North Okanagan highways getting resurfaced

You will likely see crews working on several road resurfacing projects around the North Okanagan.

The process known as hot-in-place asphalt recycling is being used on a total of 43 kilometres, including on Highway 6 between Vernon and Lumby, two segments of Highway 97 near Vernon and two parts of Highway 97 near Falkland.

Work on the $7.2-million project is expected to be complete this summer.

The work crews are having to follow provincial health orders to stay a minimum of two meters apart from each others.

In all, more than 300 kilometres of highway and side roads in the southern Interior are being resurfaced.

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“All these paving projects will make a big difference to residents as well as those who travel through the region,” said Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. “Moving forward with highway improvement projects means we are providing jobs for British Columbians, but in all of these projects, safety comes first.”

Other major resurfacing projects for the region this spring and summer include:

* Highway 3 near Castlegar – sealcoating approximately 25 kilometres of Highway 3, Bombi Pass between the Ootischenia weigh scales and Beaver Creek bridge;

* Highway 5 near Barriere – resurfacing approximately 16 kilometres of Highway 5 from McLure Ferry Road to Louis Creek Bridge;

* Highway 97A and side roads near Salmon Arm – approximately 13 kilometres of resurfacing on Highway 97A from Enderby to Grindrod, along with portions of Mabel Lake Road, Trinity Valley Road and Springbend Road; and

* side roads near Creston – approximately 24 kilometres of side road resurfacing in the Lister area, as well as some of Highway 21, including patch paving for five kilometres near the Canada-U.S. border.

More than $85 million is being invested in highway and side road improvements in the southern Interior in 2020. The following projects make up the rest of what will be resurfaced in the region this year:

* Highway 1, 93/95 near Radium Hot Springs and Golden (23 kilometres) – hot-in-place resurfacing from Windermere to Radium and in the Golden area;

* Highway 3A near Nelson (20 kilometres) – resurfacing from Kootenay Lake Bridge to Taghum Bridge and side roads;

* Highway 5 near Merritt (10 kilometres) – resurfacing from Great Bear Snowshed to Dry Gulch Bridge;

* Highway 20 near Williams Lake (28 kilometres) – sealcoating from the Sheep Creek Brake Check to Hodgson Road;

* Highway 95A near Cranbrook (18 kilometres) – resurfacing from Cranbrook to Marysville including some side roads;

* Highway 97 near Quesnel (33 kilometres) – intermittent resurfacing between McLeese Lake and Dale Lake;

* Highway 97 near Vernon (10 kilometres) – highway resurfacing from north of 43rd Avenue to College Way and along Old Kamloops Road; and

* Highway 97C near Merritt (12 kilometres) – mill-and-fill resurfacing from the Highway 5A Junction (Aspen Grove) to Pothole Creek Bridge.