The City of Richmond has automated 20 high-use pedestrian crosswalks in an effort to further reduce the spread of COVID-19.

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The measure means that people won’t need to press the button in order to cross the street. The 24-hour automated cycle will activate every few minutes, according to the city, and temporary signage has been put in place at each location.

Here are the 20 crosswalks that are now automated:

No. 3 Road and Granville Avenue

No. 3 Road and Park Road

No. 3 Road and Cook Road

No. 3 Road and Brighouse Bus Mall

No. 3 Road and Saba Road

No. 3 Road and Westminster Highway

No. 3 Road and Ackroyd Road

No. 3 Road and Lansdowne Road

No. 3 Road and Lansdowne Mall Road (north/south only)

No. 3 Road and Leslie Road

No. 3 Road and Cambie Road

No. 3 Road and Yaohan Mall (north/south only)

Hazelbridge Way and Cambie Road

Buswell Road and Saba Road

Minoru Boulevard and Westminster Highway

Minoru Boulevard and Granville Avenue

Gilbert Road and Westminster Highway

Gilbert Road and Granville Avenue

No. 1 Road and Moncton Street