BC Gov News

Drivers are reminded that Highway 4 at Kennedy Hill will be closed from 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, to 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, to allow for a permanent slope repair at the temporary bridge site.

Highway 4 at Kennedy Hill is now open to single-lane alternating traffic, allowing commercial vehicles, RVs and other larger vehicles to travel through the corridor.

Highway 4 at Kennedy Hill will close at 8 p.m. today, Jan. 24, for overnight foundation work in preparation for weekend bridge installation.

Port Alberni will receive $100,000 in BikeBC funding for the Stamp Avenue Multi-Use Path, announced Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone.

A resurfacing project has been set for the upcoming construction season to improve the condition of Beaver Creek Road for travellers and extend the life of the road surface.

Resurfacing work in two areas on Vancouver Island is now complete with construction wrapped up along Highway 4 near Tofino and Hector Road in Port Alberni.

The Dry Creek Improvement Project in Port Alberni is complete, thanks to over $2.7 million in funding split equally between the Government of Canada’s Building Canada Fund – Communities Component, the Province, and the City of Port Alberni.

The Province and Emergency Management BC are planning an earthquake and tsunami response exercise for June 7-10, 2016, in Port Alberni called Exercise Coastal Response.

Road safety in the Port Alberni area gets an upgrade this summer, with over $350,000 in improvements to Redford Street and to sections of Highway 4.