BC Highway Construction

[Metro-One]

The Jumping Creek and Selkirk sections are relatively new (having been introduced earlier last year) and I believe the Selkirk section has also moved into at least pre-construction if not full construction.

But it would be nice to know what sections are being looked at for the next round of projects.

So Doug Ford / Ontario are putting forth that they want the Trans Canada Highway fully twinned through Ontario.

Where the hell are those demands from BC, and especially where the hell is the movement in Yoho Park?? Which is already preliminarily designed??

[ssiguy]

Originally Posted by Repthe250

This province NEEDS to stop voting NDP. Shit. The Liberals at least got shit done. The NDP is literally anti progress.

The Liberals did little. They built the SFPR which should have been a 6 lane freeway and instead is just a regular 4 lane road with tons of lights.

They certainly greatly improved HWY#1 except they had no intention of paying for it. Due to the ridiculously high tolls on the bridge, most people NoF got a great new road while people SoF had to pay for it. It was the NDP that took off the tolls.

[Repthe250]

Originally Posted by ssiguy

The Liberals did little. They built the SFPR which should have been a 6 lane freeway and instead is just a regular 4 lane road with tons of lights.

They certainly greatly improved HWY#1 except they had no intention of paying for it. Due to the ridiculously high tolls on the bridge, most people NoF got a great new road while people SoF had to pay for it. It was the NDP that took off the tolls.

The liberals did little? Compared to the NDP?
The liberals upgraded the sea to sky.
The liberals upgraded the Bennett bridge in Kelowna.
The liberals upgraded highway 1 from Vancouver to Langley including the 10 lane Port Mann.
The liberals built the SFPR, sure it was under built but we all know the NDP wouldn’t have done it at all.
The liberals built the Pitt River Bridge and the Golden Ears.
The liberals built the Canada line.
The liberals built the Evergreen line.
The liberals WOULD have built the 10 lane Massey tunnel.

Sorry, but the NDP has done little to this magnitude, nor have they even touched the okanagan. The only thing I can think of in the interior is the sicamous bridge replacement but that came after years of red flags from the mayor urging action or someone would die. Lo and behold, someone did die. In a spectacular way.
The Patullo Bridge replacement, UBC and Langley Sky train and the additional upgrades to highway 1 are the only big ticket items underway that I can think of, and they’ve been in power for almost ten years.

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by Repthe250

The liberals did little? Compared to the NDP?
The liberals upgraded the sea to sky.
The liberals upgraded the Bennett bridge in Kelowna.
The liberals upgraded highway 1 from Vancouver to Langley including the 10 lane Port Mann.
The liberals built the SFPR, sure it was under built but we all know the NDP wouldn’t have done it at all.
The liberals built the Pitt River Bridge and the Golden Ears.
The liberals built the Canada line.
The liberals built the Evergreen line.
The liberals WOULD have built the 10 lane Massey tunnel.

Sorry, but the NDP has done little to this magnitude, nor have they even touched the okanagan. The only thing I can think of in the interior is the sicamous bridge replacement but that came after years of red flags from the mayor urging action or someone would die. Lo and behold, someone did die. In a spectacular way.
The Patullo Bridge replacement, UBC and Langley Sky train and the additional upgrades to highway 1 are the only big ticket items underway that I can think of, and they’ve been in power for almost ten years.

The Liberals also upgraded considerable portions of the 97 through the Okanagan, including the twinning between Vernon and Winfield (an entirely new section built to freeway grade), twinning north of Vernon including two interchanges, the interchange at Westside Rd., and the twinning between Okanagan Lake Provincial Park to Summerland.

Now, for the Okanagan, the NDP have..... canceled the twinning / bypass in Peachland, which would have completed the 4 lane+ width of the 97 from Penticton to Vernon and deferred a second crossing for decades....

Gee, I wonder who was better for the region?

Also don't forget all the twinning done to the Cariboo Connector under the Liberals, and the entire Kicking Horse Canyon project / Highway 1 twinning was initiated by the Liberals.

Also highway 91 was finally upfraded to full freeway standards, the Roberts Bank railways crossing projects, etc...

[RHINO]

TANKER HILL progressing well in the Canyon

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Top picture would be the far right side of the render.

[craner]

Originally Posted by Metro-One

The Liberals also upgraded considerable portions of the 97 through the Okanagan, including the twinning between Vernon and Winfield (an entirely new section built to freeway grade), twinning north of Vernon including two interchanges, the interchange at Westside Rd., and the twinning between Okanagan Lake Provincial Park to Summerland.

Now, for the Okanagan, the NDP have..... canceled the twinning / bypass in Peachland, which would have completed the 4 lane+ width of the 97 from Penticton to Vernon and deferred a second crossing for decades....

Gee, I wonder who was better for the region?

Also don't forget all the twinning done to the Cariboo Connector under the Liberals, and the entire Kicking Horse Canyon project / Highway 1 twinning was initiated by the Liberals.

Also highway 91 was finally upfraded to full freeway standards, the Roberts Bank railways crossing projects, etc...

I wouldn’t say it’s “freeway grade” but certainly twinned - and I agree with your argument that a lot more gets done under the Liberals than the NDP.

[Repthe250]

Ssiguy just disagrees with everything

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by craner

I wouldn’t say it’s “freeway grade” but certainly twinned - and I agree with your argument that a lot more gets done under the Liberals than the NDP.

I should clarify, by freeway standard I mean the new section they built to replace the one lane each way stretch along Wood Lake.

It starts with an interchange just out of Lake Country where the new road leaves from the old alignment, then continues uninterrupted free flow divided to Oyama. Where it meets the old alignment again is an interchange, but soon after that are signals.

[RHINO]

Wonder how the new Pattullo Bridge is going to help with congestion with the added capacity...

[madog222]

Originally Posted by RHINO

TANK HILL (sic) progressing well in the Canyon

As of 17 August

2025-08-17 - Tank Hill - Progress by B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit, on Flickr

Originally Posted by RHINO

Wonder how the new Pattullo Bridge is going to help with congestion with the added capacity...

By having four lanes built to current standard, the existing bridge is de facto two lanes due to truck traffic.

[dmuzika]

Not construction related per se, but still related to highways, I've had an interest in road signage. I've noticed that some highways will have an extensive list of places on their distance signs (sometimes with multiples signs), such as Hwy 1 through the Fraser Canyon or Hwy 97C heading to the Okanagan; while others can be more sparse and list 1 or 2 despite being long distance routes, such as Hwy 1 in eastern BC.

Are there any oddities or improvements you would make? One oddity that stands out is Prince George being listed on BC 5 north of Kamloops, as it's ~100 km longer than taking BC 97. Other than being an alternative route in the event of closures, would Kamloops-Prince George traffic actually use the Yellowhead? Seems like more traffic would be heading to Jasper and Edmonton.

[RHINO]

Madog222 -

Yeah I know... it was a shot at the NDP and their forwards thinking lol.

[Tvisforme]

Originally Posted by dmuzika

...Are there any oddities or improvements you would make?...

Highway 1 westbound, through Burnaby, highlights Whistler but makes little or no mention of North and West Vancouver as you approach the North Shore.

[dmuzika]

Originally Posted by Tvisforme

Highway 1 westbound, through Burnaby, highlights Whistler but makes little or no mention of North and West Vancouver as you approach the North Shore.

Highway 1 seems to only have two destinations listed on their distance signs throughout the Lower Mainland. Listing three destinations could be an improvement in situations like the one mentioned.

[Ozabald]

Originally Posted by dmuzika

Highway 1 seems to only have two destinations listed on their distance signs throughout the Lower Mainland. Listing three destinations could be an improvement in situations like the one mentioned.

Typically secondary cities are not used as control cities for mainline freeways. They are found for bypass or spur routes.

[Tvisforme]

Originally Posted by Ozabald

Typically secondary cities are not used as control cities for mainline freeways. They are found for bypass or spur routes.

Well, even if we put aside the fact that all three of the North Shore municipalities are far larger than Whistler, there's still the question of why Whistler would be chosen as a control city for the Trans-Canada Highway. Not only is Nanaimo larger, but it is also located on Highway 1, whereas Whistler is not.

[dmuzika]

Originally Posted by Ozabald

Typically secondary cities are not used as control cities for mainline freeways. They are found for bypass or spur routes.

I'm fine with Whistler as the control city, I just think they should expand their distance signs to reflect 3 cities considering the population sizes.

Originally Posted by Tvisforme

Well, even if we put aside the fact that all three of the North Shore municipalities are far larger than Whistler, there's still the question of why Whistler would be chosen as a control city for the Trans-Canada Highway. Not only is Nanaimo larger, but it is also located on Highway 1, whereas Whistler is not.

The case against Nanaimo as a control city is the ferry; it's the same reason that Hwy 17 uses Tsawwassen instead of Victoria. Remember when the control city used to be Horseshoe Bay?

[Tvisforme]

Originally Posted by dmuzika

...The case against Nanaimo as a control city is the ferry; it's the same reason that Hwy 17 uses Tsawwassen instead of Victoria. Remember when the control city used to be Horseshoe Bay?

Taylor Way at Highway 1 still reflects that... the westbound access is signed for Horseshoe Bay, Squamish and Whistler while the eastbound access says "North Vancouver".

https://maps.app.goo.gl/aFrGjfn7sHr4t8wq9

[ADCS]

Originally Posted by Tvisforme

Well, even if we put aside the fact that all three of the North Shore municipalities are far larger than Whistler, there's still the question of why Whistler would be chosen as a control city for the Trans-Canada Highway. Not only is Nanaimo larger, but it is also located on Highway 1, whereas Whistler is not.

Because those signs were put up in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics, when the mass of tourist traffic was headed from Vancouver to Whistler.

[Airboy]

With road closures again along 1 and 3, Maybe its time to rethink how highway one is rebuilt to anticipate future flooding. (Which I thought was done after the major flooding a few years back). At least the alternate routes reopened fast.