feight Forwarders' fleet in December after one of the company's trucks was involved in a sixth overpass strike in two years.

  Crime

  Jan 2
• Calls for even stiffer fines, infrastructure upgrades after latest B.C. overpass strike

  The latest crash happened around noon Thursday, when a driver struck the 112 Street overpass on Highway 99, blocking southbound traffic for the rest of the day.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2023
• Police close file without identifying North Vancouver overpass hit-and-run driver

  More than a month after a truck smashed into a North Vancouver overpass, RCMP have closed the file without identifying the hit-and-run driver.

  Crime

  Oct 24, 2023
• Truck with oversized load hits Delta overpass on Highway 99, snarling traffic

  Drivers were being urged to use Highway 91 and the Alex Fraser Bridge if heading from Richmond to Delta, after a truck with an oversized load struck a Highway 99 overpass.

  Traffic

  Jul 18, 2023
• Calgary’s first diverging diamond interchange credited for significant decline in serious crashes

  The City of Calgary says a unique southeast traffic overpass, the first of its kind in Canada, has resulted in fewer crashes and far fewer collisions involving injuries.

  Traffic

  Jun 14, 2023
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• Commuter chaos in the Fraser Valley after 2 trucks strike different overpasses

  Between December 2021 and March 2023, there have been 15 overpasses hit in the Lower Mainland, mainly due to overheight vehicles.

  Traffic

  May 29, 2023
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• When crane and bridge meet: Experts weigh in on latest Winnipeg bridge collision

  A truck carrying a crane collided with the Empress Street bridge overpass on May 2, echoing similar incidents in provinces across Canada

  Canada

  May 3, 2023