About 20 kilometres of highways and side roads will be repaved in the Prince George area this summer, according to a provincial government media release sent out on Thursday, May 29.
The Ministry of Transportation and Transit’s release said that across northern BC, there will be around 320 total kilometres of paving work.
In and around Prince George, paving projects include six kilometres of Highway 97 from the Simon Fraser Bridge to Sintich Road and 14 kilometres of side roads like Old Cariboo Highway, Sintich Road and Johnson Road.
While this work is ongoing, the release said drivers can expect traffic delays up to 15 minutes. However, to minimize disruptions, work on Highway 97 will take place at night.
Those projects are expected to cost around $11.5 million and finish this fall.
Also in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, 24 kilometres of Highway 5 near Valemount from Tete Jaune Cache to the Cedarside Bridge overhead are being resurfaced.
As well, six kilometres of side roads on Whiskey Fill Road and Cedarside road will be resurfaced.
Together, the Valemount-area work is expected to cost about $7.7 million and also wrap up this fall. Like in Prince George, motorists can expect up to 15 minute delays during the work.
Other highway work includes 25 kilometres of asphalt resurfacing on Highway 29 near Hudson’s Hope, 25 kilometres of resurfacing on Highway 16 between Fort Fraser and Engen, 35 kilometres of resurfacing on Highway 37A, 51 kilometres of sealcoating on Highway 37, 82 kilometres of sealcoating near the junction of highways 77 and 97 and 42 kilometres of sealcoating on Smithers-area side roads.
The total cost for all of these projects combined is estimated around $56 million.
More information on highway delays can be found online at drivebc.ca
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