Improved transit reliability, travel-time savings for drivers and more effective active transportation connections are on the way in Richmond.

The provincial government has introduced changes to the Transportation Act that will allow the Province, through the BC Transportation Financing Authority, to acquire land for the purpose of building housing and community amenities to serve people near transit stations and bus exchanges.

Crews have made steady progress on Highway 1 improvements through the Kicking Horse Canyon.

Community shuttle bus services for people in remote and Indigenous communities throughout northern B.C. will be expanded and enhanced with $2.8 million in new funding to be shared by 18 communities and organizations.

More than 6,000 students in the Capital Region, Kelowna area, West Kootenays, and the South Coast will learn cycling skills and safety over the coming weeks as the fourth season of Everyone Rides Grades 4-5 begins.

Permanent repair work will begin soon on the portions of the Malahat section of Highway 1 damaged during November’s flooding.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is moving forward on permanent repairs to the Coquihalla (Highway 5), marking another milestone in the province’s recovery following the significant flooding event in November 2021.