Cyclists can safely cruise all the way from west Maple Ridge to 256th Street if they follow 123rd Avenue.

But many don’t even know that, so hundreds of signs that will be posted over the next few weeks will make the route clear for both cyclists and motorists, says Russ Carmichael, director of engineering operations.

The route will make use of bits and pieces of streets, roads, and paths, including a stretch of separate bike path recently completed north of Dewdney.

The 10-kilometre east-west corridor is being called the “1-2-3 Route”, referring to the avenue, north of Dewdney Trunk Road, that it will follow most of the time.

“Anything to avoid Dewdney Trunk Road, basically,” said Carmichael. “I think the people will be quite interested in that.”

Some lane markings will also denote places where people are peddling.

The 1-2-3 Route is just one of the latest achievements by Maple Ridge district’s bicycle advisory committee.

Two other developments offer hope for west and eastbound cyclists. Thanks to a Climate Action Program grant, a consultant has prepared a proposal for a separate bike path for Lougheed Highway, between 222nd and Laity streets. Once at Laity Street, cyclists have a route to get them to Golden Ears Bridge.

That, along with a possible solution to the bicycle bottleneck at 210th Street and 128th Avenue, will be presented to municipal departments in the next few months. The solution for 128th at 210th, a notoriously narrow section of road, calls for separate east and westbound bike routes.

Westbound cyclists could be able to follow a new lane along 128th and 210th Street up to 132nd Avenue to the Pitt Meadows border, where from there a road shoulder allows cycling space. Eastbound cyclists from Lougheed Highway would turn north on 203rd Street, then east, following Golden Ears Way to 128th Avenue. From there, possibly, a bike lane could be added to the eastbound or south side of 128th Avenue.