McBride and Valemount Get $1.7 Million For Local Roads

Friday, July 04, 2008 10:09 AM

McBride, B.C. - The Province has given the Village of McBride $1.1 million dollars to upgrade local roads in the community and Valemount will get $600 thousand.

The money was pledged by Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon in the two communities.

The money goes to offset the effects of an increase in heavy truck traffic as a result of the harvest of the Mountain Pine Beetle.

The money is part of a $10 million dollar one time program to smaller communities to upgrade the roads in those communities.

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Posted on Friday, July 04, 2008 10:09 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: RUEZ on July 4 2008 10:35 AM

That's the big announcement?

Posted by: Bridge on July 4 2008 11:17 AM

Mackenzies roads are bad also.

Cheers

Posted by: owl on July 4 2008 3:09 PM

I had the same reaction as you did RUEZ ....

Posted by: DPJ on July 4 2008 8:33 PM

$1.7 million won't go that far with the tarmac being oil base

Posted by: camoose on July 4 2008 9:39 PM

In keeping with the flavour of the day-- what kind of a carbon footprint was left after flying Falcon up here for this photo op?

Posted by: Robin Hood on July 4 2008 11:48 PM

Hope he didn't get caught in another traffic jam like in Vancouver last weekend.

Posted by: pisspulper on July 5 2008 7:40 AM

Hmm, I may be incorrect, and please advise if the number is wrong, but I had heard it cost near a mil to pave a mile.