There once was an entire 3D fly through video, but that has now been removed.

The link is unlisted, but I saved it a while ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBLRAGu1Ujw

Thanks for posting that, looks great! even though it's going to be almost a decade before it's done, this is desperately needed.

So is that video of Kicking Horse Phase 4 the current plan ?

No, that was the previous one.

The new alignment is essentially the same, but they will be using a few more bridge structures and will blast away the mountain sides, and then use retaining walls, instead of the tunnels.

Very North American style.

Phase 4 of the Kicking Horse Canyon, preliminary concept, included a tunnel as well as rock sheds/snow sheds on the western half. The cost thereto would have likely been closer to $650 million as opposed to the $400+ million in the final design.

Same 100 km/hr design speed except that the tunnel/rocksheds/snowsheds have been replaced by retaining walls as well as cantilevered highway/additional bridging. Brought down the cost. From BC MoTi:

here are the drawings for phase 4. The project is officially still in design, so this may be updated, but it's the latest version
https://www.th.gov.bc.ca/kickinghors...-D_REDUCED.jpg

^ Looks good, i went back a few pages but couldn't find any timeline info. Is there an expected start and end date yet?

The start date is 2019.

Awesome! - thanks for posting that.

Anyone drive the TCH from Calgary to Salmon Arm lately ? Any big delays ?

Headed to Vernon in a few weeks via the #1, Haven't driven the TCH for a few years, excited to make that drive again instead of the usual mind numbingly boring and ugly Yellowhead route

Still major traffic backups westbound east of Golden last time I went through there (Sept '16) mostly from semi trucks lumbering up the steep unimproved sections...

I posted this in the canada board highways thread, and wonder what you guys think

^Yeah - good question.
I wonder if they would just re-route it altogether ?

How about decking it? I can appreciate that would be a pig to build and keep the existing road going, though.

To where?

Just noticed the Golden Donald Upper Road exit on TCH in Golden had been signed as "exit 780"... but its only about 320km from the last exit 411 at Pritchard... Are they intend to make the Trans-Canada 50km longer? :???:

Allowance for future bypasses perhaps?
I also find it odd that exits east of Kamloops are numbered differently in either direction; I've seen plans for the Juniper-Valleyview realignment in that vicinity.

For anyone travelling up hwy 5 north of Kamloops there are a couple of areas along the North Thompson where the shoulder has washed away, so expect delays around Cleareater and Blue River

And not really BC related but they're doing a massive amount of road work this summer through Jasper, it's going to be a very painful season. We're thinking we'll just avoid it altogether this year

Don't you spend time in the BC Interior? If so, how do you propose getting there? Calgary>Banff>Kamloops wouldn't be much better. Lot's of construction here too plus heavier traffic would make for a shitty drive as well.