Highway 17 (SFPR) Upgrades

[libtard]

My point is it doesn’t create any type of habitat and looks ridiculous

[MIPS]

It's funny you mention that.
Previously mentioned requirement to restore habitat on the site has been around for a while and there's a whole field of engineers who basically design renewal plans with fallen trees, various size rock and gravel and landscaping.
That wasn't a thing back when the Coquihalla was built so part of the watershed renewal was the construction of a set of artificial spawning beds. It's that set of ten square ponds south of Larson Hill. They are the most bean-counted basins they could make at the time without spending a lot of money and it's somehow one of the most successful watershed rehab projects in the province, even if it's not sculpted to look like a natural river.

How that survived the washouts last winter, I have no idea but that's all that is left of the original watershed renewal project.

[Vantage]

Originally Posted by libtard

My point is it doesn’t create any type of habitat and looks ridiculous

And you're a habitat creation expert? To me it seems as they decay they would add nutrients and act as nurse logs.

[flipper316]

Drove the new interchanges sections recently. Was very surprised that the lane lines are already worn off or very close to. Now of course we know they cheap out here on the paint to appease the whacko environmentalists. Even so to have it fade away do quickly on a brand new section of road is a joke even by BC standards .Wonder if they'll at least put some cats eyes in.

[Klazu]

I haven't been there in a while. Is the project now fully complete?

[greenturnedblue]

It is but there are still some pylons etc forgotten on the side of the road

[Dengler Avenue]

I've been thinking about a freeway-to-freeway connection between SFPR and TCH, again: