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Originally Posted by Daguy
I'm surprized there havn't been any new HWY 1 tenders for four laning announced this summer. After the government announced $200 million for HWY 97, I thought they would pretty quickly. I know that there have been problems dealing with the Niskonlith between Monte Creek and Chase, but there are plenty of other areas which could use immediate widening as well.
On a great note though paving has started today on Phase 1 of the Monte Creek to Pritchard 4 laning project:
http://wcs.pbaeng.com/projects/R2-Hwy1-Monte
I drive through every week so I'm excited! |
I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets excited when new roads open.
It's pretty frustrating trying to find information about future projects or timelines for the #1 upgrade in BC. There seems to be no information.
With twinning something like 12km over 5 years it is hardly going to get that road twinned in our lifetimes. Or in the lifetime of a newborn! The road needs serious attention all the way from Kamloops to Alberta. The newest sections (and they're all way too short) just highlight how bad the current road is.
I always chuckle crossing the border and seeing the arrogant "Best place on earth" welcome to BC sign. The road in Banff is being doubled, yet the "best place" is a crumbling narrow 1 lane road. And unfortunately they're fixing the narrow bridges in Yoho park - which is a pretty good indication there are no plans to actually twin the road like the BC government says they will. I mean - you don't fix an old bridge if you're going to replace it or if you're about to expand it.