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Armstrong Highway 97A: Larkin Road to Crozier Road
Project location: Armstrong, British Columbia
Highway 97A is a key transportation route connecting the Okanagan region to the Shuswap region. Highway 97A between Vernon and Armstrong traverses the eastern rim of the Okanagan valley flatlands and is bordered by the Okanagan forest highlands on the east.
The 4.189 km section of Highway 97A between Larkin Road and Crozier Road is currently a two-lane rural highway, with multiple access points, constrained capacity, and a speed limit of 90 km/h.
The existing highway will be upgraded to a four-lane Rural Arterial Divided Highway capable of supporting posted traffic speeds up to 100 km/h. The scope of the project also includes re-aligning the current roadway with the addition of a traffic control roundabout at a new exit to Frontage Road, new retaining walls, improvements to the storm water management system, relocation of public and private utilities, new concrete road barriers, new traffic signs and pavement markings, and roadway illumination at intersections.
"We are all impacted by the steady growth of traffic flowing through our communities, so City Council is very pleased to see the next phase of upgrades move forward so quickly.
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Quoted: Chris Pieper, Mayor, Armstrong
Federal Contribution: $12,130,000
Highway 77 Deasum Creek
Project location: Fort Nelson, British Colombia
The project consists of base strengthening and upgrading of the road structure with a new hard surface on Highway 77 on over 25 kilometers between Deasum Creek and the Northwest (kilometer 112 to kilometer 137).
The project will provide for 100% legal load carrying capacity, protect the road structure from the damage caused by heavy industrial traffic, improve reliability and provide a hard surface to increase travel speed and rider comfort.
"This project will improve travel and safety conditions and is expected to create approximately 40 jobs, at a time when the need for economic stimulus is greatest. The provincial and federal governments are clearly committed to ensuring that while we face these economic challenges we are keeping British Columbians working, while at the same time investing in our northern communities.
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Quoted: Blair Lekstrom, MLA, Peace River South
Federal Contribution: $2,700,000
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