Road improvement projects underway or completed in 2007 in Merritt:
Location: Highway 97 C Eastbound
Project Description: Installing shoulder rumble strips along highway 97C.
Partner: Ministry of Transportation
ICBC contribution: approximately $75,000
Location: Highway 5 Coquihalla (Merritt Area)
Project Description: Making the road alignment and the pavement markings more visible. For the pavement markings, inlaid thermo plastic lane lines will be embedded into the pavement, which last longer than regular road paint.
Partner: Ministry of Transportation
ICBC contribution: approximately $60,000
Location: Highway 97C (Garcia Lake to Courtney Lake)
Project Description: Re-constructing a section of highway 97C by increasing it to 4-lanes and adding some cross-section improvements.
Partner: Ministry of Transportation
ICBC contribution: approximately $83,000
