It’s a messy day to be taking the Lions Gate Bridge after a tree feel along the Stanley Park Causeway, closing Highway 99 in both directions.
DriveBC’s highway cameras show a completely empty Stanley Park causeway, with traffic backed up on one side of the Lions Gate Bridge with empty lanes on the other.
The Stanley Park Causeway is closed because of a fallen tree (DriveBC)
“Crews en route. Expect major delays due to congestion,” DriveBC said on social media.
⛔️#BCHwy99 A downed tree has the highway CLOSED in both directions south of Stanley Park Dr in the #StanleyParkCauseway. Crews en route. Expect major delays due to congestion. #LionsGateBridge #Vancouver
ℹ️For more info:https://t.co/i3alxYHyfW
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) May 7, 2024
“There is a tree down on the Stanley park Causeway, blocking traffic in both directions. Please use an alternate route,” the Vancouver Police Department added.
#VanTraffic: There is a tree down on the Stanley park Causeway, blocking traffic in both directions. Please use an alternate route. pic.twitter.com/qOvfy2Klqw
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) May 7, 2024
Some users asked whether the tree was also blocking the pedestrian and cycling lanes, but neither VPD nor DriveBC have responded yet.
One driver who made it onto the Lions Gate Bridge shared video of the unusually empty lanes across Burrard Inlet because of the downed tree.
A unique day crossing #Lionsgate Bridge
Down tree pic.twitter.com/IDjqfRSF8B— Zach Taylor (@Zasmin2014) May 7, 2024
There’s no word yet on when it will be cleared.