More Road Work Announced

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:27 AM

Prince George, B.C. -The B.C. Government has announced a tender to pave 3.9 kilometres of Highway 16, from the Highway 97 and Highway 16 intersection to the Southridge Overpass.

The work also includes rehabilitating the intersections at 22nd, 15th, 10th and 5th Avenue on Highway 97. Three roads in the Prince George area are to be paved as part of this project. The work is scheduled to begin in June, 2008 and be completed in August 2008.

The work on Highway 16 and Highway 97 will be performed between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. There will be minor traffic delays through the work area and one-lane traffic will be maintained in each direction. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes within the City of Prince George during construction.

The work is phase three of a resurfacing project. The other completed phases are:

Phase 1 was completed in 2006, from Old Cariboo Hwy Intersection to First Avenue and Victoria (6.3 km) and the 15 Avenue & Victoria Intersection.
Phase 2 was completed in 2007, from First Avenue and Victoria through to the intersection of Hwy 97 and Hwy 16 as well as the Southridge Overpass to Bunce Road.

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Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:27 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: taxinapothole on April 29 2008 11:50 AM

I hope they are going to use better quality pavement this time. Has anyone noticed the already poor condition of the pavement they put down last summer from hwy.16 / 97 down to first avenue. The intersection at hwy. 16 / 97 is showing extreme wear, as is the intersection at 20th ave. and hwy. 16. This pavement is not even a year old. Is this all we can expect up here, or will the Provincial Government be going back for warranty??

Posted by: acrider54 on April 29 2008 3:53 PM

Whoopdedo! And the billions being spent in the real B.C. the Lower Mainland.

Posted by: NMG on April 29 2008 4:03 PM

Does anyone know if there is any sort of standard for what kind of load "normal" pavement is rated for? Is it built to withstand heavy use from industrial traffic? What about "regular" traffic? Is it engineered to last a certain amount of time given "nromal" traffic patterns? If so, what is that norm based on? Cars? Trucks? 1 ton trucks? Do the vehicles we choose to drive up here have any longer term impact on the condition of our roads? Are we partially to blame for the durability we experience?

Just questions. I haven't a clue whether a 1 ton truck, over time, would have any significant impact on the condition of pavement, as oppopsed to your average passenger car. I'm sure that not having a dedicated heavy traffic route would.

Posted by: Harbinger on April 29 2008 5:16 PM

The highway is some what obnoxious right beside the turnoff to the underpass to Wallymart. Grrr.

Posted by: sum42guy2k on April 29 2008 7:00 PM

GREAT....going to have to put up with either delays or bad potholes.....which would i rather....how about spending that money on fixing the potholes...(yes i mean giving it to the city to actually repair the roads)

Posted by: tinyapplecork on April 29 2008 9:34 PM

Which three roads are part of the project? I suspect they plan is to do one intersection at a time so alternate routes are available during construction...
I hope the govt doesn't expect kudos on this one. Long overdue!