BACKGROUNDER
2009TRAN0026-000343 March 12, 2009	Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Department of Transport and Infrastructure
IMPROVEMENTS TO HIGHWAYS 1 AND 97A IN B.C. INTERIOR

Highway 1

• The Pritchard to Hoffman’s Bluff project, located approximately 42 kilometres east of Kamloops, will widen three kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway from two lanes to four lanes and upgrade an intersection at Stoney Flats Road. This $19.5-million project is expected to create approximately 200 direct and indirect jobs.

 

• The Hoffman’s Bluff project, located approximately 45 kilometres east of Kamloops, will realign and widen 3.1 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway through Hoffman’s Bluff. This $42-million project is expected to create over 400 direct and indirect jobs.

 

• The Clanwilliam Bridge project involves the reconstruction of 2.3 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway from two lanes to four lanes, including the construction of a new four-lane bridge across the Canadian Pacific Rail line. This $29-million project is expected to create approximately 300 direct and indirect jobs.

 

• The Donald Bridges project will upgrade approximately four kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway from two lanes to four lanes with the construction of a new four-lane Donald Bridge over the Columbia River and a new four-lane Donald Overhead Bridge that crosses Canadian Pacific Rail line. This $63-million project is expected to create over 600 direct and indirect jobs.

 

Highway 97A

• The Pleasant Valley to Lansdowne project will upgrade four kilometres of Highway 97A from a two-lane rural arterial design to a four lane rural arterial 100 km/h design, with accompanying intersection improvements to enhance safety and address capacity concerns. This $20-million project is expected to create approximately 200 direct and indirect jobs.   

 

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Contact:

Dave Crebo Public Affairs Bureau Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure 250 387-7787

Chris Day         Press Secretary             Office of Transport and Infrastructure Minister John Baird, Ottawa       613-991-0700   Media Relations            Transport Canada, Ottawa                     613-993-0055

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