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March 11, 2010
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Highway 91 | 91A

Name
Hwy 91 is also called the Annacis Hwy and the Richmond Connector (east-west). Hwy 91A is also called the Queensborough Connector.
Highway 91
Location/Address
Hwy 91 Consists of two portions - the Annacis Hwy (north-south) and the Richmond Connector (east-west).

Annacis Hwy runs to the west of the Delta/Surrey border (between Hwy 99 to the south and the Richmond Connector & Hwy 91A in the north).

After crossing the Alex Fraser Bridge and East Channel/Annacis bridges, Annacis Hwy (north-south) alters direction running east-west through Richmond (commonly called Richmond Connector or Richmond Freeway).

Hwy 91A runs north-south connecting Richmond and New Westminster via the Queensborough Bridge.

Contacts
Owned by:
Ministry of Transportation (Lower Mainland District)
1-877-616-8300
www.drivebc.com

Maintained by:
Mainroad Contracting Ltd.
604-271-0337
www.mainroad.bc.ca
 Description
Total length of Hwy 91's 4-6 lane north-south Annacis Hwy and the Richmond Connector: 25 km. The Annacis Hwy portion is 12 km; Richmond Connector portion is 13 km. Hwy 91A consists of 4 lanes and is a 3.5 km connector between Hwy 91 & Marine Way in New Westminster.

Alternate Routes
An alternate route for the Annacis Hwy portion of Hwy 91:
• Hwy 99A (King George Hwy) through Surrey (east)
• Hwy 99
• Richmond Connector portion of Hwy 91 (west)

An alternate route for the Richmond Connector:
• Westminster Hwy (Richmond)
• Marine Way (Burnaby)
• Marine Dr (Vancouver)

An alternate route for the Queensborough Connector:
• Hwy 1A/99A (Surrey – New Westminster)
• Hwy 99 (Richmond – Vancouver)
• Knight St Bridge (Richmond – Vancouver)
• east on Marine Dr (to reach New Westminster) from Hwy 99 or Knight St Bridge

Annual Average Daily Traffic & Location:
78,080: No. 8 Rd underpass (Richmond)
97,863: Alex Fraser Bridge (south end)
35,811 (2002): south end of Queensborough Bridge

Planned Expansion:
No expansion planned for Hwy 91. In New Westminster, Hwy 91A interchange is being reconfigured at the north end of Queensbourough Bridge and a new interchange at Hwy 91A (at Howes St) will begin construction in mid 2008. For more details, see: www.bip.gov.bc.ca.

For a listing of highway projects, see the BC Government's web page on highway projects.
 

Commercial Services

  • For all roads, the max vehicle height (including load) is 4.15m.
  • Drivers must obey low clearance warning signs.
  • No current load restrictions.

For more details, see the BC Government's page on load restrictions.
 
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