Prince George, B.C. – A  reminder  that Tyner Boulevard is scheduled to be closed  to vehicle traffic  between University Heights and UNBC starting today,  and  through to the 14th.The $600 thousand dollar road rehab project will  move forward weather permitting.  As 250 News reported  Monday, ( see previous story) the closure of Tyner will  also mean a change in transit.

The transit changes mean Route 16 will not be running between UNBC and College Heights for the duration of the paving project.  To get to UNBC  on transit from College Heights, riders will have to take Route 89 to the Nicholson Exchange and transfer to a Route 15.     That will add about a half hour to the  trip  on weekdays, and  a full hour and a half on the  weekend.

To go from UNBC to College Heights during the road rehab work, riders will have to take Route 15 to the Nicholson Exchange and transfer to Route 88.

The Route 16 bus will continue to service Lower College Heights, but will stop near the intersection of McGill Crescent and Domano Boulevard (in front of the McDonald’s) and turn around. It will pick up passengers headed into College Heights near the same intersection on the other side of Domano Boulevard in front of the Starbucks.

There are two other road rehab projects slated to start this week:

• Boeing Road between the Old Cariboo Highway and 640m West from August 5 to 14,  Estimated Cost $175 thousand.
• Cantle Road between Highway 16 Frontage Road and Hartman Road from August 6 to 14  Estimated Cost $145 thousand.

All work is subject to weather conditions.  If possible, plan an alternate route,  and  drive with caution  around road crews.