Highway 1 - Ford Road to Tappen Valley Road
Last updated on April 19, 2024The Trans Canada Highway 1 Ford Road to Tappen Valley Road Four-Laning project will upgrade approximately 4.3 km of the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) and replace the Tappen Overhead bridge. The western limit of the project begins at Ford Road and extends through to its terminus 400 metres east of Tappen Valley Road.
Traffic impacts
Notification of project-related fieldwork or construction is posted on this page in advance.
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Daily stoppages
- Daily intermittent minor stoppages for construction equipment and trucks from Kault Hill to Ford Road
- Localized reduced speed zones between Kault Hill and Ford Road to 60 km/hr during active construction and 80 km/hr during inactive times
Mondays to Saturdays
- From 6:00 am until 7:00 pm - up to 20 min stoppages through the site
- From 7:00 pm until 6:00 am - up to 30 min stoppages through the site
Closures
- Kault Hill eastbound rest area/brake check is closed to public/trucks
- Tappen Valley Road closed from Highway 1 to 399 Tappen Valley Road until December 2025
- Detour available via Bolton Road
- South exit of James Road onto Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road. Closed until May 31, 2024
- Access and Exit from James Road to be via north intersection at the Trans Canada Highway 1
Project overview
Project improvements include:
- 4.3 km section of the Trans-Canada Highway widened from two to four lanes
- New east bound commercial carrier pullout
- New frontage road system to provide safer access to the highway
- Modified protected T-intersection at Tappen Valley Road
- Replacement of the existing Tappen Overhead bridge
- Installation of median barrier
Status
- On site Contractor: Emil Anderson Construction (EAC)
- Drilling and blasting at Kault Hill
- Construction along Kirkpatric Road, James Road, Sunnybrae Road and Arnouse Road underway
- Pile driving for the new Tappen Overhead Bridge has begun
- White Creek diversion completed for Highway 1 Detour construction underway
- Since January, Skwlax Resource Management Ltd.
- Employed 30 people
- Have been operating 10 pieces of equipment
- Completed advanced clearing and fencing
Schedule
- Construction began: October 4, 2023
- The project is scheduled to be completed by: October 31, 2026
Project benefits
- Improve safety, capacity and movement of goods and services
- Provide safer access to local roads for residents, commercial vehicles, tourists and travellers
- Reduce travel times during peak travel periods
- Wider shoulders and new frontage road system to support cyclists, pedestrians, and people using other modes of active transportation
Project cost
The total project cost is estimated at $243 million. This includes up to $82.1 million from the Government of Canada under the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component of the New Building Canada Fund.
Public consultation
Project map
Project concept
Project photos
Indigenous acknowledgement
We are committed to work with indigenous partners Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw (Skwlāx) located on the northeast shore of Little Shuswap Lake
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Contact information
Friendly Url for this Page:
gov.bc.ca/bchwy1-ford-tappen
For more information about the project, contact:
Reid Drummond
Project Manager
250-299-1494