With the weather heating up and more people enjoying the outdoors, drivers in rural areas are reminded to share the road with others: including horses and their riders.

Crews start work in the coming weeks to build new and improved traffic lanes on Highway 16, west of Burns Lake.

Construction of a new bridge to replace the existing three culverts under 8th Street in downtown Dawson Creek will start in early June. The bridge is designed to make travel safer and more efficient for people who live and work in the region, especially during freshet season.

People who travel along the Trans-Canada Highway through Chase will soon see crews working to further improve safety and efficiency.

Crews are doing investigative fieldwork in the Kicking Horse Canyon over the next several weeks as part of the preparation for major highway improvements to begin late this year.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s assessment of the entire Island Rail (formerly E&N) Corridor has been released.

Portions of three Vancouver Island highways will be resurfaced this spring and summer as part of an $8.5-million project to improve conditions for people who travel on these routes.