The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will be deactivating an intersection along Highway 97 in Quesnel this summer to improve safety along the busy route.
Highway access to Juniper Road – near the Motherlode carwash, Caravan Motel and Sylvan Motel – will be closed as part of the recommendations coming out of the Quesnel Transportation Study which was completed in 2018, a ministry press release said.
"(Analysis) determined the current configuration of this intersection, combined with the significant volumes of commercial traffic, contributes to a collision rate on Highway 97 that is higher than the provincial average," the ministry statement said.
A timeline for the closure hasn't been determined, but signs will be posted notifying motorists of the change before the work is done to close the intersection. Access to Juniper Road from Highway 97 will be redirected to intersections on Quesnel-Hydraulic Road and Larch Avenue.
For more information about the Quesnel Transportation Study, including planned future improvements for Highway 97 intersections at Racing Road and Quesnel-Hydraulic Road, go online to www.gov.bc.ca/quesneltransportationstudy.
