The 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.
Project improvements include:
A 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
Installation of median barrier
Notice of work
Notification of project-related fieldwork or construction is posted on this page in advance. For the latest information on road conditions, please visit DriveBC.
Traffic impacts
Localized reduced speed zones between Kault Hill and Ford Road to 60 km/hr during active construction and 80 km/hr during inactive times
Expect random minor delays (up to 5 minutes)
Potential for one 20 minute stoppage at 1:00 pm (Monday to Saturday)
Single lane alternating traffic from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (Monday to Saturday)
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
Status
In construction
On site Contractor: Emil Anderson Construction (EAC)
Schedule
Construction started: October 4, 2023
Scheduled completion: October 31, 2026
Skwlax Resource Management Ltd. advanced clearing and fencing (completed)
Traffic flip to new Tappen Overhead Eastbound Bridge (completed November 2024)
Existing Tappen Overhead Bridge removed (completed January 2025)
Future frontage roads under construction along Kirkpatrick Road, James Road, Sunnybrae Road and Arnouse Road (starting summer 2025)
Westbound Overhead Bridge (started January 2025)
Reinstate passing lanes at Kault Hill (estimated completion summer 2025)
Future Tappen Valley Road Connector (estimated completion fall 2025)
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.