Following two summers marked by a surge in highway fatalities, the B.C. government is taking action to make roads safer and place higher penalties on those who drive dangerously.

It will be another busy long weekend on British Columbia highways and motorists are urged to stay alert and drive safely. 

BC Hydro will construct approximately $360 million worth of capital projects in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and the Village of Anmore over the next decade to upgrade and expand the electricity grid and provide clean power for homes, businesses, and growing electrification and transportation needs.

Drivers are advised about lane closures on Highway 99 near Highway 17 overnight Monday, Aug. 26 until Tuesday morning, Aug. 27, 2024, as crews move a large industrial crane across the highway for 78th Street Interchange construction.

Work on the Holt Creek Bridge, part of the Great Trail of Canada along the Cowichan Valley Trail, is about to begin.

Drivers are advised of overnight lane closures on the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing from Sunday, Aug. 25 until overnight Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.

The Province supported people through a record wildfire season and a global economic slowdown in 2023-24, while continuing to build the schools, hospitals and homes people need.

From Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2024/08/water-infrastructure-upgrades-across-british-columbia.html

More people have better access to healthy and nutritious food, thanks to provincial funding that is supporting food infrastructure projects throughout British Columbia.