Transportation and Transit
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has now completed work on a $5.2-million highway rehabilitation project for highways 10, 15, 91 and 99.
“As a part of B.C. on the Move, keeping our provincial highways in top condition is a priority for our ministry,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone. “Crews have now completed resurfacing work on several busy stretches of highway in the lower mainland, which will make for a safer and smoother drive for all motorists.”
The contractor for this project was Lafarge Canada Inc. Twenty-five kilometres of highway were resurfaced by milling/ filling the existing pavement.
The following stretches of highway have been resurfaced: 10 kms between 8th Avenue and 32nd Avenue on Highway 15 in the Samhill area, 10 kms from 120th Street to 176th Street on Highway 10 in the Panorama area, 2 kms on Highway 91 in the No. 6 Road area, and 3 kms from Beach Road to Nicomekl River Bridge on Highway 99.
“Surrey is one of the fastest growing communities in the province so the maintenance of our highways is very important in making sure we have safe and reliable transportation for all of our residents,” said Surrey-Panorama MLA Marvin Hunt.
“Highway 99 is a well-used road that takes many people living in our community to all parts of the Lower Mainland. Keeping this road in great condition will help our residents travel throughout the city in a safe and timely manner,” said Surrey-White Rock MLA Gordon Hogg.
“Meeting the needs of our highway traffic is something we must address each and every year,” said Richmond East MLA Linda Reid. “I’m glad the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is going ahead with the resurfacing work on these important transportation routes.”
B.C. on the Move is government’s 10-year plan for the improvement of the province’s transportation network. Over the next three years, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will invest $2.7 billion to improve B.C.’s transportation network.
As part of this plan, the B.C. government will invest $380 million over three years to resurface provincial highways. Highway resurfacing includes conventional paving, hot-in-place recycle paving (an environmentally-friendly, made-in-B.C. technology), and sealcoating for lower volume rural highways. This investment program is the main component of the government’s strategy to resurface 1,000 km of provincial highway annually.
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