Highway 97 — Winfield to Oyama — Four Laning
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The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is upgrading Highway 97 to four lanes between Winfield and Oyama in the District Of Lake Country, B.C. This will remove the last two lane section of Highway 97 between Westbank and Vernon. The new 9 km alignment will be west of the existing highway above Wood Lake.
Benefits of Project A new four-lane section of Highway 97 will:
Increase corridor capacity through this section and address safety concerns
Address mobility and reliability issues as well as reduce delays and improve travel times
Increase posted speed through this section from 80 km/h to 100 km/h
Provide controlled access, limiting conflict points along the alignment
Cost and Funding
$77.9 M in 2008 dollars
The provincial and federal governments will be cost sharing on this
project:
$44.3 M estimated Provincial contribution
$33.6 M estimated Federal contribution
Road Closures
See the Drive BC site at www.DriveBC.ca
Project Schedule
Detailed Design – complete
February 3, 2011 – Announcement that project has received federal environmental approval
March 25, 2011 – Announcement of a $40,829,000 construction contract award to Windley Contracting (2010) Ltd.
Construction is anticipated to be completed in 2013
Contacts
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Project Manager
www.windleycontracting.com
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