A dangerous stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway on Vancouver Island will be getting another major safety upgrade.
B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone said the province and federal government will invest about $34-million to add additional safety measures to the Malahat. The Government of Canada is contributing up to $14 million to this project, and the province of British Columbia will cover the remainder of the cost.
The improvements include expanding five-kilometres of the Malahat from two lanes to four with wider shoulders, and the addition of a three-kilometre-long median barrier.
When completed, the section of highway will have an 11-kilometre-long stretch of barrier protection – comprising of about 65% of the Malahat.
The government has also stated that the upgrades will include improved and safer highway access. Work is anticipated to begin in early 2017 and be completed in 2018.
