Permanent repairs to flood-damaged sections of Highway 1 through British Columbia’s Fraser Canyon will start soon, according to the provincial government.
Three contracts have been awarded for development and early construction work for permanent repairs on sections of Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon.
Eurovia VINCI Team of Companies (ECV Group) will work on repairs to the Falls Creek Bridge, 55km south of the town Spences Bridge. Ledcor CMI will handle repairs to the Tank Hill Crossing, 23km south of Spences Bridge. Meanwhile, Kiewit Infrastructure BC will repair the Nicomen River Bridge, 19kmsouth of Spences Bridge.
“We have made exceptional progress in restoring our highway networks from [last] November’s storms and these contract awards are another significant step,” said Rob Fleming, BC’s minister of transportation and infrastructure.
The projects will be completed through a collaborative construction model where the ministry and contractor work together to complete the design and construction of the project, including sharing risks and incentives.
Construction work to return the highway to the previous capacity will begin in fall 2022 and is expected to be substantially complete in 2024. https://www.worldhighways.com/wh12/news/bc-renovate-simon-fraser-bridge
Highway 1 was closed to regular vehicle traffic on November 15 due to severe flooding damage including road washouts. The November rains damaged 18 sites along the Highway 1 corridor between the towns of Hope and Spences Bridge, including two bridges, one CP Rail underpass and two major culverts.
The government said that more than 150 workers using 80 pieces of equipment moved more than 150,000m³ of gravel, rock and other material to repair and reopen Highway 1 to vehicle traffic from Lytton to Spences Bridge and from Lytton to Boston Bar in January.
Early works to repair flood-damaged sections of the Coquihalla, Highway 5, are well underway at three sites. Crews are making considerable progress on Highway 8 with all residents now able to return home. Temporary repairs are in progress, with the highway expected to open to the public before the end of this year.
