$2.65 billion approved for Highway 1 upgrades in Abbotsford, B.C.
New funding of $2.65 billion has been approved for upgrades to Highway 1 between Mount Lehman Road and Highway 11 in Abbotsford, B.C. This will relieve traffic congestion between Langley and Abbotsford, according to a news release.
This builds on the $2.34-billion provincial funding approved in fall 2023 for upgrades between 264th Street and Mount Lehman Road. The Fraser Valley Highway 1 corridor improvement program will eventually see the highway expanded through the Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford toward Chilliwack.
“By improving Highway 1, we’ll keep goods moving smoothly and help people get to work and back home faster, so they can spend less time stuck in traffic and more time with their families,” said David Eby, B.C. premier.
Along the 28-kilometer stretch of Highway 1 between 216th Street and Abbotsford, overpasses at Peardonville Road, Bradner Road and the CPKC rail overhead will be rebuilt to improve the height clearance for commercial vehicles, improving safety for all road users. The Glover Road crossing has been completed.
New interchanges will be constructed at 232nd Street, 264th Street, Mount Lehman Road and Highway 11.
Major construction will begin on the $2.34-billion section between 264th Street and Mount Lehman Road in 2024, with completion of the fourth major phase expected in 2029.
Procurement for the $2.65-billion improvements to Highway 1 between Mt. Lehman Road and Highway 11 – the fourth major phase – will begin in 2025. Major construction will start in 2026, with completion in 2031. More than $65 billion in goods move along this corridor annually.
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No comments here? Commenters ( myself included) don’t hesitate to chirp on hot button issues like Driver Inc or perceived financial malfeasance but crickets on a bread and butter topic like billions for road construction? Maybe it’s a result of a deep cynicism toward these announcements (with an election just around the corner here in BC) that throw out a huge number but accompany it with a decade long time line and lots of political back slapping. Deja vu all again?