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Stuck in Surrey traffic? There's an official Twitter account for that

by Stephen Hui on August 27th, 2015 at 10:50 AM
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      Tired of getting stuck in traffic snarls on Fraser Highway or Whalley Boulevard?

      The City of Surrey has just the Twitter feed for you: @SurreyTraffic.

      Here's the details from city hall's recent announcement:

      Leveraging the City’s 250 traffic cameras located at key corridors throughout the City, commuters can now get Surrey specific traffic alerts on Twitter. The newly launched service will allow for real time updates that will help Twitter users navigate Surrey roads efficiently.

      Surrey Traffic Alerts on Twitter will:

      • Give safety alerts in real time
      • Provide timely information about power outages at signalized intersections
      • Once it is fixed, we provide an update
      • Alert and update the commuter on Surrey roads
      • Unlike other traffic twitter accounts, we focus on Surrey and nothing else
      • Give reminders on road safety procedures
      • Traffic alerts are tweeted out Monday to Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. from the Traffic Management Centre

      Just don't check Twitter on your smartphone while you're behind the wheel, please.

      Here's a few recent tweets from @SurreyTraffic:

      Hopefully, @SurreyTraffic won't get hacked like Surrey mayor Linda Hepner's Twitter account did.

      Comments

      1 Comments

      jm.thome

      Aug 27, 2015 at 3:43pm

      Hello 'GS', you're awesome. I thought driving without any distractions between you and the road was enforced by law. Now, someone at the city of Surrey has decided a 'Twitter account' is exactly what we need, for hundreds of frustrated motorists on our busy highways.