Safety has improved on Highway 5A between Kamloops and Merritt as a result of road safety improvements and increased enforcement.

Construction to widen an additional 10.5 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway to four lanes east of Kamloops will get underway this summer, improving safety on this section of Highway 1 for all motorists.

Phase 2 of the project to improve safety on Highway 1 between Monte Creek and Pritchard is going to tender this week, with construction to begin this year.

Work to improve the safety of Highway 1 east of Pritchard will get underway this year, with the first phase of the Highway 1 Pritchard to Hoffman's Bluff project going to tender this week.

The government of British Columbia is moving ahead with plans to widen the Trans-Canada Highway between Kamloops and the Alberta border, to improve safety and support goods movement, trade and tourism.

To protect sensitive grasslands and riparian ecosystems in the Thompson Rivers District, the Province has introduced measures to restrict recreational use in the Tunkwa-Duffy area.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is proceeding to fully enclose the Pat Road pedestrian overpass, to protect motorists on Highway 1 from objects thrown from the overpass.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will carry out a trial enclosure of the Pat Road pedestrian overpass with light-weight galvanized steel mesh to prevent vandals from throwing objects onto motorists on the Trans-Canada Highway below.

Construction has officially started on the Highway 1 improvement project between Monte Creek and Bostock Road.