Highway 1 expansion and upgrades between BC and Alberta

On Feb. 17, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi and B.C’s Transportation and Infrastructure  Minister Todd Stone announced more than $450 million to expand and upgrade two major sections of the TransCanada Highway – Kicking Horse Canyon and the Donald to Forde Station route.

Just three hours west of Calgary, the Kicking Horse Canyon improvements include a realignment and expansion to four lanes as well as a combination of bridges retaining walls, rock catchment ditches and other rock fall hazard reductions.

For the stretch of road between Donald and Forde Station (about 20 kilometres west of Golden), the highway will be expanded to four lanes and there will be improved weigh scale access.

“The Trans-Canada Highway is our province’s main connection between the Pacific Gateway and the rest of Canada, and the growth of our economy and communities depends on having a strong transportation network,” said Stone.

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