SQUAMISH SOUTH
The Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement Project brings a legacy to the south of Squamish with the scheduled spring completion of the Stawamus Chief pedestrian overpass. The four lanes of road between Shannon Falls and the Stawamus River are complete and work on the east side of the Stawamus River bridge continues with completion scheduled for the summer of 2009.
WHAT WE’RE IMPROVING
Detailed design discussion guide shows final design, plantings and landscaping, pre- and post-Olympic
http://www.seatoskyimprovements.ca/Detailed_Design/
Squamish/squamish.htm
This section is a 4-lane divided highway featuring safer protected T-intersections and an improved signalized intersection at Darrell Bay Rd serving Shannon Falls Provincial Park. This was a technically challenging section requiring the construction of new bridges over Gonzales and Shannon Creeks, and one of the project’s largest rock excavations south of Shannon Falls.
FEATURES
Excavating the Darrell Bay bluffs back far enough to accommodate two northbound lanes of traffic meant that the access to the Papoose trail had to be relocated. The trail is picked up to the left of the new gravel ramp at the entrance to Shannon Falls Provincial Park.
A protected-T access to Stawamus Chief Park has been built at the intersection of the highway with the new access road pictured here, greatly improving safety for vehicles entering and leaving the Park.
The pedestrian bridge connecting a new southbound pullout with the Stawamus Chief hiking/climbing area provides safe access for those who wish to explore further after stopping for a quick look or photo of the iconic rock face.
The Apron Connector Trail constructed in the fall of 2008 provides safe pedestrian access off the highway from the Apron parking area at the Mamquam Forest Service Road to hiking, climbing and bouldering in the rest of the Stawamus Chief Park.
ON-GOING CONSTRUCTION
Grading and paving will continue from Shannon Falls Provincial Park to the Stawamus River Bridge through the summer of 2009.
COMPLETED WORK
The four lane section between Watts Point viewpoint and Shannon Falls is now complete.
Improvements and new parking lots at Shannon Falls and Stawamus Chief Park are finished and in use.
SCHEDULE
http://www.seatoskyimprovements.ca/updates/2008/080409_STS_timetable.pdf
