Upgraded River Road Officially Opened

Friday, September 10, 2010 10:58 AM

M.P Dick Harris, City Councillor Cameron Stolz and Acting Mayor Brian Skakun officially open the new, improved River Road

Prince George, B.C.- Although people have been driving on the new pavement for some time, today marks the official opening of the new River Road.

The $7 milion dollar project was paid for in part by the Federal Government’s Asia Pacific Gateway Corridor Initiative Transportation Infrastructure Fund, which contributed $3,516,800 to the project.

The two phase project saw 1.6 kilometres upgraded from the Cameron Street Bridge to foley Crescent last year, and the remaining 2 kms from Foley Cresent to the CN Overpass completed this year.

The new River Road has some new elements which include:

• Above the 200 year flood level;

• Storm drainage improvements

• Ground water collection

• Bicycle lanes

• Street lighting

• Left hand turning movements into the Intermodal Facility and Lakeland Mills

• Access driveways into existing properties

The road has wider lanes and wider shoulders.

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Posted on Friday, September 10, 2010 10:58 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Harbinger on September 10 2010 11:30 AM

Bike lanes on an industrial road? When I ride my bike to work can I wear a hardhat in lieu of a helmet? Dopes.

Posted by: RIP commonsense on September 10 2010 12:16 PM

Harbinger
Are you aware of how many people bike to Cottonwood and how many families use the park?
It is a great bike/nature area close to the city with no hills to climb.
Or do you just like to comment.
Because the box is open it doesn't mean it has to be filled.

Posted by: hood rich on September 10 2010 12:26 PM

Glad to see we still have an MP.

Posted by: gus on September 10 2010 2:06 PM

And who would that be?

Posted by: Harbinger on September 10 2010 2:47 PM

RIP commonsense....Almost every box. It's my job. :)

Posted by: newtechguy on September 10 2010 4:27 PM

After living in PG for 50 years I now live in Vernon... so it would have been nice to see some better photos of the road itself online.

I can't tell how it looks *pouts*...

Posted by: NMG on September 10 2010 6:36 PM

I'm on that road a fair amount, it's nothing special. Honestly, it just looks like a road with some newer asphalt, LOL.

Posted by: Palopu on September 10 2010 6:44 PM

NMG is right. This was a total waste of money. The Citys portion of the upgrade could have gone to do $3million in paving around town.

Of course once the Feds had some money available the City had to go for it.

Matching funds seems to be what its all about.

We will need another tax increase to get the roads done, that really need fixing.

You will notice from the angles that the pictures were taken from that there was probably no one in attendence except politicians, and news people.

Posted by: camoose on September 10 2010 7:52 PM

Gus

His name is "Big" Dick.

Posted by: sunshine.north on September 10 2010 8:07 PM

Gotta love the shlumpy Brian Skakun.