R.W. Bruhn Bridge and Approaches
Last updated on June 9, 2025
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
Notification of project-related fieldwork or construction is posted on this page in advance. For the latest information on road conditions, please visit DriveBC.
June 8 - June 28, 2025
Please see the three week look ahead below for details. The planned construction schedule is displayed one week at a time; scroll down to see upcoming weeks.
The beach access under the bridge is currently open Monday to Saturday from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am, and open on weekends from 7:00 pm Saturday to 7:00 am Monday. The boat launch and the Narrows remain open for marine use throughout 2025.
Motorists are reminded of current reduced speed limits on Highway 1 near the R.W. Bruhn Bridge, which have been in place since August 2024. Speed reductions are in effect 24/7, even when construction crews are not working.
June 26 to September 15, 2025
No day time full closures planned.
Daytime closures of Highway 1 for R.W. Bruhn Bridge & Approaches Project construction will extend through Wednesday, June 25, 2025, after which the new summer construction schedule will begin.
The Ministry of Transportation and Transit has authorized this 10-day schedule extension to facilitate work required to conduct additional rock scaling following the June 5th rockslide above Highway 1 west of the bridge. For public and worker safety, these activities can only take place with a full highway closure.
Highway 1 remains safe for use. These extra 10 days of schedule will reinforce work completed last week and minimize risk of future occurrence.
**All work subject to change due to weather**
Location: Between Old Sicamous Road and Silver Sands Road
For the most current highway information, visit DriveBC
| Open | Open, no scheduled delays |
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| 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 |
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| 9 am to 3 pm | Open | Full Closure | Full Closure | Full Closure | Open | Open | Open |
| 3 pm to 7:30 pm | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| 7:30 pm to 9 pm | Open | SLAT | SLAT | SLAT | Full Closure | Full Closure | Full Closure |
| 9 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
- In-water trestle installation is underway
- Rock drilling and blasting above Old Sicamous Road and Old Spallumcheen Road is ongoing
- Hauling of material to disposal sites is ongoing; expect to see a continued presence of haul trucks in the area
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.
Project concept
Project photos
Project map
Archive
News releases
Public consultation
Notice of application to the federal Minister of Transport, pursuant to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act:
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.
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)
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Contact information
Friendly url for this page:
www.gov.bc.ca/bchwy1-bruhn
For information about this project, contact:
Maike Schimpf
Project Director
778-362-4568
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