Province awards grant to add sidewalks, cycling infrastructure on Tyson Road in Sardis

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Projects approved to receive funding through the Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants program include multi-use pathways, protected bike lanes, pedestrian bridges and regional connections, as well as lighting, sidewalks and other safety improvements. For this intake period, $20 million in funding was budgeted, an increase of $8 million from the 2021-2022 funding cycle.

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For local governments, the province will invest between 50 per cent and 70 per cent of a project’s cost based on the population size.

Back on October 4, 2022, Chilliwack City Council approved a motion at its meeting to pursue a plan to add sidewalks and cycling lanes to both sides of Tyson Road between Evans Road and Watson Road. Council had been asked to authorize staff to apply for shared funding under the B.C. government’s Active Transportation Grant, which would enable the city to receive significant funding towards project costs to fund the development of active transportation infrastructure for all ages and abilities.

The provincial grant typically covers things like multi-use protected travel lanes, pedestrian and cycling safety improvements, and lighting and way finding for up to two-shovel ready projects, according to a staff report.

Of note, the Tyson Road project is already included in the city’s capital plan, has been identified in the 2018 Transportation Plan Update, and accounts for a core cycling route in the 2017 Cycle Vision Plan. McElhanney Consulting Services completed a pre-design evaluation of the Tyson Road project in 2018 and determined a Class C estimate would cost $5.3 million.

The Tyson Road component of the project consists of street lighting, barrier curbs, sidewalks, drainage, cycle lanes, and vehicle lane improvements; it will connect a north-south network from Wellington Avenue to Canada Education Park and the UFV Chilliwack campus.