Counterflow operations at Massey Tunnel change starting March 11

RICHMOND, B.C. – The George Massey Tunnel in B.C.’s Lower Mainland will soon change its counterflow operations to allow for upgrades.

Rush-hour counterflow operations will change on March 11 as the existing electronic lane-control system goes offline for four weeks and will be replaced with manual counterflow operations.

During peak commuting times, traffic-control crews will manually install the counterflow using a combination of traffic-control vehicles, traffic-control personnel and traffic devices, such as cones and barriers, to safely guide traffic using the tunnel, a release said.

To complete the change to the new system, full overnight closures of the tunnel and approaches will take place from April 4 until April 8 with closure details and detours announced later in March.