Work on the first contract for the McKenzie interchange project has passed the halfway mark, and the second and final construction tender will be posted to BC Bid later this spring.

A tentative agreement has been reached between the Province, BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association and the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) on labour succession in 27 highway maintenance service areas, ensuring job security and improved maintenance service levels on the highway network.

A major resurfacing project for Highway 97 will get underway this spring, now that the contract for this work has been awarded.

Following the conclusion of a successful project to test the durability and reliability of new and existing highway line paints, the ministry will be taking action to improve  line visibility throughout the province using a more durable and longer-lasting formula.

Construction tenders for three projects will be posted on BC Bid this spring to expand the Trans-Canada Highway to four lanes. 

A project to resurface Highway 16 from West Twin Creek to Bell Mountain Road has gone to tender.

A new bridge is being planned to replace the drainage culverts at the 8th Street crossing of Dawson Creek.

The Province intends to better connect communities west of Quesnel and south of Highway 16 to jobs and opportunities in the Northwest with a new crossing over the Blackwater River and improvements to service roads in the region.

Work will begin soon on a number of projects in the Peace district.