The GranFondo Cycling event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. More than 7,000 cyclists are expected to participate in the ride from Vancouver to Whistler.

Ten new DriveBC web cams are now live on the Lougheed Highway, giving motorists a real-time view of weather and road conditions on this major commuter route from Coquitlam to Maple Ridge.

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.

A $3-million upgrade to Coleman Creek Road near Dawson Creek is underway and, when complete, will improve safety for families and industrial users in the region.

Two improvement projects on Highway 2 and Highway 97 in the Peace River area will improve safety for families, visitors and commercial traffic.

Work is set to begin on $5.4 million in improvements to Stewart Lake Road, making this heavily travelled road safer for families and more efficient for the oil and gas industry.

The Province has doubled this year's investment in BikeBC, with $7.25 million to expand and build cycling lanes, trails and paths for B.C. families and communities.

The $21-million seismic refit of the Mission Bridge on Highway 11 is into its final phase, with work underway to improve the earthquake resistance of the ground and bridge footings in the event of an earthquake.

The Province of British Columbia is donating a piece of local history to the City of Port Moody to help protect and conserve architectural heritage in the community and to move forward with early construction of the Evergreen Line rapid transit project.

The first of 30 new webcams to be installed this year on the DriveBC network are now live, giving motorists a real-time view of traffic queues, weather and road conditions at the Kootenay Lake ferry terminals.