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and 2012. The Alex Fraser needed to be closed a few times during
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per hour until July 24, 2019, when the speed limit was lowered to 70 km/h to accommodate the additional reversible lane. Upon opening in 1986, only four of the six available lanes were open. Cyclists and pedestrians share two narrow sidewalks one on each side. All six lanes opened in 1987 after traffic demand justified the need.
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dropped "ice bombs," also called "slush bombs" on vehicles causing damage to windshields. The Alex Fraser has the cables along the sides of the driving lanes where as the Port Mann has them cross over-top of the driving lanes. In addition to 2016, this also happened on the Alex Fraser in 2005, 2008,
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The Alex Fraser Bridge is 2,525 m (8,284 ft) long with a main span of 465 m (1,526 ft). The towers are 154 m (505 ft) tall. It consists of seven lanes, three in each direction with the middle lane acting as a reversible lane, and had a maximum speed limit of 90 km
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1184:Golden Ears
1174:False Creek
1169:English Bay
770:BowMac sign
666:Global News
660:Judd, Amy.
614:Toronto Sun
540:604 Now.com
308:Alex Fraser
296:North Delta
67: /
55:122°56′34″W
42:Coordinates
1769:Categories
1683:Downstream
1621:CNR Tunnel
1433:CNR Bridge
1209:Point Grey
1194:Indian Arm
905:Shaw Tower
870:Park Royal
671:2017-02-18
646:2017-02-27
621:2017-02-27
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259:References
235:Statistics
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1084:Chinatown
1077:Locations
1068:Skybridge
920:Sun Tower
764:Bentall 5
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356:Vancouver
282:over the
106:Delta, BC
1667:Upstream
750:BC Place
395:See also
326:Overview
288:Richmond
250:Location
203:Designer
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137:Material
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1479:Bridges
1142:Natural
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981:Bridges
855:Orpheum
352:Burnaby
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198:History
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