Monte Creek to Pritchard
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Project Scope
Construct 10.5km of 4-laning to a 100km/hr corridor standard, with a 2.6m median and 2.5m shoulders. Access management improvements involve turn-slots, deceleration lanes, and frontage roads with consolidation of other roads and accesses. A grade separated interchange is planned at Pritchard. The project will be constructed in 2 phases with the first 3.2km package commencing approximately 30km east of Kamloops, from the Monte Creek Interchange.
Benefits
- Four-laning of Highway 1 will improve safety, mobility, capacity, reduce delays and improve travel times.
- Will provide assured passing opportunities.
- Consolidating accesses off the highway will reduce accidents.
- The project will also provide safety improvements such as wider paved shoulders, paved centerline median, rumble strips and roadside barriers.
Cost and Funding
- Total project cost is approximately $42.8 million.
- The provincial government is investing $26.1 million under Capital Program.
- The federal government is investing $16.7 million under the Building Canada Plan.
- The province is dedicating funding from fuel tax revenues to improving the transportation system to support economic growth and prosperity throughout the heartlands of British Columbia.
Road Closures
See the Drive BC site at www.DriveBC.ca
Project Status
Construction started on Phase 1 (3.2 KM) October 4, 2011. More information to follow.
Contacts
Contractor:
Emil Anderson Construction (EAC) Inc
250-762-9999
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure:
Maurice LeFrancois, Project Manager
250-828-4077
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