Prepare for the worst on Vancouver's East 1st this summer

Stop to talk traffic with residents on Vancouver’s East 2nd Avenue and you’ll find the conversations run long — and hot.
Not only do locals have a lot to say about the chaos-inducing closures on 1st Ave. that began this week, they also have to pause to let the booming racket of throttle-heavy, detoured commuters fade away.
Work crews have fenced off block after block of one of Vancouver’s key arterial routes so Fortis B.C. can swap out roughly 5 km of 20-inch gas line in