vedder bridgeIt’s been tough going for drivers around the Cultus Lake turnoff ever since the City was forced to stop using flaggers, but Mayor Sharon Gaetz they’re working on the situation.

Gaetz says they’ve brought in improvements to the traffic signal installed.

“They have now installed a loop in the ground so that when your car approaches, the traffic signal will know to change. And they’ve put in a left turn flashing green light southbound.”

Long term, Gaetz says a lot of the problems will be fixed once the new bridge and roundabout open.

“While two years may seem like a long time for some people, that news comes at a great time for the City of Chilliwack. So by the fall of 2018 we’ll have a bridge in there with a full roundabout and it shouldn’t be a problem for people on that road.”

The City was forced to stop using flaggers to control traffic because Worksafe BC deemed it a safety hazard.