Prince George, B.C.- The reconstruction of River Road in Prince George has just been given a financial boost by Ottawa.

 

According to Transport Canada , under the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative, the City will get a total of $3.5 million for two projects:

River Road is the primary road access to CN's Intermodal facility.

 

The City’s General Manager of Operations, Bob Radloff, says the City is still waiting to get official notice of the funding. “We had identified this project as one of three that we would apply to the Government for funding.   Initially we had identified three projects, this one, the Cameron Street Bridge and an overpass at Highway 16 that would tie into an extension of Patricia Boulevard.” 

 

Radloff says the City was then advised it might have a chance at funding for the bridge or River Road. “We then tailored our application to those projects, and here we are six months later and we are hearing we have been granted the funding.”

The River Road project will see the road raised and a drainage system installed, “ There will be some widening as the road has to be done to Federal standards” says Radloff.

 

The full cost of the projects is $7 million. The City is responsible for the $3.5 million dollar balance.