New maintenance contracts have been awarded for service areas 10 and 16 in the southern Interior, providing improved standards and better highway conditions for British Columbians year-round.

Investing in public infrastructure supports efficient sustainable transportation services that help Canadians and their families get to work, school and essential services on time and back home safely at the end of a long day.

A new cable ferry is now in service in the West Kootenays, connecting the local ferry-dependent community of Harrop Procter.

Paving is finished, and the new pedestrian and cycling tunnel is open, marking the completion of the South Slocan Overhead project.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has extended the deadline for public comment on the future of the Balfour inland ferry terminal by three months, giving Balfour and area residents until Oct. 6, 2016 to provide input.