Port Moody will get rid of the equivalent of 240 parking spaces to improve safety on Bedwell Bay Road in the summer.
The city plans to ban parking on approximately 1,600 metres the road adjacent to Sasamat Lake that connects to Belcarra. Earlier this year,the village’s council notified Port Moody and its police force, Coquitam RCMP and Metro Vancouver (operators of Belcarra Regional Park) that it was concerned the road had become dangerous because so many visitors to the popular summer playground parked on the road’s shoulder.
A report to Port Moody council said parking will still be available to about 475 metres, the equivalent of 140 stalls, where the shoulder is wide enough and far enough away from the start of any slope. The report said no-parking signs will be installed next June to ensure the restrictions are in place for the summer months.
