Quesnel Receives Transportation Improvements
By 250 News
Thursday, July 10, 2008 02:59 PM
Prince George, B.C. - Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon announced transportation improvements for Quesnel today.
Peters Brothers Construction Ltd has been awarded a $1.99-million contract to resurface a 21-km, two-lane
section of Barkerville Highway 26, from approximately 17 km east of Quesnel near Elgert Spruce Road to
approximately 43 km west of Barkerville, to increase safety and durability.
“This project is part of our three-year, $2.3-billion transportation plan to improve our transportation networks
throughout British Columbia,” said Falcon.
The resurfacing project will extend the surface life of the travelled lanes for approximately 10 years. The
upgrades will also prevent water infiltration, making it a stronger roadway with reduced maintenance costs.
The project is using hot-in-place pavement recycling, which recycles existing pavement by heating and
removing the upper layer from the road surface, incorporating up to 25 per cent new asphalt mix. The result is a
high-quality and environmentally friendly surface.
Work will start in early July and is expected to be completed by the fall. Work will be done from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with single-lane alternating traffic, and maximum delays of 20 minutes.
Along with the $1.99-million announcement today, the ministry now has $6.79 million worth of work
underway in the Quesnel area. This includes $3.8 million for the third phase of major resurfacing of the Nazko
Highway.
The Province is also providing $186,100 towards a new rural bus in Quesnel. In September, bus service to the
North Fraser area will be introduced, and a new bus will be added to the Quesnel fleet. The Province will
commit $111,100 towards the purchase of the new bus and contribute $75,000 annually to support the costs of
operating the new transit service.
This funding comes from the Provincial Transit Plan, which aims to double transit ridership province wide by
2020 by increasing choices for travellers. The $14-billion plan also focuses on reducing greenhouse gas
emissions from cars by 4.7 million tonnes cumulatively by 2020.
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What about the promised "four-laning" of Highway 97?