By Greg Fry

Road work

Province investing $50m in northern paving projects

May 31, 2022 | 8:07 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — The province is investing approximately $50 million dollars in resurfacing northern highways and local roads this summer.

It includes work in the Prince George area – including the resurfacing of 36 kilometres in the Chief Lake Road and Ness Lake Road area.

Other local projects include resurfacing of four kilometres on Highway 97 from the Junction of Highway 16 to 5th Avenue. That work includes resurfacing on Old Summit Lake Road, Wright Creek Road and Reid Lake Road.

In total, more than 296 kilometres of highways and side roads will be resurfaced. The other work includes:

* Highway 29 and Highway 52 Chetwynd and Tumbler Ridge areas
* ​resurfacing 29 kilometres on Highway 52 from the junction of Highway 97 to Brassey Creek and 22 kilometres on Highway 29 from the junction of Highway 97 to Sukunka River Forest Service Road

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* Highway 35 Burns Lake area
* ​resurfacing 21 kilometres on Highway 35 from Burns Lake Trestle Bridge to the intersection of Colleymount Road

* Highway 37N south of Dease Lake and Lower Post side roads
* resurfacing 40 kilometres on Highway 37N from Eddontenajon Rest Area to Stikine River Bridge. Work includes first-time hard surfacing on two kilometres of side roads in Lower Post

* Highway 97 between Chetwynd and Dawson Creek
* ​resurfacing 48 kilometres on Highway 97 from East Pine to 247 Road

* Cluculz Lake area
* ​resurfacing 40 kilometres of side roads in the Cluculz Lake area

Work is nearing completion in several locations in the Hazelton area, where 25 kilometres of asphalt surfacing is taking place as part of a $5.6-million project. The surfacing work is on series of roads, including:

* a section of Highway 62 from the junction of Highway 16 to Recreation Road;

* the Kispiox Valley Road from the junction of Highway 62 to Kispiox Village; and

* Aldous Street and Omineca Avenue in South Hazelton.

Work will take place from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., and drivers can expect some delays. Motorists using these roads will see improved safety once the project is completed in June.