Traffic to Richmond from Coquitlam
 

Theres a job I might take and was wondering how the commute would be if i were to work 8-4 or 9-5 coming from Coquitlam. is there a lot of traffic?

The exact location is gilbert and westminster hwy

thanks.

all I can say is good luck

I thought they changed the traffic pattern around the queensborough area?

any idea how long it would take for the commute?

why dont you go out and give it a drive right now, add another 30-45 minutes for morning congestion. that would be your approximated travel time in the morning.....

Hwy 91 towards richmond from queensborogh can be quite congested in the morning, i've seen it.

Its about an hour commute during rush hour.

If there is a stalled/accident on the QB bridge before and after work hours, your fuked

I'm from Richmond to SFU Burnaby

In the mornings 830ish would be 40 minutes along QB bridge then 91

It's unfortunate that there isn't a highway that connects highway 91 to highway 1 IMO. There is no clean route to go from Richmond to Coquitlam. Your options are:

1. Take Westminister to Knight, Marine Way exit and then Marine Way will turn into Stewardson/Columbia etc. Although there is no highway, this is my preferred route. Marine Way has 3 lanes most of the way and traffic only really gets screwed up at the Byrne Rd. light. If Marine Way gets screwed up you have a lot of turn-offs that you can take to get by a jam.

2. Take Highway 91 out of richmond, then the Queensborough and onto Stewardson. I don't care for this route in spite of the highway travel. Queensborough is always fucked. Also, if there is a problem on Highway 91 there is no exit until Westminister Highway. A lot of problems happen at that S-Curve as well as on the Alex Fraser. More often then not, you'll get on the highway to discover it's not moving and you have no options.

To be honest, I think you will get sick of the commute over time and wish you had 2 hours a day back. Not to mention the additional gas and mileage (depreciation) you are putting on your vehicle.

Even if you can find something for a couple of bucks an hour less I would go with something locally as you will save money in other ways and you can't put a price on the time lost commuting on that shit route.

Kev

GL on the bridges during rush hour. For some odd reason the governments think that bridges and tunnels built when Richmond was still farmland is adequate for a mostly developed urban core.

good luck

I drove that for about a year. I'd leave my house around 6am to get to richmond a little before 7. But that was before all the queensborough construction was done. So it might be a bit faster now. But one accident on the bridge or near the bridge and the whole place becomes a parking lot. You'll get tired of that drive very quickly.

Coq. -> Rmd. is a lot different at 6am compared to 8am.

OP - where in Coq. are you? There's a 10min difference between Westwood Plateu and Maillardville.

Anyways, it's going to take 60-80 minutes for the commute, if you start at 8 or 9am.

My mom's friend used to work in Richmond and lived in Coquitlam,
she would leave her house at 6 in the morning to get to work at 7, then leave an hour early. That way she didnt catch the morning traffic.

when i lived in coquitlam, and worked in richmond, i just stayed in richmond unless i was stupid tired.

That way i at least avoided traffic one-way

:werd:
i quit my last job cuz commute was like 1.5hrs for like 4hr shifts
mind you the pay was excellent, making it worth it mathematically if you factor in lost time, but it was just really tiring going richmond/downtown then downtown/richmond... takes a toll on you

I used to do that commute about 10 years ago (yes, I actually worked for about a year of my life, I learned my lesson the hard way). IIRC the traffic isn't that bad, since you are essentially going backwards from rush hour (in other words, you are going FROM Vancouver TO the suburbs, while everyone is going TO Vancouver)

But it's still a long way, and probably not worth it for a shitty job. Gas back then was like $0.50 a litre at most too.

is there any bus stop near ur work place? if so, y not consider taking the 97 b-line and skytrain? not sure about time wise, but at least u won't be spending large amount of money on fuel and putting mileage on ur car

coquitlam don't have skytrain... and i took 97 b-line once, it'll probably take just as long... and be slightly more annoying

westwood plateau is awesome, that whole part up to lougheed takes 5-6.5 minutes, depending on speed/lights. After that... prepare to sleep + ride clutch

.....get on the skytrain and sleep. kthxbye.;)

You want this guy to take the bus to a Skytrain -> Vancouver -> Richmond, then possibly take another bus to work? Not to mention that he'll probably have to walk to/from each bus stop......... Holy crap, how much time do you think he has?

more like walk-bus-skytrain-walk-bus-walk :cry:

i meant take the 97 to lougheed for skytrain

just a suggestion, if it doesn't work out, fine by me, u need to chill out

I drive to Richmond everyday. I usually go thru New West either on 8th ave or 10th ave to Marine. Then take the Knight Street bridge. Usually takes me 45 minutes to an hour.

how about drive to park-n-ride - skytrain - bus - walk:thumbsup:

There are no Park-N-Ride lots at Skytrain stations in Coquitlam.