People living on the Sunshine Coast can provide input on long-term solutions to improve travel on the Highway 101 corridor between Sechelt and Gibsons, with public consultation underway on the Highway 101 Alternate Route Planning Study.
Permanent repairs to flood-damaged sections of the Coquihalla (Highway 5) and Highway 1 will soon be underway.
The contract for development and early construction work on sections of the Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt has been awarded, and the work is scheduled to begin this summer at the following sites:
Kicking Horse Canyon Project Phase 4 construction will require extended multi-day closures of the Trans Canada Highway east of Golden during the fall season.
Fall 2022 Extended Closure Dates:
On June 29, the Royal Avenue on-ramp will be closed between 10 pm and 5 am.
As shown in the graphic below, drivers will be directed to use the Columbia Street loop-ramp via McBride Boulevard to access the Pattullo Bridge. Detour signage will be in place.
Please note that the southbound Highway 99 off ramp (Exit 28) left turn movement will be closed on Thursday, July 7 at 7:00 pm to Friday, July 8 at 5:00 am.
*Image courtesy of Lafarge
As part of the Highway 91/17 Upgrade Project, the new interchange at Highway 91C and Nordel Way is expected to open on July 4, 2022. Project construction activities will continue through Spring 2023, with the next milestone anticipated later this summer with the opening of the Interchange at Highway 17 and Highway 91C.
Top-of-the-hour closures have now been eliminated on Kennedy Hill during the day.
From June 30 until September 5, 2022, single-lane alternating traffic will be implemented seven days a week between 5 am and 7 pm. Top-of-the-hour closures will take place from 7 pm to 11 pm and nightly closures will continue to take place from 11 pm to 5 am with a release to clear queued traffic at 2 am.
Please be aware that the City of Vancouver will be starting an infrastructure upgrades project in the coming months which will impact traffic on routes intersecting W King Edward Ave (i.e. Arbutus, Dunbar and MacDonald).
The project is still in the planning stage and is estimated to span 2 years. Further details will be provided as they become available, however please note the following broad project scope and potential impacts to truck routes:
TransLink is currently planning for the next phase of rehabilitation work on the Knight Street Bridge that involves deck rehabilitation, and subject to the availability of funding, bearing replacement and railing replacement for cyclists. Construction is anticipated to start in late summer 2022 and continue throughout 2023.
Traffic Impacts:
On Thursday, June 23, 2022, the public is invited to attend an open house for information about the future of the Kicking Horse River bridges— a key regional link between Highway 1 and several communities along Highway 95 between Golden and Cranbrook.