City of Chilliwack to install flashing beacons at 4 more crosswalks
The intersection of Menzies Street and Macken Avenue in Chilliwack is pictured. This intersection is one of four crosswalks that will have rapid rectangular flashing beacons installed over the next two months before Dec. 31.
CHILLIWACK – Four more intersections in Chilliwack will have rectangular rapid flashing beacons installed to enhance pedestrian safety measures throughout the city.
Chilliwack City Council voted last Tuesday, Oct. 20, to award a tender (contract) to Strohmaier Excavating (2019) Ltd. for $281,863.15 to install those flashing beacons at four intersections in Chilliwack.
The four crosswalk locations consist of the following:
• Intersection of Hope River Road at Kent Road;
• Intersection of Yale Road at Gibson Road;
• Intersection of Menzies Street at Macken Avenue;
• Yale Road at the Lickman Park & Ride bus stop.
The intersection of Yale Road and Gibson Road will have a flashing beacon installed to improve pedestrian safety. (Image Credit: Google Maps.)
Five tender submissions were received for the RRFB installation program tender before the mandated deadline. Strohmaier Excavating (2019) Ltd.’s low-bid submission was deemed compliant.
The City of Chilliwack will receive partial grant funding for the design and construction of the RRFB installation through the ICBC Road Improvement Program and the Vision Zero in Road Safety grant.
Sufficient funding has been identified in the city’s 2026 Capital Plan for the design and construction works associated with the 2026 RRFB installation program.
The city says minor traffic disruptions to vehicle traffic will occur during construction. Pedestrian passage will be accommodated around the construction limits for each site.
Construction duration is expected completed over the course of eight weeks spanning all site locations. Substantial completion as stated within the tender document is December 31, 2026.
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