ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A design-build contract has been awarded for work on the in B.C.’s Fraser Valley.
The province awarded the contract to Metro Vancouver (Infrastructure) Partnership, a joint venture between Hall Constructors, Jacob Bros. and EBC Inc. The contract value is $242 million. Work is expected to begin in this month.
The replacement of the interchange on Highway 1 at Highway 11 will accommodate the widened highway and increased traffic volumes, a release reads.
Work will include widening 2.1 kilometres of Highway 1 from McKenzie Road to just east of the Highway 11 Interchange. The project will also create new HOV/EV and bus-on-shoulder lanes and include the replacement of the Riverside Road/Rail overpass.
As part of the project, upgrades will be made to intersections at Highway 11/Marshall Road and Highway 11/Delair Road. New truck parking and active transportation connections, including multi-use paths, sidewalks and bike lanes, will also be part of the project.
The Highway 11 Interchange Project is a part of Phase 3B of the overall widening program, with $2.65 billion in provincial funding, and is expected to be complete in 2031.
The remaining two major-works contracts in Phase 3B are expected to be awarded early in 2026, the release adds.
This work is part of the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program.
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