BC govt. to spend $30 million to study Hwy. 1 improvements between Abbotsford and Chilliwack

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The province says there is a multi-agency response underway involving First Nations, local government, the province and the federal government to develop a regional flood mitigation strategy through the Sumas Prairie.

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In parallel, the province says it has committed $30 million for an integrated transportation planning study that will identify and inform future improvements through this area.

While specific upgrades have yet to be confirmed, they will be compatible and supportive of any flood mitigation work, the government said.

Image: BC government / Improvements in various phases are depicted in this map courtesy of the BC government.

Meanwhile, the provincial government has been touting the future widening of Highway 1 between Langley and Abbotsford, along with long-awaited interchange improvements to 264 Street.

This expansion of Highway 1 will also tie into a new 264 Street interchange, which will be reconfigured to better serve road users in the region. A request for qualifications will be issued this summer for the 264 Street interchange project, which would include facilities to improve active transportation, truck parking and public transit in the area.

Following the impact of the 2021 floods to highways in the Fraser Valley, improvements to the Sumas Prairie, segmented by various phases, are being considered.

To advance the phase between 264 Street and Highway 11, pre-construction work was supposed to begin this summer along the highway median between 264 Street and Peardonville Road. This will include the removal of soil berms along five kilometres of highway median east of 264 Street, and placement of soil in other areas where needed in advance of future highway expansion.

Phase 3A will include improvements and widening along a 13-km length of Highway 1 between 264 Street and the Mount Lehman Road interchange (exit 83).

Phase 3B includes improvements along an 8-km stretch of Highway 1 from Mount Lehman Road to Highway 11 (exit 92).

East of Highway 11, any future improvements will address the need for infrastructure to be more resilient to a changing climate, the province said in a statement.