will be used to blow snow and ice off the cables to prevent it from accumulating and falling onto the cars below. An announcement was made on January 19, 2017, that a new seventh travel lane will be added on the bridge by slightly narrowing the existing lanes and removing the shoulders. A counterflow system with movable barrier was added to help ease traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours. The new seventh lane opened to traffic on September 14, 2019, with the moveable reversible zipper in operation on December 16, 2019. See also List of crossings of the Fraser River List of bridges in Canada References Bridges in Greater Vancouver Cable-stayed bridges in Canada Bridges completed in 1986 Buildings and structures in Delta, British Columbia Bridges over the Fraser River 1986 in Canada Road bridges in British Columbia Roads with a reversible lane Transport in Delta, British Columbia