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Construction officially started on the Highway 1 improvement project between Monte Creek and Bostock Road today.

The milestone was marked in a ceremony attended by Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo and Kevin Krueger, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kamloops-South Thompson, who participated on behalf of Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Blair Lekstrom.

"The Government of Canada is pleased to invest in this important project that will benefit the communities along Highway 1," said MP McLeod. "Together with the Government of British Columbia, we are working to improve safety, reduce congestion and promote long-term economic growth in the region."

"Safety on B.C.'s highways is the highest priority of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure," said MLA Krueger. "Four-laning this section of the Trans-Canada Highway will add capacity and make it easier and safer to pass, which benefits everyone who uses the highway, from local residents to industry."

With expanding markets for B.C. goods, particularly in Asia, Highway 1 is an extremely important trade route. This work on Highway 1 will help ensure goods can get to market, while improving safety for those who live on or along the corridor.

The work will expand the Trans-Canada from two lanes to four lanes between the Monte Creek interchange to east of Bostock Road, a distance of three kilometres. A $7.2-million contract has been awarded to Emil Anderson Construction. Road construction is expected to be completed by fall 2012. It is estimated that 250 direct jobs will be created over the life of the project.

This upgrade to Highway 1 between Monte Creek and Bostock Road is one phase of the $42.8-million Highway 1 Monte Creek to Pritchard project, jointly funded by the governments of British Columbia and Canada. The Government of Canada is contributing up to $16.7 million under the Building Canada Fund, with the Province providing the remainder of the funding.

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Jeff Knight
Government Communications and Public Engagement
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
250 356-7707

Vanessa Schneider
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Denis Lebel
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
613 991-0700

Media Relations
Transport Canada
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DÉBUT DES TRAVAUX DE CONSTRUCTION SUR LA ROUTE 1 À MONTE CREEK

KAMLOOPS, C.-B. - Les travaux de construction en vue d'améliorer la route 1 entre Monte Creek et Bostock Road ont officiellement commencé aujourd'hui. La députée fédérale de Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, Mme Cathy McLeod, et le député provincial de Kamloops-South Thompson, M. Kevin Krueger, ont assisté à la cérémonie marquant le début des travaux de construction. M. Krueger participait à la cérémonie au nom du ministre des Transports et de l'Infrastructure, M. Blair Lekstrom.

" Le gouvernement du Canada est heureux d'investir dans cet important projet qui profitera aux collectivités se trouvant le long de la route 1 ", a indiqué la députée McLeod. " De concert avec le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique, nous nous employons à accroître la sécurité, à réduire la congestion et à promouvoir la croissance économique à long terme dans la région. "

" La sécurité sur les routes de la Colombie-Britannique est la priorité absolue du ministère des Transports et de l'Infrastructure ", a indiqué le député provincial Krueger. " Ces travaux permettront d'élargir à quatre voies cette section de la Transcanadienne de façon à augmenter la capacité de cette route. La circulation y sera plus fluide et plus sécuritaire, ce qui sera avantageux pour tous ceux qui utilisent la route, qu'il s'agisse de résidents locaux ou de gens de l'industrie. "

En raison de l'accroissement des marchés pour les produits de la Colombie-Britannique, en particulier en Asie, la route 1 est un corridor commercial extrêmement important. Ces travaux sur la route 1 permettront d'acheminer les produits vers les marchés, tout en renforçant la sécurité des personnes qui vivent le long de ce corridor.

Ce projet permettra d'élargir à quatre voies la Transcanadienne à partir de l'échangeur Monte Creek jusqu'à l'est de Bostock Road sur une distance de 3 kilomètres. Un contrat de 7,2 millions de dollars a été attribué à Emil Anderson Construction, qui devrait avoir terminé les travaux d'ici l'automne 2012. Ce projet devrait créer 250 emplois directs durant la durée des travaux.

Les travaux d'amélioration de la route 1 entre Monte Creek et Bostock Road constituent la première phase d'un projet d'amélioration de la route 1 entre Monte Creek et Pritchard. Le projet, évalué à 42,8 millions de dollars, est financé par les gouvernements de la Colombie-Britannique et du Canada. Le gouvernement fédéral y consacrera jusqu'à 16,7 millions de dollars dans le cadre du plan Chantiers Canada, et la province versera le reste du financement.

Renseignements:

Vanessa Schneider
Directrice des communications
Cabinet de l'honorable Denis Lebel
Ministre des Transports, de l'Infrastructure et des Collectivités
613 991-0700

Jeff Knight
Communications gouvernementales et Engagement public
Ministère des Transports et de l'Infrastructure
Province de la Colombie-Britannique
250 356-7707

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613 993-0055


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