That section of highway needs the funding, its a deathtrap. I used to drive it every day to work. Of course if people would actually drive like they are supposed to it wouldn't be that bad of a problem.

Improve, darn I always liked that raceway, especialy in the morning when there was never a cop around. Everyone passing each other, and on corners, great fun.

More voters in the south

Speaking of Highway 97 upgrades... whatever happened to the Cariboo Connector funding. Shouldnt there be four lanes from Cache Creek to PG by now??
What was the timeframe on that one. I know they have done some work here and there, and I believe the new bridge falls under this project, but what happened to the rest of it??

Dan... actually there are already four lanes all the way from here to PG... however, much of the way, only two of the lanes are paved... for the most part the other two are kinda rough... :-/

I suspect that a hiways committe is hard at work, even as we speak, selecting gravel for the project.... one stone at a time..... :-)

V

Well if they need more gravel, they can collect some of the rocks that are lodged in the front window of my car. It is good to recycle...

Just an observation re: the four-laning of Hwy 97;

If you notice when driving highway 97 heading south, many of the parts that have been four-laned were the easiest (cheapest) to do. They're mostly on wide open flat stretches where land was easy to acquire for the additional right of way.

If you look at some of the parts of the highway where there are only two lanes, they're usually through narrow valleys or on side hills, or there's some other issue which will make it difficult.

Conclusion, if the four-laning is to continue from PG to Cache Creek it will get a lot more expensive and we'll be getting a lot less bang for the buck. Most of the easy stretches have been done.

Well that might be a good reason,(although land is acquired from a fixed-value, base cost) it is more to do with traffic flow.

The currently completed four lane sections are carefully placed to allow faster traffic to get away from slower traffic... sort of like the passing lanes you might find on some of the hills on #97. This strategy makes for a smoother, more efficient movement of goods.

The design people actually put some good thought into their choices... as opposed to throwing darts at the BC roadways map.

V

Fair enough. If they are doing things in a logical manner then that is all we can ask. Perhaps it is just ignorance on my part, that I havent heard much about it for a while.
I would much rather see more passing lanes throughout the province, than all highways having four lanes.
If you knew there was a passing lane coming up within the next 20km or so, there would be much less of a rush overall. The way it is now, there are some very long stretches with no hope of passing that can lead to some frustrating times behind long, long lines of traffic.
Thanks for the feedback. I hope to hear of more projects like this in the future (especially on highways in the north)

Election time coming up, more empty promises.

Hahaha, you guys!
There will never be many upgrades in the Quesnel or Williams Lake area.
They elected NDP MLA's.

I always wonder why you have a four laner at stoner, and yet you have a two lane bridge with a curve on it at the bottom of a huge hill in Hixon. Where is that logic?

Well, not to speak out of turn but the road down the hill into Hixon is not a stable piece of ground and will need some major upgrade to make it suitable for safe four lanes.

The curved bridge at the bottom will be replaced/moved to handle the flow.

V.