Image Credit: Flickr / Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

By James Peters

Trans Canada Twinning

Twinning of Trans Canada near Tappen to begin this fall

Jul 24, 2023 | 2:35 PM

TAPPEN, B.C. — The latest leg in the massive twinning project on the Trans Canada Highway near Salmon Arm is set to begin this fall.

In a news release, the province’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says work will begin on the stretch between Tappen Valley Road and Ford Road, northwest of Salmon Arm.

WATCH: A virtual flyover of the improvements once completed. (Video Credit: YouTube / Ministry of TranBC)

The $128-million contract for this leg has been awarded to Emil Anderson Construction. It is expected to take three construction seasons, with completion in 2026.

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The project involves twinning the highway to four lanes, replacing the Tappen overpass bridge, building frontage roads and a pullout for commercial and passenger vehicles.

Total cost of the entire project is $243 million, with $161 million coming from the province and another $82 million from the federal government.

Image Credit: Flickr / Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure