B.C. drivers stuck in traffic for hours see community support
The snowstorm that hit Metro Vancouver turned many individuals’s Tuesday night commutes right into a nightmare, with some ready for hours in bumper-to-bumper visitors, resulting in good Samaritans lending a serving to hand.
Dominic Sramaty says he has been commuting to and from Vancouver to south Surrey for years. He says his drive residence on Tuesday night was the worst he’s ever skilled.
“We were not moving for large chunks of time. We would sit for 40 minutes at a time, move two car lengths, sit another 40 minutes, move two car lengths. Things were just not moving,” he advised CityNews.
He says he started his commute at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, not arriving residence in South Surrey till 3 a.m. Wednesday.
“When you’re delusional and tired, and you don’t know what’s going on, you have no information as to why it’s happening — you just kind of sit there and take it as it comes,” Sramaty mentioned.
“I don’t know how you could have a worse evening of traffic ever. I’ve never heard of an incident like this in the Lower Mainland.”
Sramaty was one in every of many who had hours-long commutes within the snow-driven chaos Tuesday night.
A person named Vic advised CityNews it took him 13 hours to get from Vancouver to Chilliwack. He needs to know who’s going to take accountability for the clogged routes.
“I’m born here in B.C., I’ve seen so many winter events and I just don’t understand…we knew this two weeks in advance,” he mentioned. “People around the world are probably just laughing at us.”
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The Massey Tunnel, Alex Fraser Bridge and Pattullo Bridge had been all shut down in some capability Tuesday night attributable to snow, ice and a number of crashes.
In a press release to CityNews Wednesday, the City of Surrey says employees have been working across the clock to ensure roadways had been cleared.
“City of Surrey highway crews had 54 items of snow-fighting tools deployed previous to the late afternoon snowfall. More than 1,200 avenue kilometres had been brined. Since 2 p.m. yesterday, roughly 2,500 tonnes of salt had been used, and 5225 lane kilometres of roads have been cleared,” town mentioned.
Community steps as much as assist these caught in visitors
While the scene on the roadways was horrific, some took the chance to assist those that had been stranded.
A video posted on TikTok exhibits a lady providing cookies to those that had been caught on the Pattulo Bridge.
@sheenperltravel Thank you for this wonderful couple giving us cookies for dinner. #goodsamaritan #stuckontraffic #royalavenue #newestminster #vancouver #patullobridge #surrey ♬ Paradise – Ikson
The girl is seen navigating across the stopped autos with a container of cookies, providing them via the window of a passenger recording the video.
B.C.’s Sikh neighborhood additionally stepped in to assist, providing native Gurdwaras as a spot for folks to take refuge.
Public Notice / Reminder: please keep protected throughout the #winter #BCStorm
All Gurdwaras are open to the general public for short-term shelter, washroom, prayer, meditation, and scorching vegetarian meals.
Rules: You should take away footwear inside & cowl your head. No alcohol/medication on premises.
— The Sikh Community of 'BC' / Salish Land (@BCSikhs) November 30, 2022
In a collection of tweets, The Sikh Community of ‘BC’ / Salish Land mentioned: “Everyone is welcome to a Gurdwara, regardless of religion, caste, creed, gender, nationality, race, language, class, status or any other factor.”
Now that the cleanup from the snow is basically underway, the B.C. authorities says it’s going to “debrief” with highway contractors to ensure issues are totally different subsequent time the snow comes down.
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