Richmond Added 20 Automated Crosswalks To Reduce COVID-19 Spread

The City of Richmond has added 20 new automated crosswalks to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

This means people won’t need to press the button at certain intersections and can avoid touching surfaces in public.

“That’s right, you don’t have to press the button (but you can),” tweeted the City of Richmond. “Just wait a few minutes & crossings will activate 24/7.”

To reduce the spread of #COVID19, we have automated 20 high-use pedestrian crosswalks in #RichmondBC. That’s right, you don’t have to press the button (but you can), just wait a few minutes & crossings will activate 24/7. There's signage at each location. https://t.co/kkzYuzHjd0 pic.twitter.com/7MISid3ZZz

— City of Richmond BC (@Richmond_BC) April 17, 2020

The new system will activate every few minutes and there will be clear signs to mark which Richmond crosswalks have the new setting.

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Here’s where you can find the new crosswalk systems:

No. 3 Road and Granville Avenue
No. 3 Road and Park Road
No. 3 Road and Cook Road
No. 3 Road and Brighouse Bus Mall
No. 3 Road and Saba Road
No. 3 Road and Westminster Highway
No. 3 Road and Ackroyd Road
No. 3 Road and Lansdowne Road
No. 3 Road and Lansdowne Mall Road (north/south only)
No. 3 Road and Leslie Road
No. 3 Road and Cambie Road
No. 3 Road and Yaohan Mall (north/south only)
Hazelbridge Way and Cambie Road
Buswell Road and Saba Road
Minoru Boulevard and Westminster Highway
Minoru Boulevard and Granville Avenue
Gilbert Road and Westminster Highway
Gilbert Road and Granville Avenue
No. 1 Road and Moncton Street

Several other places around Canada and the globe have added more automated crosswalks as well. That includes Kelowna, Saskatoon and many places across Australia.

So far, B.C. has 1,699 cases of COVID-19, with 1,039 recoveries.

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