Highway 7 and 11 Cedar Valley Connector Intersection Improvements

Upgrades at Highway 7 and Highway 11 Cedar Valley Connector intersection to improve safety and turning lane capacity, and to reduce highway congestion.

Highway 7 and Highway 11 are vital routes that connect people and businesses in Mission and throughout the Fraser Valley.

Planned intersection improvements at Cedar Valley Connector will make it safer and easier for people to move through the intersection. These intersection upgrades follow Phase 1 improvements completed in the west quadrant of the intersection in 2018.

The project supports the City of Mission’s Master Transportation Plan in addressing intersection safety and highway capacity.

Safety improvements include:

• Adding a second dedicated northbound turn lane on Highway 11 to add more lane capacity to left turns from Highway 11 to Highway 7 westbound
• Increasing the lane capacity of the Highway 7 westbound left turn lane
• Modifying intersection traffic islands to improve the turning radius for trucks and vehicles
• Relocating and installing new road signs to guide drivers into lane assignments
• Updating roadway drainage to accommodate the new lane configurations
• Upgrading lighting and traffic signalling to support operation changes and the addition of the dual left-turn bay

Project location

Status

• The project was built by B.A. Blacktop Infrastructure Inc.
• The project reached substantial completion December 11, 2024
  • Minor deficiency work to install a new highway sign on Highway 11 will be completed in early 2025

Project cost

The project cost is $5 million and is funded by the Ministry of Transportation and Transit.

Project benefits

The project will:

• Improve intersection safety, reduce the likelihood and severity of collision incidents at Highway 7 and Highway 11 Cedar Valley Connector
• Improve traffic safety for the travelling public and goods movers, with enhanced turning lane capacity, upgraded lighting, road signs and paving
• Improve travel time and reliability through City of Mission, with coordinated traffic signal operations to enhance intersection efficiency, reducing motorist idling and greenhouse gas emissions
• Support community and economic development, with improved access to places people live, work and play including within the cities of Mission, Abbotsford and Pitt Meadows