The centre line strips will be added to 170 kilometres of the highway in three sections.  The work is estimated to cost $200 thousand and will begin immediately. The project should be complete later this summer.

Rumble strips are a proven method to increase safety in high-traffic
areas by reducing the possibility of head-on collisions.

While the construction is underway, drivers can expect to encounter minor delays in the construction areas.

There is also a new designation for the stretch of Highway 97 that travels through the Fraser Canyon.  Patterning a  program  on  similar  projects in the United States, the  highway has been designated a Highway Safety Corridor.

That means there will be a focus on three “E’s” Education, Enforcement, and Engineering.  Several stakeholders including, the B.C. Trucking Association, ICBC, WorkSafe B.C.  and the RCMP, have put together a  project that will  see rumble strips added to the  shoulders and centre line of the highway in certain high collision areas.  There will also be increased enforcement in both speed and commercial vehicle safety inspections, and improved signage.