NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release 2008FOR0135-001530 Oct. 9, 2008	Ministry of Forests and Range
PROVINCE INVESTS $390,000 TO IMPROVE HARRISON EAST ROAD

VICTORIA – The Province is investing $390,000 this year to upgrade the Harrison East Forest Service Road to provide safer access for all recreational and industrial users, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced today.

 

“We are committed to improving safety on our forest service roads and are responding to the Auditor General’s report on forest worker safety,” said Bell. “A road-user safety committee is also being established in the Chilliwack district to develop and promote standards for safety on forest service roads.”

 

This Forest Service Road improvement project will include the construction of two permanent bridges, sight-line improvements in areas of high recreation traffic and standardized information signs, all of which are considered key for safer roads.

 

The Harrison East Forest Service Road starts six kilometres north of Harrison Hot Springs, providing access to a popular recreation area that boasts continuing development of lakefront and creek-side camping sites, natural hot springs, private cabins and a scenic back-road route to Boston Bar.

 

The improvements will provide greater opportunities for the development and management of integrated resources including access to forest tenures and industrial mineral operations. The project will be completed by Spring 2009. Temporary road closures will be in effect from time to time. Information about the status of the road is available online at www.for.gov.bc.ca/dck/ .

 

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Media contact:	Sophia Proctor Ministry of Forests and Range 250 387-4592
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