Chase Four-Laning

This Highway 1 four-laning project through the Village of Chase will improve safety and reliability for people travelling along this important corridor. This project will be delivered through the following two phases, with the Chase West section now complete and Chase East is under construction.

• Chase West (Chase Creek Road to Chase West)
  COMPLETED - Widening 3.3 km of highway to four lanes on the western end of the Village of Chase including access management, median and roadside barrier and active transportation improvements.
• Chase East (Chase West to Chase Creek Bridge)
  Widening 1.6 km of highway to four lanes through the Village of Chase including new grade-separated access, median and roadside barrier, active transportation and municipal infrastructure improvements.

Status

• The Chase West project is complete.
• The updated completion date for the Chase East project is fall 2025.
  • Construction for the 2024 season focuses on stabilization work near the new overpass, which will continue until the end of the project.
  • Other project work will continue in stages. Please see "Construction updates" below for progress reports.
• Read the current construction update September 2024 (PDF, 868KB)

Project benefits

• Improve safety, capacity and movement of goods and services
• Improve the reliability of this section of highway
• Provide safer access to local roads and businesses
• Improve connection from the Village of Chase to Neskonlith Indian Reserve No. 2
• Provide municipal infrastructure support for future development 
• Increase active transportation opportunity

Project cost

The total project cost is estimated at $220.2 million. This includes up to $12.1 million from the Government of Canada under the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component of the New Building Canada Fund.

Public consultation

The following Information Boards give a project overview, schedule, factors we consider, summary of community input, and key design features. You can also find out how the British Columbia Infrastructure Benefits (BCIB) and the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) will impact this project.

• January 2021 Chase Four-Laning Information Boards (PDF, 11.7MB)
• Public Engagement May 31 to June 12, 2016 Summary Report (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Community Engagement November 22 to December 10, 2017 Summary Report (PDF, 869 KB)

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