Road Work Detailed

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:01 AM

The B.C. government is investing nearly $12 million dollars in some road improvements along Highway 16 west.

The work includes:
* An expansion project to construct an east bound climbing/passing lane, to improve traffic flow on Highway 16 from Silver to McBride Timber Road, 25 km west of Prince George. This includes intersection improvements at Silver and Sweden Roads.
* Rehabilitation projects to increase safety and extend infrastructure life:

Mill and repave Highway 16 in Prince George from the Highway 97 intersection to the Southridge underpass, completing the Parkridge Heights to Old Cariboo Highway resurfacing project,
Detailed design and preliminary construction phase of the replacement of the Fort Fraser Overhead on Highway 16, 42 km west of Vanderhoof,
Complete the rehabilitation of the electrical infrastructure on the Highway 16 and Recreation Drive intersection, in Vanderhoof,
Sealcoat of selected roads in the Cluculz Lake area,
Resurface Muralt Road in the Beaverley East, 10 km west of Prince George,
Pave roadside pullouts at Lower Mud River, 18 km west of Prince George.

* Mountain Pine Beetle Program to address infrastructure stress from log hauling:

Hot in Place Recycling of 33 kms of Highway 16 from Endako to the Fort Fraser Overhead near Fraser Lake, 42 km west of Vanderhoof,
Upgrades to side roads, including sections of Sob Lake, Blackwater, Mapes and Telegraph Roads, near Vanderhoof,
Upgrades to portions of Blackwater Road, Lilly Lake Road, Lloyd Drive and other Nechako area roads,
Continued upgrading of the Germanson Landing Road, north of Fort St. James.

This year's program anticipates the completion of two previously announced projects:

Highway 16 and Blackwater Rd Intersection Improvements, 7 km east of Vanderhoof,
Multiplate replacement at Goldie Creek, on Highway 16, near Highway 27.

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Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:01 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Gary Long on June 24 2008 2:03 PM

Well, I'm gonna try to be positive here and say that this is great news because it sure is. However, why does it seem like there is never any significant amount of cash alloted towards fixing up some of the roads IN TOWN. 10th avenue is a complete joke, just to name one road. Most of 5th and many of the other roads in town are beyond "patchwork" repair. They need to be completely redone. Oh well, maybe we can take some of that 7.5 million the city wants to use for building trails and put it towards the roads. I'm sure that'll happen. Clear the house this November. Time for a change.

Posted by: Gary Long on June 24 2008 2:15 PM

Posted by: Gary Long on June 24 2008 2:21 PM

Posted by: redneck on June 24 2008 3:35 PM

I wonder if there are any roads in Victoria that look like 10th ave.I bet NOT

Posted by: MrPG on June 24 2008 4:40 PM

To be fair, Victoria doesn't have the same freeze/thaw weather cycles as PG.

Posted by: diplomat on June 24 2008 5:28 PM

Gary, your comment is such a good one that it really deserved posting three times!

Still, I don't think that the upper echelon at City Hall is ever going to admit that the main arteries you mentioned have any problems, except that they are somewhat high on the *discomfort index.*

That's the answer I got when I complained about a particularly gruesome stretch of *street* nearby. I avoid it as much as possible, because it is not going to be fixed any time soon although they promised that it would be *put on the list.*

Posted by: Gary Long on June 24 2008 6:38 PM

Yah, not too sure what the triple post is all about. But on to more important issues......The freeze/thaw issue is definitely a part of why the roads end up the way they do around here, but I still would be it's been years and years since 5th, 10th or 15th have seen a re-surfacing. Guess we'll always be the ol' red-headed step child up in the North.

Posted by: werthers on June 24 2008 11:02 PM

While driving to work on North Nechako Road this am..... standing at a just painted crosswalk were 2 workers/painters ....waiting for the paint to dry so they could paint the other side of the road.... hummmm ....good use of our tax dollars? watching paint dry, a bit like watching grass grow?

Posted by: maxwell on June 25 2008 8:17 AM

great news on all the work, this is gotta be over and above the Cariboo Conector right?

Posted by: Harbinger on June 25 2008 9:14 AM

How about a sign saying the underpass is the way to get to Wallymart for tourists heading west so they don't turn left on our highway to go into an exit to get to Wallymart? I seen it done once. I'm sure it has happened more than once. Maybe they won't because if they put the name Walmart on the sign, they will have to put every ones name on the sign. Big sign, maybe?

Posted by: Rounder on June 25 2008 10:04 AM

[b]Gary Long for Council[/b]