The usually busy section of the Trans-Canada Highway is already seeing new bridges, retaining walls and freeway viaducts in the fourth and final phase of the upgrades. 0:58 Drone footage shows huge construction work at Kicking Horse Canyon Drone footage shows huge construction work at Kicking Horse Canyon – April 5, 2022 “It’s remarkable to see the transformation of this freeway as the finishing touches are being laid on key bridges and the first year of construction is nearing completion,” Dominic LeBlanc, the federal minister for Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, told a news release this morning. . Trending Stories
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Progress to date includes the construction of the Bighorn Bridge, the project’s largest bridge at 160 meters, where beams were recently installed. The eastern lanes of the sheep bridge are nearing completion, with the concrete deck of the bridge being recently poured. The project is scheduled to be completed in the winter of 2023-24, with the next section of full motorway closures expected in the fall.
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“The engineering required to upgrade Highway 1 through the Kicking Horse Canyon is absolutely excellent,” said Rob Fleming, BC Minister of Transport and Infrastructure. “The first year of construction was challenging, but great progress has been made. “Once completed, these significant improvements to this section of the highway will make the journey better and safer for all who use it.”
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Once completed, the approximately 25 km narrow, winding two-lane highway will be upgraded to four lanes, with a standard 100 km / h. The story goes on under the ad The works include the construction of four new bridges and nine new viaducts. The cost of the $ 601 million project is shared, with the Canadian government contributing up to $ 215 million and the BC government contributing up to $ 215 million. to provide the remaining $ 386 million. © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
