| March 25, 2010 SURREY – Work began this week to improve the safety of motorists along Highway 99 in Delta and Surrey with the installation of a cable barrier system on the highway median. "Improving highway safety and efficiency in our rapidly growing region is an important priority for our government," says South Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale MP Russ Hiebert. "This project supports our highway safety goals, while creating additional jobs for workers in our region." “Highway 99 is an important connector for a rapidly-growing region,” says Surrey-Panorama MLA Stephanie Cadieux. “We’re making the highway safer with the addition of a cable barrier system, helping to eliminate head-on crashes by preventing vehicles from crossing over into oncoming lanes.” “Road safety and infrastructure investment are a priority to this government,” says Surrey-White Rock MLA Gordie Hogg. “I’m glad to see this project underway, creating jobs and strengthening a major connector from Surrey to Vancouver.” A total of 22 km of cable barrier will be installed on Highway 99. The project has been divided into four phases, allowing construction to begin on the first phase while other sections are designed and tendered. Phase 1 is a 3-km stretch of cable barrier on the highway median from 80th Street to the Highway 10/99 interchange. Mainroad Lower Mainland Contracting was awarded a $453,000 contract for the work, which began Monday, March 22. Phase 2 of the project is an 8-km section of cable barrier to run from the Highway 10/99 interchange to the north end of Serpentine Curve. This phase will go to tender in the coming weeks. Phases 3 and 4 are in development. The total value of the project is $2.5 million, shared equally by the Province and federal government. The federal contribution comes from the $4-billion Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, which provides funding to provincial, territorial and municipal construction-ready infrastructure projects. Since March 2009, almost 400 projects across British Columbia have received a total federal investment of over $490 million under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund. Since October 2008, over $5.3 billion in infrastructure projects have been announced throughout B.C., which are estimated to create more than 34,000 jobs over the life of the projects. For more from MP Hiebert, visit his website www.russhiebert.ca. For more information on Stephanie and her constituency, visit her website www.stephaniecadieuxmla.bc.ca and follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MLACadieux. For more information on Gordie and his constituency, visit his website www.gordonhoggmla.bc.ca -30- | |
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