Provincial authorities will wait until after the RCMP finishes investigating two major crashes on a busy Aldergrove road before deciding if future safety upgrades are needed.

On Tuesday, Dec. 5, two separate crashes in a 13-hour period left one person dead in one collision, and two with serious injuries in another.

There have been a significant number of crashes at the interesections along 264th Street between the Trans-Canada and Fraser Highway, according to ICBC crash map data.

In 2022, there were 12 crashes at 52nd Avenue, three at 48th Avenue, five at Robertson Crescent, two at 36th Avenue, and 13 at 32nd Avenue, for a total of 35 crashes at the lesser intersections. Of those crashes, 20 were listed as involving 鈥渃asualties,鈥� either injuries or deaths.

The highway interchange at 264th Street has the highest number of crashes in the Lower Mainland.

That stretch of 264th Street is under provincial jurisdiction 鈥� it is also designated as Highway 13, linking Highway One to the Aldergrove border crossing 鈥� which means it comes under the purview of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

鈥淏oth incidents are currently under investigation by the RCMP to determine their causes and pre-collision events,鈥� said a statement from the ministry.鈥�

鈥淭he ministry regularly conducts safety reviews of all provincial highway corridors to identify locations that may benefit from additional safety improvements,鈥� the statement continued. 鈥淭he ministry will await the conclusion of the RCMP鈥檚 investigations to see if any additional safety measures should be prioritized for these locations.鈥�

The statement also noted upgrades to Highway 13 near the border crossing itself in 2020, including a signal at 3B Avenue, and upcoming upgrades to the crash-prone 264th Street interchange as part of the highway widening that is extending out into the Fraser Valley.

鈥淥ur thoughts are with those involved and their families with Tuesday鈥檚 unfortunate incidents,鈥� the statement said.