en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Government of British Columbia has awarded a $74.2 million contract to a local joint venture, Norland Ltd. and Kingston Construction Ltd., to replace a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail overpass in the Fraser Valley. Construction is expected to begin this summer and be completed by 2029.

The new overpass will replace the existing rail overpass between 216th Street and 264th Street near Langley, as part of the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program. The new structure will increase road clearance and allow for the widening of Highway 1, making room for new high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes in each direction.

The site has experienced multiple overpass strikes in the past; the new overpass will increase clearance height for commercial vehicles.

Replacing the overpass is part of the second phase of the corridor improvement project plan. This phase is jointly funded by the provincial government with $383 million and the Government of Canada with $98 million through the New Building Canada Fund.

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