Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure NEWS
The latest headlines for Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Updated: 15 weeks 6 days ago
First Evergreen Line construction contracts awarded
PORT MOODY – The Evergreen Line is taking a major step forward with pre-construction beginning and shovels hitting the ground in the next couple of weeks.
Making Progress: Transportation
VICTORIA – B.C.’s transportation network saw one of its busiest-ever construction seasons in 2011, thereby improving safety, reducing congestion, providing greener travel options and creating better access to B.C.’s communities and the province’s natural resources.
New pathway builds healthy communities
KELOWNA – Families and residents can now enjoy a new multi-use pathway along Highway 33.
Roberts Bank Corridor upgrades benefit communities
TSAWWASSEN – Local commuters, farmers and truckers now have a safer, more reliable route to cross Deltaport Way at 41B St. without being delayed by long trains and truck traffic, thanks to a newly completed overpass.
Mufford Rail Overpass to proceed in 2012
LANGLEY - The Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) has approved the new design concept for the Mufford/64th Ave. at Highway 10 rail overpass.
New transit centre officially opens in Vernon
VERNON – A new transit operations and maintenance centre opened today in Vernon, responding to the growing demands for public transportation in the city.
HMC Services one of B.C.’s best road builders
GOLDEN – HMC Services of Armstrong has won this year’s Deputy Minister’s
Contractor of the Year Award for its highway maintenance work in the Selkirk service
area (Golden/Revelstoke).
Crescent Valley company one of B.C.’s best road builders
CRESCENT VALLEY – Interoute Construction Ltd. of Crescent Valley has won this year’s Deputy Minister’s Contractor of the Year Award for its paving work on the Fernie Ski Hill project.
Delta company one of B.C.’s best road builders
DELTA – JJM Construction of Delta has won this year’s Deputy Minister’s Contractor of the Year Award in the grading category for its work on the Alexander Road to 96th Street portion of the South Fraser Perimeter Road project.
North Vancouver company one of B.C.’s best road builders
NORTH VANCOUVER – B.A. Blacktop of North Vancouver has won this year’s Deputy Minister’s Contractor of the Year Award in the bridges and structures category for its work on the Marine Drive/Lions Gate Transit Priority Project.
Pat Road overpass to be enclosed for motorists’ safety
KAMLOOPS –The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will carry out a trial enclosure of the Pat Road pedestrian overpass with light-weight galvanized steel mesh to prevent vandals from throwing objects onto motorists on the Trans-Canada Highway below.
Ministry supports healthy communities with sound wall
ABBOTSFORD – Government is responding to residents’ concerns about increased traffic noise, by building a buffer along Highway 1 at Jackson Street.
Repairs underway on Westside Road Interchange
WEST KELOWNA – Repairs on the retaining walls at the Westside Road Interchange are underway.
$60-million Neptune investment means jobs in Sidney
SIDNEY – Ramsay Machine Works in Sidney, B.C. expects to double their workforce early next year to build new loading equipment to handle the growing demand for coal exports at Neptune Terminals in North Vancouver.
Work complete on latest Kicking Horse Canyon projects
GOLDEN – Several projects to upgrade the Trans-Canada Highway east of Golden have been completed, ensuring this important route will be safer and more reliable for travellers this winter.
Westside Road Interchange temporarily closed
WEST KELOWNA – A section of concrete facing wall on the Westside Road Interchange gave way on Sunday morning, spilling dirt fill onto one of the southbound lanes of Highway 97 underneath the overpass.
Volunteers make a difference to the Rolla Community Hall
DAWSON CREEK – A picnic in the park in Rolla will be more enjoyable, following the volunteer efforts of Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure staff and employees at Caribou Road Services.
Construction complete on wider and safer Highway 97A
SPALLUMCHEEN — Construction to upgrade Highway 97A to four lanes near Armstrong is complete, improving safety along this important stretch of highway that serves communities between Vernon and Sicamous.
Highway 1 safety improved for Shuswap residents, travellers
SALMON ARM — Work to upgrade almost 5 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway near Sorrento is complete, improving the safety and capacity of this important stretch of Highway 1.
Evergreen Line RFP released
VICTORIA – The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has released the request for proposals to design, build and finance the Evergreen Line Rapid Transit Project.