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Millions of dollars will be spent on highway infrastructure in the Okanagan thanks to a couple of recently awarded government contracts. Both Highway 97 and Highway 97C will benefit from resurfacing projects worth a total of nearly $6 million. Green Roads Recycling Ltd. was the successful bid winner for the following two projects:
$1,299,490 to resurface two sections of Highway 97 - a 3.95 kilometre two lane section south of Peachland from the Greata four lane section to Deep Creek Bridge and a 5.28 kilometre four lane section from the Drought Interchange to Gellatly Road.
$4,685,170 to resurface the eastbound and westbound lanes of the Okanagan Connector, Highway 97C, from the Highway 97 junction to the Brenda Mines Exit.
Okanagan-Westside MLA Rick Thorpe says this project uses hot-in-place resurfacing, which is an innovative paving technique that reduces greenhouse gas emissions from road construction by recycling existing road materials to create a safe and smooth road surface. “This resurfacing process prevents water infiltration and the subsequent loss of roadbed structural strength. Work on the Highway 97 project will occur from late May to August of 2009 and will be done at night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Traffic delays on the two lane section south of Peachland are expected to be limited to a maximum of 20 minutes per lane,” says Thorpe. He says traffic delays on the four lane section will be minimal with single lane closures resulting in continuous traffic flow at reduced speeds. Work on the Okanagan Connector, Highway 97C, will occur from late May to July 2009 and will be done during daytime hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Millions of dollars will be spent on highway infrastructure in the Okanagan thanks to a couple of recently awarded government contracts. Both Highway 97 and Highway 97C will benefit from resurfacing projects worth a total of nearly $6 million. Green Roads Recycling Ltd. was the successful bid winner for the following two projects:
$1,299,490 to resurface two sections of Highway 97 - a 3.95 kilometre two lane section south of Peachland from the Greata four lane section to Deep Creek Bridge and a 5.28 kilometre four lane section from the Drought Interchange to Gellatly Road.
$4,685,170 to resurface the eastbound and westbound lanes of the Okanagan Connector, Highway 97C, from the Highway 97 junction to the Brenda Mines Exit.
Okanagan-Westside MLA Rick Thorpe says this project uses hot-in-place resurfacing, which is an innovative paving technique that reduces greenhouse gas emissions from road construction by recycling existing road materials to create a safe and smooth road surface. “This resurfacing process prevents water infiltration and the subsequent loss of roadbed structural strength. Work on the Highway 97 project will occur from late May to August of 2009 and will be done at night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Traffic delays on the two lane section south of Peachland are expected to be limited to a maximum of 20 minutes per lane,” says Thorpe. He says traffic delays on the four lane section will be minimal with single lane closures resulting in continuous traffic flow at reduced speeds. Work on the Okanagan Connector, Highway 97C, will occur from late May to July 2009 and will be done during daytime hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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