COLWOOD, B.C. — The federal government and the Government of British Columbia have announced joint spending of $95 million to widen 3.8 kilometres of the highway between the McKenzie and Colwood Interchanges.
The improvements will accommodate continuous northbound and southbound bus-on-shoulder lanes, allowing the RapidBus service to use the shoulders along designated areas of the highway, stated a release.
The work connects improvements being made to the Colquitz Bridges Widening project, including its dedicated bus lanes, and transit improvement work BC Transit is completing from the Six Mile area to View Royal.
RapidBus is designed to deliver frequent bus service with limited stops between high-passenger-volume areas.
The funding will include converting and widening the existing shoulders on Highway 1 as well as realignments to ramps and ramp-terminal intersections, installing roadside barriers, additional signage and warning flashers, and constructing a new bridge for pedestrians and cyclists crossing Craigflower Creek. Work is anticipated to start in early 2025 and be completed by late fall 2027. Traffic flow will be maintained during construction.
The federal government is contributing $28 million through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. The Government of British Columbia is contributing $67 million.
“We know transit is a vital resource for our West Shore communities, and funding these new dedicated lanes will make taking the bus an even easier choice, so people can count on getting to their homes and work as quickly as possible,” stated B.C. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming in a statement.
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