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Within a few years of construction, [[Bridge scour|scouring]] required repairing and surrounding the protection piers with rock.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0363080#p76z-2r0f:%22Middle%20arm%22 |p=I77 |title =Highways Annual Report 1960–61 |website=www.open.library.ubc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0363981#p82z-3r0f:%22middle%20arm%22 |p=J83 |title =Highways Annual Report 1961–62 |website=www.open.library.ubc.ca}}</ref> The expansion joints were repaired in 1962–63.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0363473#p80z-3r0f:%22middle%20arm%22 |p=C81 |title =Highways Annual Report 1962–63 |website=www.open.library.ubc.ca}}</ref> Attached to the western approach, the tender house was replaced the following year.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0371042#p87z-2r0f:%22middle%20arm%22 |p=C88 |title =Highways Annual Report 1963–64 |website=www.open.library.ubc.ca}}</ref> This small building houses the human operator of the swing-span controls. In 1980–81, major [[pier protection]] was undertaken.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0372778#p269z-3r0f:%22middle%20arm%22 |p=270 |title =Transportation and Highways Annual Report 1980–81 |website=www.open.library.ubc.ca}}</ref>

[[Image:Moray-airportconnector-bdgs.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Sea Island Connector|Sea Island Bridge]] (left) and Moray Bridge (right).]]

===Roadways===

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Consequently, when the span malfunctioned, as it did twice in 1961, traffic could be trapped for several hours. The non-arrival of passengers and crew delayed some airport flights.{{sfn|Dawe|1996|pp=65–66}} Mechanical and electrical issues continue to plague the span.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.richmond-news.com/news/mechanical-issues-with-richmond-s-moray-bridge-routine-says-ministry-1.23894118 | title=Richmond News, 23 Jul 2019 | website=www.richmond-news.com}}</ref>

The single lane each way, 1957–2001, was subject to traffic congestion from vehicle accidentscollisions, swing span openings for boats, or rush hour volumes. Linking Sea Island Way on Lulu Island and Miller Rd on Sea Island, the roadway intersected Airport Rd.<ref name=Map58>{{cite web |url=https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploads/r/null/8/a/e/8aefe23c69777daa2f404dd3a795f1c9bda7f51a2c68f9bd15a03e1a4270913e/173d0da4-2189-451f-a55a-97005ebf0609-LEG1335.8.jpg | title=Image: Transit route maps, 1958 |publisher=Evergreen Press for BCER | website=www.vancouver.ca}}</ref>

On construction in the late 1970s, Russ Baker Way became the new intersection, making Airport Rd. (south) a cul-de-sac. Prior to 2001, Airport Rd. (north) leading to Grauer Rd., and Cessna Dr., branched at the foot of the bridge. Following the 2001 opening of the [[Sea Island Connector]], the Moray Bridge has carried only eastbound traffic from YVR. The only unrestricted vehicle access is from [[Grant McConachie Way]].