Highway 16 Resurfacing Projects Starting In The Fort George District

May 23, 2018 | 9:50 AM

PRINCE GEORGE- Highway 16 commuters will soon benefit from two resurfacing projects near Prince George and McBride.The first includes resurfacing 36 kilometres of Highway16 between Josephine Road, west of Prince George, and Hillcrest Way, east of Vanderhoof. The second project is resurfacing 20 kilometres of Highway 16, from West Twin Creek to Bell Mountain Road, approximately 15 kilometres northwest of McBride. Work on both projects is scheduled to start next month and be completed in the fall. The province has invested just under $11 million in these projects, and more than $76 million in total, in highway, side road and bridge rehabilitation in northern B.C. in 2018.