Highway through Salmon Arm gets upgrade

Aug 31, 2020 | 2:11 PM

The Trans Canada Highway through Salmon Arm is going to get a multi-million dollar upgrade starting this fall.

The province has announced a $29.7 million contract to a Lower Mainland company to expand the number-one highway from two to four lanes and to build a new Salmon River Bridge.

The four-laning will cover just over two kilometres from 1st Avenue SW to 10th Avenue SW.

The contract was awarded to Springline Construction Services Ltd. of Delta, and hiring local workers will be made a priority through the Community Benefits Agreement.

“This major work to add lanes, a multi-use pathway, a bridge and a new interchange to Highway 1 through Salmon Arm will make the route safer and easier to navigate for local residents,” said Catherine McKenna, federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities. “It will also improve traffic flow along one of British Columbia’s key trade and commuter corridors. Canada’s infrastructure plan invests in thousands of projects, creates jobs across the country and builds stronger communities.”

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Along with widening 2.2 kilometres of Highway 1 to four lanes with a concrete median barrier, work on this segment of the Salmon Arm West project will include:

construction of a new Salmon River Bridge
construction of an interchange with frontage and side-road connections
construction of frontage roads to consolidate access to and from Highway 1 and
a multi-use pathway for pedestrians, cyclists and people using other forms of active transportation.

“The City of Salmon Arm is pleased that the TCH Salmon Arm West Project tender has been awarded, and we look forward to the start of the next phase of the project,” said Alan Harrison, mayor of Salmon Arm. “The planned four-laning and other improvements will provide a number of benefits to our community, including a new bridge over the Salmon River, a completed access road on the south side of the highway, wider shoulders and a separated path that will increase safety and mobility for pedestrians and cyclists, and enhanced access through the corridor.”

by Pete McIntyre

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