BACKGROUNDER
2006TRAN0045-001522 Dec. 15, 2006	Ministry of Transportation
THE SEA-TO-SKY HIGHWAY PROJECT

As part of Highway 99, the Sea-to-Sky Highway winds its way through the Coast Mountains, linking communities from West Vancouver to Lillooet. The ministry is carrying out improvements to the Sea-to-Sky Highway to increase its safety, reliability and capacity. 

 

The $600-million project is to be completed by 2009 and will provide:

• Four lanes from Horseshoe Bay to Lions Bay
• Two, three and four-lane lane sections from north of Lions Bay to Murrin Park
• Four lanes from north of Murrin Park through Squamish
• Three lanes from Squamish to Whistler

 

In addition to meeting the area’s future traffic needs, the upgrades are expected to enhance economic development opportunities in communities along the highway and in the province as a whole.

 

 

LAND PARCELS IN LFN SEA TO SKY AGREEMENT

 

	Parcels	Net Area in hectares	Net Area in acres
Transfer Lands	8	242.6	599.6
Option Lands	5	242.8	600.0

 

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Media contact:	Mike Long Communications Director Ministry of Transportation 250 387-7787
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