Golden Ears Way

Golden Ears Way is a two-to-six lane road^[2] in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia. It connects Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows to Langley and Surrey via the Golden Ears Bridge.^[3] It is designed to keep traffic movements to and from the Golden Ears Bridge simple and streamlined, and intersections and interchanges have been placed with regards to accessing existing industrial and commercial areas on either side of the river in Port Kells and the Ridge-Meadows area of Maple Ridge, immediately west of Hammond.

Golden Ears Way
Pseudo Highway 916
Golden Ears Way highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by TransLink
Length	12.6 km[1] (7.8 mi)
Existed	2009–present
Major junctions
West end	Highway 15 in Surrey
Major intersections	Highway 7 in Pitt Meadows / Maple Ridge
East end	210th Street in Maple Ridge
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Major cities	Surrey, Langley, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways
← Highway 395 → Highway 1

The road is under the jurisdiction of TransLink, the organization responsible for the regional transportation network in the Greater Vancouver region.^[4] On August 25, 2017, B.C. Premier John Horgan announced that all tolls on the Golden Ears bridge will be removed starting September 1, 2017.^[5]

Route details

The expressway begins at 96th Avenue just west of Highway 15 in Surrey, a major route leading to the U.S. border, and continues eastward, passing through intersections to access the Port Kells Industrial Area. The Golden Ears Way becomes a freeway after the 192nd Street intersection and links 200th Street south to Langley City Centre, before curving northward onto the Golden Ears Bridge. In Maple Ridge, interchanges have been constructed close to commercial areas; a particular focus is the interchange at Highway 7, where most Golden Ears Way traffic is expected to exit the connector. The road past Highway 7 is mostly a two-laned expressway linking to residential and agricultural areas in the north of Maple Ridge, ending at the intersection with 210th Street and continuing beyond as 128th Avenue.

Exit list

The entire route is in Metro Vancouver.

Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Surrey	0.00	0.00	96th Avenue	Continues west
			Highway 15 (176th Street) to Highway 1 (TCH) / Highway 17 – USA border, Vancouver, Hope, Delta	At-grade, traffic signals
	0.70	0.43	180th Street	At-grade, traffic signals
	1.70	1.06	Golden Ears Connector, 96th Avenue Connector	At-grade, traffic signals; connects to Highway 17
	3.40	2.11	To Highway 1 (TCH) west / 192nd Street – Port Kells, Vancouver	At-grade, traffic signals
Langley (township)	5.30	3.29	To Highway 1 (TCH) east / 200th Street – Langley (city), Hope	Southbound exit only via 199A Street; northbound entrance only via 201st Street
↑ / ↓	6.20– 7.00	3.85– 4.35	Golden Ears Bridge over the Fraser River
Pitt Meadows – Maple Ridge boundary	8.10	5.03	113B Avenue, Airport Way	Interchange; to Pitt Meadows Airport
	9.10	5.65	To Highway 7 east / Maple Meadows Way – Maple Ridge, Mission	Northbound exit; transit only southbound entrance
	9.80	6.09	To Highway 7 west (Lougheed Highway) – Pitt Meadows, Coquitlam, Vancouver	Partially grade separated, traffic signals; no southbound access to Hwy 7 east
	11.30	7.02	203rd Street	At-grade, traffic signals
Maple Ridge	12.60	7.83	210th Street	At-grade, traffic signals
			128th Avenue	Continues east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access