By Cheryl Jahn

Province is gearing up its roadworks plan

May 29, 2025 | 3:18 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – People in northern British Columbia will benefit from improved roads as the Province rolls out highway and side-road resurfacing projects in summer 2025 covering approximately 320 kilometres.

In the Prince George area, approximately 20 kilometres of highway and side roads will be repaved, including six kilometres of Highway 97 from the Simon Fraser Bridge to Sintich Road, and 14 kilometres of side roads, including Old Cariboo Highway, Sintich Road and Johnson Road. The $11.5-million project is expected to be completed by fall 2025. During repaving work, drivers can expect delays as long as 15 minutes. The project will minimize traffic disruptions by scheduling night work on Highway 97.

In the Valemount area, 24 kilometres of Highway 5 are being resurfaced from Tete Jaune Cache to the Cedarside Bridge overhead, as well as six kilometres of side roads, including Whiskey Fill Road and Cedarside Road. The $7.7-million project is expected to be completed by fall 2025, with delays as long as 15 minutes for the duration of the project.

Other major resurfacing projects taking place in the region this spring and summer include:

• Highway 29 Cache Creek to Hudson’s Hope and Canyon Drive (35 kilometres) – hot-in-place recycling asphalt resurfacing
• Highway 16 Fort Fraser to Engen (25 kilometres) – conventional asphalt resurfacing
• Highway 37A Bitter Creek Bridge to Surprise Creek and Highway 37 Meziadin Area (35 kilometres) – hot-in-place recycling asphalt resurfacing
• Highway 37 Serpentine Creek to Dease River Bridge (51 kilometres) – graded aggregate sealcoat resurfacing
• Highway 77 Junction Highway 97 to Tsinhia (82 kilometres) – graded aggregate sealcoat resurfacing
• Smithers side roads (42 kilometres) – graded aggregate sealcoat resurfacing

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