An Aldergrove highway interchange has the dubious distinction of seeing more crashes than any other location in the province last year, by a wide margin.

In 2022, there were 240 crashes in and around the 264th Street interchange on the Trans Canada Highway, according to ICBC data. That is just under a rate of two crashes every three days.

The second-highest crash location was the interchange of Boundary Road and Grandview Highway on the Vancouver-Burnaby border, which had 190 crashes. Third was Surrey鈥檚 intersection of 88th Avenue and King George Boulevard, with 182 crashes.

The 264th Street interchange has long been known as one of the worst locations in Metro Vancouver.

ICBC data has previously shown that between 2017 and April 2022, there were 1,091 crashes at the intersection, plus another 621 that took place on the on- or off ramps.

It was the worst crash location in the Lower Mainland in 2021 as well, with 217 crashes that year.

The cloverleaf design of the interchange, which means cars merging onto and off of the highway share a stretch of roadway at times, dates back to the 1960s, when the Trans Canada Highway was completed in the Lower Mainland.

A highway widening project from 216th Street to 264th Street was announced in 2019, and will include upgrades to both 264th and the 232nd Street interchanges. The Glover Road overpass is also currently being replaced with a newer, higher overpass.

Construction on the widening began in 2021 and is expected to finish around 2025.

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