R.W. Bruhn Bridge and Approaches

The Highway 1 four-laning project includes approximately 1.9 km of Highway 1 four-laning, replacement of the existing R.W. Bruhn Bridge with a new four-lane bridge, and intersection improvements between Old Sicamous Road and Silver Sands Road.

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Notice of work

**All work subject to change due to weather**

Location: Between Old Sicamous Road and Silver Sands Road

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Legend

Open	Open, no scheduled delays
SLAT	Delays up to 30 minutes (single-lane-alternating traffic - all traffic permitted)
Full closure	Use alternate route (Highway 97A/B). Follow alternate route signs. Local traffic only permitted at the top of each hour Note: local traffic is for access to/from Old Spallumcheen Road and Old Sicamous Road only

 

March 23 to March 29, 2025

	Sun Mar 23	Mon Mar 24	Tues Mar 25	Wed Mar 26	Thur Mar 27	Fri Mar 28	Sat Mar 29
midnight to 6 am	SLAT	Open	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT
6 am to 9 am	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
9 am to 3 pm	Open	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure
3 pm to 8 pm	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
8 pm to midnight	Open	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT

March 30 - April 5, 2025

	Sun Mar 30	Mon Mar 31	Tues Apr 1	Wed Apr 2	Thur Apr 3	Fri Apr 4	Sat Apr 5
midnight to 6 am	SLAT	Open	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT
6 am to 9 am	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
9 am to 3 pm	Open	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure
3 pm to 8 pm	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
8 pm to midnight	Open	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT

April 6 - April 12, 2025

	Sun Apr 6	Mon Apr 7	Tues Apr 8	Wed Apr 9	Thur Apr 10	Fri Apr 11	Sat Apr 12
midnight to 6 am	SLAT	Open	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT
6 am to 9 am	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
9 am to 3 pm	Open	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure
3 pm to 8 pm	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
8 pm to midnight	Open	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT

Status

In construction

• On site Contractor: Aecon-EAC General Partnership

Project overview

Project improvements include:

• Replacing the aging R.W. Bruhn Bridge with a new four-lane bridge
• Four-laning approximately 1.9 km of highway between the existing Old Sicamous Road intersection and Silver Sands Road
• Improving Highway 97A/B in advance of project construction

Schedule

• Construction started: Fall 2024
• Scheduled completion: late 2027
• Reinforcement and deck patching of existing bridge is nearing completion
• Pile driving is underway; night shift activities near the bridge are beginning with no anticipated noise impacts
• In-water trestle installation is underway
• Rock drilling and blasting above Old Sicamous Road and Old Spallumcheen Road will continue through spring 2025; drilling will occur on both day and night shift and daily blasts will be conducted between 10 am - 11 am
• Hauling of material to disposal sites is ongoing; expect to see a continued presence of haul trucks in the area
• No daytime full closures will occur between June 15 to September 15, 2025

Project benefits

• Improve safety and traffic flow along the Trans-Canada Highway 1 corridor
• Improve safety of local road connections at the Trans-Canada Highway 1
• Enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists along the existing Trans-Canada Highway 1 corridor

Project cost

The total project cost is estimated at $260.5 million. This includes up to $91.08 million from the Government of Canada under the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component of the New Building Canada Fund.

• Read funding announcement for details

Public consultation

Notice of application to the federal Minister of Transport, pursuant to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act:

• Notice of Proposed R.W. Bruhn Bridge Replacement (PDF, 46KB)

Please visit the website regularly for project updates. The following Information Boards provide background on the project, an overview of the design, summary of recent progress, schedule and next steps.

• Winter 2023 R.W. Bruhn Bridge Information Boards (PDF, 1.2 MB)

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Several consultations have been held to gather feedback and present options for the R.W. Bruhn Bridge Replacement Project. 

• Community Engagement February 1 - 18, 2018 Summary Report (PDF, 8.1MB - April 2018)  
• Community Engagement Presentation - Sicamous - February 1, 2018 (PDF, 8.8MB)
• Community Engagement November 15 2016 - January 15, 2017 Summary Report (PDF, 10.1MB - February 2017)
• Community Engagement Presentation - November 15-29, 2016 (PDF, 6.6MB)
• Project Liaison Committee Meeting, December 5, 2017 (PDF, 3MB) 
• Presentation to Sicamous council, September 20, 2017 (PDF, 808KB)

Project concept

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