Highway upgrades begin in B.C.’s southern interior

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Province of British Columbia has begun work to upgrade 482 kilometres (km) of highways and side roads in B.C.’s southern interior.

Approximately 33 km of Highway 97 will be repaved this summer from Tuc el Nuit Road, north of Oliver, northward through the community of Okanagan Falls to White Lake Road, along with area side roads, a release said.

Peter Bros Construction Ltd. has been awarded an $8.9-million contract to deliver the project with work expected for completion by October 2024.

Other major resurfacing projects taking place in the region over the coming months include:

Highway 3 Cranbrook arterial and area side roads (25.5 km) – Conventional resurfacing
Highway 1 Revelstoke to four-lane (15.2 km) – Conventional resurfacing
Highway 93 Roosville to Junction of Highway 3 (37 km) – Seal coat
Highway 3B Trail area (14 km) – Conventional resurfacing
Highway 22 Trail to Castlegar (20 km) – Hot-in-place recycling
Highway 31A New Denver to Fish Lake (13 km) – Conventional resurfacing
Highway 6 Nakusp to Burton (36 km) – Hot-in-place recycled asphalt resurfacing
Highway 33 Beaverdell to Carmi (9 km) – Conventional resurfacing
Slocan Valley side roads (17 km) – Conventional resurfacing
Highway 97 Swan Lake to Hanna Road intermittent (52 km) – Hot-in-place recycled asphalt resurfacing
Highway 3 Riverside Campground to Keremeos (16 km) – Conventional resurfacing
Highway 1 Hoffman’s Bluff to Little River intermittent (17 km) – Conventional resurfacing
Cherryville area side roads (25 km) – Conventional resurfacing
Highway 97C Elkhart Brake Check to John’s Creek (23 km) – Conventional resurfacing
Highway 1 Valleyview to Orchards Walk and Barriere area side roads (40 km) – Conventional resurfacing
Highway 97 Lynes Pit to Cody intermittent and Quesnel area side roads (67 km) – Conventional resurfacing
Highway 26 Forest service road (FSR) 500 to Wingdam (21 km) – Conventional resurfacing