Drivers can look forward to smoother travelling along Highway 101 on the Sunshine Coast as BC Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure prepares to resurface a stretch of highway between Powell River and Lund.
“The Sunshine Coast is a beautiful place for people to live and visit,” said Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons on behalf of minister of transportation and infrastructure Claire Trevena in a media release on Wednesday, August 28.
“We know this improvement to Highway 101 will make travel safer for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, and everyone who relies on this route,” he added.
The resurfacing work will improve nearly five kilometres of the highway between King Avenue and Wilde Road. It will consist of patch repairs, shoulder improvements, overlay asphalt paving and line painting.
BA Blacktop Ltd. won the $2.5-million contract for the project. Crews are mobilizing, with paving work starting in mid-September 2019. The project is expected to be completed by late fall.
The road repairs and resurfacing will provide safer driving conditions and improve ride comfort, as well as benefit area residents, businesses and the community with safety and dust control improvements, according to the release.
During the work period, drivers can anticipate single-lane alternating traffic from Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 7 pm. The ministry is reminding all drivers to respect traffic control personnel.
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