Budget 2022 reflects the choices government is making that are needed to build a stronger B.C. and make life better for people, by investing in B.C.’s economic, environmental and social strengths.

The technical expertise and innovation behind some of British Columbia’s most important transportation projects were honoured at the B.C. Transportation Consulting Engineers Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.

The first concrete girders that will support the bridge deck have been installed for the new Sheep Bridge on Highway 1 in the Kicking Horse Canyon as work continues on improvements to the highway east of Golden.

With work on the Kicking Horse Canyon Project – Phase 4 continuing to be on schedule, people travelling along the Trans-Canada Highway near Golden are reminded that a robust traffic management plan will come into effect again this fall.

Major construction is starting next week on the Kicking Horse Canyon Project - Phase 4, which will transform the most technically challenging section of Highway 1 in the province, making it safer and more efficient for people to travel on.

Upgrades have been made to two major intersections on Highway 95 in Golden to improve safety and traffic flow for people using the highway.

As crews mobilize and construction draws nearer for the Kicking Horse Canyon Project along the Trans-Canada Highway near Golden, more detailed traffic management schedules will soon be available for people who live and work in the region.    

People travelling along the Trans-Canada Highway through Golden will soon see more crews working to convert the last 4.8 kilometres of narrow, winding two-lane road to a modern four-lane standard.