The 61-year-old Salmon River Bridge, on Highway 97 north of Prince George, will be replaced with a new structure that can handle oversize transport trucks, as part of B.C. on the Move, the Government of B.C.’s 10-year transportation plan.

The Government of Canada, the B.C. government and TransLink are celebrating the beginning stages of upgrades to Metro Vancouver’s busiest SkyTrain stations to improve accessibility, capacity, safety and security. Construction work began at Metrotown, Commercial-Broadway and New Westminster stations this spring.

Safety and access improvements are coming to the intersection at Highway 37 and Kitamaat Village Road beginning later this summer as part of B.C. on the Move, the government’s 10-year transportation plan.

Work is now underway to improve safety and mobility for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians on northern Vancouver Island roads, as part of B.C. on the Move, the Province’s 10-year transportation plan.

Drivers, pedestrians and cyclists are advised that the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge on Highway 1 will be closed on July 28, 2015, from approximately 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. for the installation of new overhead signs.

Bob Zimmer, Member of Parliament for Prince George-Peace River, was joined today by Pat Pimm, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Peace River North, to announce a major highway corridor upgrade that will increase safety for all travellers and contribute to better regional traffic flow.