PROVINCIAL/FEDERAL FUNDS FOR INTERIOR ROADS
July 24, 2008 – Minister Falcon and Premier Campbell joined Federal Minister for Public Safety, Stockwell Day to announce the $231 million joint investment for multiple interior road projects. The announcement, at Reiswig Regional Park near Winfield, included details of the first investment, up to $33.6 million from the federal Building Canada Fund and approximately $44 million provincial dollars for Highway 97 upgrading from Oyama to Winfield.
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NEW BUILDING CANADA FUNDING FOR KAMLOOPS HIGHWAY PROJECT
KAMLOOPS – The governments of Canada and British Columbia are pleased to announce $42.8 million in funding for a highway project near Kamloops, British Columbia under the Building Canada infrastructure Plan. [Backgrounder]
SOUTHBOUND HWY 99 HOV LANE OPENS TO MORE COMMUTERS
RICHMOND – Starting Sept. 2, commuters using the Massey Tunnel may use the southbound high-occupancy vehicle lane for two months, if they carpool with at least one other person.
PROVINCE GIVES $51,800 TO COWICHAN VALLEY TRANSIT
DUNCAN – The transit system in the Cowichan Valley has received $51,800 in additional funding from the Provincial Transit Plan for service improvements, announced Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon.
CASTLEGAR DOUBLES BUS SERVICE WITH B.C. FUNDING
CASTLEGAR – Transit riders in Castlegar will be able to catch the bus twice as often, and people with disabilities will have more transportation choices, thanks to $193,000 of additional transit funding, announced by Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon.
B.C. GIVES $99,000 FOR BETTER CAMPBELL RIVER TRANSIT
CAMPBELL RIVER – Transit riders in Campbell River will be able to catch a bus every 30 minutes on two major routes all day, thanks to $99,000 in new funding announced by Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon.
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is committed to opening up B.C. through innovative, forward-thinking transportation strategies that move people and goods safely throughout B.C., while helping revitalize our provincial economy.
