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Traffic advisories for 2025 RBC GranFondo released

The annual road cycling race returns on Sept. 6 from Vancouver to Whistler
David Song
David Song
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Riders taking part in the 2024 RBC GranFondo Whistler Indigo Lemay-Conway

This Saturday, more than 5,000 cyclists are getting ready to participate in the RBC GranFondo. 

As per usual, drivers can expect delays between West Vancouver and Whistler between 5:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Motorists are advised to obey all traffic control personnel and be prepared to stop, with rolling re-openings taking place as riders advance through the course.

Speed limits will be reduced to 60 kilometres/hour on segments of Highway 99, although northbound and southbound access will remain available throughout the day. Below are the planned traffic pattern changes that may directly affect residents: 

Whistler 

  • Function Junction to Village Gate Boulevard: signals will be flashing and traffic will be stopped intermittently at the entrances and exits to key Whistler destinations. Expect major delays entering and exiting the east side of Highway 99. 
  • Southbound Village Gate Boulevard to Callaghan Valley road: signals will be flashing and traffic will be delayed from 9:15 to 10 a.m. for neutralized lead out. Road remains partially open. 
  • Alta Lake Road will be available as an alternate traffic route from Highway 99. 
  • Various intersections with Highway 99:
    • Blackcomb Way West: closed in both directions.
    • Village Gate Boulevard: closed to northbound and southbound traffic from Highway 99.
    • Lorimer Road and Whistler Way: both open as alternate routes to Village Gate.
    • Whistler Northlands Boulevard at Village Gate: traffic signal will be flashing. Traffic control persons will be on site from 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.
    • Callaghan Valley Road: closed in both directions.

Highway 99

  • Porteau Cove Provincial Park: counterflow traffic adjacent to cyclists in effect, with one lane northbound and one lane southbound available for motorists, leading to single-lane alternating traffic for 1.3 km from 7:15 to 11:00 a.m.
  • Furry Creek: local traffic will be re-routed via internal roads to access the Sea to Sky Highway northbound and southbound from 7:15 until 11:30 a.m.
  • Britannia Beach: Single-lane alternating traffic will be in effect for one km. 

Squamish 

  • Murrin Lake Park to Squamish: signals along this section will be flashing, with traffic control persons on site.
  • Highway 99 at Cleveland Avenue and Loggers Lane: signals will be flashing. No traffic access to Loggers Lane from Highway 99 at Cleveland Avenue or Industrial Way. Motorists are advised to use Centennial Way underpass to Loggers Lane from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • Highway 99, Valley Drive to Depot Road: signals will be flashing and traffic movements both to and from the east side of Highway 99, will be restricted and/or closed. Garibaldi Highlands traffic impacts include Scott Crescent NB (north of Clark Drive), Mamquam Road WB (west of Diamond Head Road), Garibaldi Way WB (west of Tantalus Rd), and Depot Road WB (east of Hwy 99). For all locations mentioned, motorists are advised of the following times:
    • 8 to 8:30 a.m, intermittent delays
    • 8:30 to 10:30 a.m, full closure of specific intersections on the east side of Highway 99**
    • 10:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m, intermittent delays
  • Alice Lake Road to Function Junction: counterflow traffic adjacent to cyclists, who will occupy the northbound slow lane. One lane northbound and one lane southbound available for motorists from 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.
  • **Excluding Clarke Drive for hospital access. Detour options: use Clarke Drive for Valley Drive intersection, Centennial Way instead of Logger’s Lane and Finch Drive intersections, Dowad Drive for Garibaldi Highlands access – U-turn at Depot Road for southbound highway.

Metro Vancouver

  • Stanley Park Causeway and Lions Gate Bridge: The causeway and Lions Gate Bridge will be closed to northbound traffic, from 5:30 to 8:30 a.m. Motorists are advised to use the Ironworker’s Memorial / Second Narrows Bridge (see detour map here). One southbound lane will remain open on the Lions Gate Bridge and causeway.  
  • Stanley Park Drive, Vancouver: Access to Stanley Park Drive, from Georgia Street, closed from 4 to 8:30 a.m.
  • North Vancouver/Marine Drive: Westbound Marine Drive will be condensed to a single lane between Capilano Road and Taylor Way, from 5:30 to 8:30 a.m. Southbound access to the Lions Gate Bridge will remain open via Marine Drive eastbound from the West Vancouver side.
  • West Vancouver: Marine Drive and Taylor Way intersection—Access to Taylor Way will be restricted for intermittent periods, from 5:30 to 9 a.m.
  • Highway 1: Both eastbound lanes on Highway 1 will be closed between Taylor Way and Horseshoe Bay, from 5:30 to 10 a.m. Motorists are advised to use Marine Drive eastbound.
  • Cypress Bowl Road, West Vancouver: 600 cyclists will travel along Cypress Bowl Road with police escorts up and down the hill. Cypress Bowl Road will be impacted from 6 to 8:30 a.m. Organizers recommend motorists avoid Cypress Bowl Road during this time.
  • Highway 1 westbound at Exit 2 (at Horseshoe Bay): Westbound Highway 1 traffic and northbound Highway 99 traffic will be re-routed via Exit 2 to Old Highway 99 (Horseshoe Bay Drive). Traffic will enter Highway 99 northbound at the Pasco Road Highway 99 access. Detour will be in effect from 5:30 to 11 a.m.
  • Ferry traffic and Local Horseshoe Bay traffic: Horseshoe Bay traffic will be re-routed to Marine Drive through West Vancouver, from 5:30 to 9:30 a.m.
  • Horseshoe Bay at Highway 99 Junction/Heavy Truck Restrictions: Eastbound heavy truck traffic travelling between Horseshoe Bay and Taylor Way and Highway 99 southbound will be re-directed to a temporary storage location at Horseshoe Bay, from 5:30 to 9:30 a.m. Heavy truck traffic will be restricted from the Marine Drive, through West Vancouver, during this period and can re-enter Highway 1, when the eastbound highway lanes are re-opened.
  • Highway 99 southbound/Pasco Road/West Vancouver: Southbound Highway 99 traffic will be re-routed at the Pasco Road exit, via the Old Highway 99 route (Horseshoe Bay Drive), to Marine Drive in West Vancouver, from 5:30 to 11 a.m.
    Highway 99: Horseshoe Bay to Tunnel Point—Counterflow traffic adjacent to cyclists will be in effect at Tunnel Point, with one lane northbound and one lane southbound available for motorists, leading to single-lane alternating traffic for 2.6 km, from 6:30 to 11 a.m.

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