@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . ns0:identifierAIP "dfd7ebff-780b-40e0-ad70-442861a9a4cf"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:alternative "HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76"@en ; dcterms:isReferencedBy "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1198198"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en ; dcterms:creator "British Columbia. Legislative Assembly"@en ; dcterms:issued "2019-03-11"@en, "1976"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0377902/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Minister of Highways and Public Works REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1975/76 ISSN 0524-5362 Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia, 1976 The Honourable Alex. V. Fraser, Minister of Highways and Public Works. To Colonel the Honourable Walter Stewart Owen, Q.C, LL.D. Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: Herewith I respectfully submit the Annual Report of the Department of Highways for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1976, in compliance with the provisions of the Department of Highways Act. ALEX. V. FRASER Minister of Highways and Public Works Office of the Minister of Highways and Public Works, Parliament Buildings, August 20, 1976. Victoria, B.C., August 11, 1976. The Honourable Alex. V. Fraser, Minister of Highways and Public Works, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. Sir: I am pleased to present the Annual Report of the Department of Highways for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1976. The Report contains details of the work undertaken by the Department in all phases of its operations during that period, and I will comment briefly on some of the highlights. With regard to the Maintenance Operations of the Department, we have now completed the first year using the new Maintenance Management System, developed previously. This has provided the Department with a clearer picture of the size of the task of maintaining the public roads of the Province. It will enable the Department to improve the standard of its performance and relate this directly to costs. The pace of new capital construction during the last few years has dropped off, as you are aware, and it will be necessary in the future for much larger sums to be allocated annually for new highway construction and pavement replacement if we are to maintain the level of service on our trunk highway system which the citizens of this Province have come to expect. In relation to the number of personnel, the Planning Section of the Department of Highways has carried out a substantial volume of work during the period under review. The importance of this phase of the Department's work cannot be overemphasized and there is a real need to expand its capabilities to include economic analysis, multi-year program development, and detailed financial planning. During the year, there were further developments in connection with the avalanche control program. On January 16, 1976, an avalanche claimed the lives of three occupants of a car on the Salmo-Creston Highway. The lives of the two other occupants were saved by the timely rescue efforts of Departmental personnel. The Department's efforts in predicting and combating these hazards have been intensified in those areas of the highway system where the dangers are greatest. In another incident, the heroism and rescue training of Departmental crews were instrumental in saving the lives of five out of eight occupants of a car which ran off the road into the Cranberry River in northwestern British Columbia on June 14, 1975. The efforts of this group were recognized by the presentation of St. John Ambulance awards and Premier's citation certificates to those who took part in the dramatic rescue operation. The outstanding efforts of Departmental personnel in the wake of destruction of a number of bridges and roads in the northern part of Vancouver Island last fall should also be mentioned. Record rainfalls swept away a number of bridges and caused renewed mudslides at Port Alice. The long hours of extra work carried out by the Department's crews in restoring service in the shortest possible time were acknowledged by many members of the general public. A new innovation which became operational during the year was the changeable message sign installed at seven locations throughout the Province. These signs, which are programmed to display up to 64 different messages, were erected at key locations to advise travellers of road conditions in areas subject to severe winter weather. The signs, which can be operated from remote locations, have been well received by the public. During the year, notable retirements of long-service personnel were: 36 years' service: Edith Silver, Office Manager at Vanderhoof. 35 years' service: Michael Pope, Landscape Supervisor, Headquarters. Bertie Fitchell, Head Ferryman. Also leaving the Department for retirement during this period was the Senior Associate Deputy Minister, H. T. Miard. Mr. Miard served the Department and the people of the Province most conscientiously for a period of 28 years. He joined the Department in 1947 as District Engineer in Nelson and served in a number of positions prior to being promoted to Deputy Minister in 1958. His contribution to the development of the Department and to its achievements is acknowledged by all his former colleagues. H. F. STURROCK Deputy Minister H. F. Sturrock. TABLE OF CONTENT Deputy Minister- List of Personnel. Page 5 Associate Deputy Minister 11 Senior Maintenance Engineer 12 Insurance and Claims Officer 19 Chief Property Negotiator 21 Senior Personnel Officer 22 Services Engineer 24 Equipment Branch 24 Sign Shop 24 Communications Engineer 24 Superintendent of Ferries 24 Legal Survey Section 26 Chief Highway Engineer 27 Director of Highway Design and Surveys 28 Metric Engineer 28 Senior Bridge Engineer 34 Bridge Design 34 Dock Design, Construction, and Maintenance 36 Bridge Construction 3 9 Director of Construction 48 Senior Paving Engineer 55 Senior Traffic Engineer 58 Chief Planning Engineer 61 Senior Planning Engineer 62 Geotechnical and Materials Testing Branch 65 Highway Safety Engineer 70 Contract Statistics 7 3 Summary by Electoral Districts of Projects 73 Tenders Received and Contracts Awarded 75 Highways 75 Paving 75 Bridges . 77 Ferry Terminals 80 Miscellaneous 81 Regional Reports 8 3 Day-labour Statistics 114 Snow Removal 128 Highway Statistics 129 Mileage by Surface Type 129 Mileage by Class 131 Classified Mileage by Municipality 133 Comptroller of Expenditure 140 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS PERSONNEL AS AT MARCH 31, 1976 The Honourable Alex. V. Fraser, Minister of Highways and Public Works Victoria H. F. Sturrock, Deputy Minister and Chairman, Highway Board. R. G. Harvey, Associate Deputy Minister and Member, Highway Board. P. B. MacCarthy, Senior Maintenance Engineer. E. A. Lund, Maintenance Management Engineer. N. M. F. Pope, Landscape Supervisor. A. E. Rhodes, Comptroller of Expenditure. G. A. Cavin, Insurance and Claims Officer. N. C. Tattrie, Chief Property Negotiator. F. A. Clapp, Lands Survey Officer. A. R. Limacher, Senior Personnel Officer. A. F. Park, Senior Training and Safety Officer. T. R. Johnson, Services Engineer. S. E. Blanchard, Superintendent of Ferries. C. G. Shearing, Communications Engineer. S. Dobie, Senior Information Officer. R. R. Dalziel, Department Solicitor. W. S. Boughey, Administrative Assistant. C. E. Parker, Chief Records Clerk. J. A. Dennison, Chief Highway Engineer and Member, Highway Board. E. S. Readshaw, Director of Highway Design and Surveys. A. Rowbotham, Metric Engineer. W. A. Bowman, Senior Bridge Engineer. L. C. Johnson, Bridge Construction Engineer. G. S. Kirkbride, Bridge Design Engineer. T. A. Tasaka, Dock Design Engineer. N. R. Zapf, Director of Construction. D. F. Martin, Senior Paving Engineer. J. H. Harding, Senior Traffic Engineer. R. A. Fisher, Contracts Documents Officer. E. B. Wilkins, Chief Planning Engineer and Member, Highway Board. J. W. G. Kerr, Senior Geotechnical and Materials Engineer. M. G. Elston, Senior Planning Engineer. J. A. Stewart, Municipal Programs Engineer. D. R. Parkes, Transportation Planning Engineer. R. M. Hearst, Systems Planning Engineer. D. L. South, Headquarters Approving Officer. J. Lisman, Highway Safety Engineer (reports directly to Deputy Minister). (Mailing address for above: Department of Highways and Public Works, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 2M3) Region I P. J. Carr, Regional Highway Engineer. R. W. Grittins, Assistant Regional Highway Engineer. W. E. Mercer, Regional Approving Engineer. B. L'Hirondelle, Regional Construction Engineer. A. G. Tranfield, Regional Superintendent of Highway Design and Surveys. A. J. Montador, Regional Geotechnical and Materials Engineer. J. Hynds, Regional Paving Superintendent. L. H. Mercier, Regional Property Negotiator. R. D. Page, Regional Traffic Superintendent. T. R. Yearsley, Regional Mechanical Superintendent. J. H. Lawrence, Regional Personnel Officer. O. T. King, Regional Office Manager. H. Dennies, Regional Safety Officer. G. W. Harper, District Highway Manager. J. W. Morris, District Highway Manager. R. G. Mulcaster, District Highway Manager R. W. Veitch, District Highway Manager. A. Walisser, District Highway Manager. N. W. Wells, District Highway Manager. T. M. Forsyth, District Highway Manager. R. W. Ellis, District Highway Manager. Region . R. G. White, Regional Highway Engineer. D. C. MacVicar, Assistant Regional Highway Engineer. H. F. Blunden, Regional Approving Officer. A. W. Slater, Regional Construction Engineer. A. W. G. Smith, Regional Superintendent of Highway Design and Surveys. G. E. Miller, Regional Geotechnical and Materials Engineer. J. F. Meidinger, Regional Paving Engineer. A. C. Brown, Regional Property Negotiator. J. T. Evans, Regional Mechanical Superintendent. J. D. Sutherland, Regional Personnel Officer. D. W. Hill, Regional Office Manager. Position vacant, Regional Safety Officer. D. P. Doyle, District Highway Manager. W. A. Budden, District Highway Manager. S. Young, District Highway Manager. P. S. Dunn, District Highway Manager. R. M. McMillan, District Highway Manager. S. N. A. MacLeod, District Highway Manager. N. Hope, District Highway Manager. J. P. O'Toole, District Highway Manager. J. E. Steven, District Highway Manager. H. F. Popoff, District Highway Manager. Region 3 W. M. Sproul, Regional Highway Engineer. H. J. Kelsall, Assistant Regional Highway Engineer. G. J. Sutherland, Regional Construction Engineer. P. J. Bonser, Regional Highway Design and Surveys Engineer. P. Barnes, Regional Geotechnical and Materials Engineer. R. Pratt, Regional Paving Engineer. J. Mintak, Regional Property Negotiator. R. E. Johnson, Regional Mechanical Superintendent. E. K. Lloyd, Regional Personnel Officer. S. J. Dixey, Regional Office Manager. R. Mack, Regional Safety Officer. G. R. Kent, District Highway Manager. R. E. McKeown, District Highway Manager. W. G. Helmsing, District Highway Manager. Position vacant, District Highway Manager. G. K. Austin, District Highway Manager. S. J. Sviatko, District Highway Manager. C. S. Shaw, District Highway Manager. J. W. Lay, District Highway Manager. R. A. Jackman, District Highway Manager. Region 4 L. A. Broddy, Regional Highway Engineer. Position vacant, Assistant Regional Highway Engineer. Position vacant. Regional Construction Engineer. E. A. Beaumont, Regional Highway Design and Surveys Engineer. F. J. Morey, Regional Geotechnical and Materials Engineer H. A. Waring, Regional Paving Superintendent. D. I. McSween, Regional Property Negotiator. G. A. Warrington, Regional Mechanical Superintendent. W. J. Doddridge, Regional Personnel Officer. G. Smaaslet, Regional Office Manager. J. B. Mill, Regional Approving Officer. M. J. O'Connor, District Highway Manager. D. G. Johnson, District Highway Manager. C. E. Lord, Regional Safety Officer. S. D. Gladysz, District Highway Manager. H. L. Good, District Highway Manager. B. D. Hunter, District Highway Manager. L. M. Wagar, District Highway Manager. F. J. R. Martin, District Highway Manager. W. J. McDonald, District Highway Manager. W. R. Ball, District Highway Manager. J. F. McNabb, District Highway Manager. 10 REPORT OF ASSOCIATE DEPUTY MINISTER B 11 REPORT OF ASSOCIATE DEPUTY MINISTER In their operations throughout the fiscal year from April 1, 1975, to March 31, 1976, the four regions were extremely active in their maintenance of the existing network of roads and of bridges and other structures in the Province and in the operation and maintenance of the Department of Highways ferry system. As detailed elsewhere in this Report, the Department assumed maintenance responsibilities of new highways, roads, and structures and ferry routes introduced into the system in the fiscal year. A widespread program of minor betterments to the road system was undertaken. In these operations we were successful in overcoming an extremely heavy winter in snowfall and avalanche activity and in severe fall rainstorms in the coastal area of the Province. Departmental staff were assisted in this task by the introduction of a maintenance man- r. g. Harvey agement system still in the introductory phase, and by the extension of control of personnel by the establishment of an annual approved work force of regular employees and by more extensive checking and regular control of the auxiliary work force. The Department was not successful in the proposed introduction of two new regions, one in the northwestern quarter of the Province and one on Vancouver Island. This will continue to be proposed. A sustained program of accident prevention measures and safety and health protection and training of employees was continued. In labour relations the Department took part very substantially in the negotiation of master and component agreements. The Property Negotiations Branch undertook a heavy program of acquisition of lands and real property for road right-of-way and other purposes, and minor disposal of surplus property. With the conclusion of the Libby Dam work, the Branch concluded its property acquisition work for other agencies. The Department acquired additional and improved accommodations in offices, yards, and buildings in the year, but a very substantial backlog in these facilities continues to exist. In its control of expenditure of funds, the Accounts Branch maintained close management in the face of quite severe over-all restraints by Government in personnel complement and the purchase of materials, equipment, and services throughout the year. R. G. HARVEY Associate Deputy Minister B 12 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 REPORT OF SENIOR MAINTENANCE ENGINEER Total cost of maintaining 25,000 miles of road, bridges, and ferries was $91 million, up $11 million over that of the previous year. While wage increases and inflationary trends in general have had a major influence on this cost, the rate of increase at 12 per cent is down from that of the previous year. During November and early December 1975, intense storm activity produced heavy precipitation in the form of rain at lower elevations and snow in the higher elevations. Precipitation and snow-packs were average to above average for the remainder of the winter. Snow in the high elevations early in winter produced deep snow-packs in the avalanche starting zones, but sub- p. b. MacCarthy sequent precipitation and temperature resulted in average to below average avalanche activity. On January 16, 1976, unique snow and weather conditions at Kootenay Pass near Creston resulted in a large snow avalanche sweeping a car and its five occupants off the highway. Two persons survived as a result of an excellent rescue operation by Department of Highways maintenance personnel, RCMP, and a local Search and Rescue Group. During November and December, schools stressing avalanche safety and rescue were conducted at Stewart and Allison Pass. Additional schools at Rogers Pass and Whistler Mountain, sponsored by the National Research Council and B.C. Institute of Technology, were also attended by Departmental personnel. Avalanche safety was improved by the purchase of avalanche rescue beacons, two-way radios, lighting equipment, and other essential rescue equipment. Avalanche warning signs were erected in many of the Province's avalanche areas. Climatological stations were established in co-operation with the Atmospheric Environment Service. Data from these mountain stations were forwarded daily to the Vancouver Weather Office to help improve weather forecasts for avalanche areas. Reports on avalanche magnitude and frequency were completed in avalanche areas throughout the Province. This is part of the ongoing record of avalanche occurrences on British Columbia highways. Preventive road closures during periods of high avalanche hazard were implemented by local Departmental officials. Exceptional rainfall on the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island throughout October and November once again caused serious mudslides above the Village of Rumble Beach near Port Alice and forced evacuation of the community for several days. Flooding was widespread throughout the Sayward Valley and northern Vancouver Island, resulting in road closures, washouts, and severe damage to bridges and culverts. The bridge at Marble River was completely washed away, severing the road between Port Alice and Port McNeill for over a week until installation of a 150-foot Bailey bridge span was completed. In early December there was severe flooding at Yarrow in the Fraser Valley, and Trans-Canada Highway through the Fraser Canyon was closed for several days because of rock and mud slides. Chilliwack Lake Road was closed for several days because of exceptional high water in the Chilliwack River, which caused serious river bank erosion over a distance of 1,000 feet. REPORT OF ASSOCIATE DEPUTY MINISTER B 13 Once again a major day-labour program was successfully completed, and this included paving, oiling, and dust control programs with liquid calcium chloride for local roads involving district crews and equipment. A summer employment program for men and women, mostly students, was undertaken between June and September, with funds being approved and administered by the Department of Labour. This program accounted for $1,130,000 in wages, material, and hired equipment, and the hiring of 500 employees. ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT Hydroseeding of highway roadsides was undertaken in all four regions of the Province in 1975, using four separate crews. In all, a total of 3,393 acres was seeded, 686 acres mulched, and 1,945 acres refertilized. Region 4 did not start its hydroseeding program until mid-July due to unavailability of equipment, but nevertheless put in a successful year. Owing to the large size and efficiency of this region's machine, its next year's hydroseeding totals could well double, provided sufficient funds are available for materials. The 1975 rest area program involved upgrading of approximately 25 sites throughout the Province and construction of another seven. The major rest area site at Bradner Road on Highway 1 near Abbotsford was developed to the stage that it was possible to open it to the public in the fall of 1975. Bradner will be completed in 1976 after construction of a combined tourist information-rest room building and sani-station for trailers. To date, the site has paved roads and parking- lots, a water system, lighting fixtures, picnic tables, and temporary toilet buildings. A considerable amount of rest area work is intended throughout the Province for next year. Plans have been drawn for many new rest areas (several major ones) as well as updating existing sites with flush toilets and sewage disposal fields. Vernon District continued producing concrete roadside appliances. In addition to the regular articles manufactured, a new style concrete litter container was introduced. Total production consisted of 120 picnic tables, 35 complete toilet units, 15 concrete litter containers, and 6 information shelters. New sets of moulds were made for all of the aforementioned. In addition, 20 white fibreglass toilet roofs were made, and the interior of the Region 3 hydroseeding unit tank was relined. Prince George Region has planned an extensive herbicide program for most of its districts in 1976. Brush control was carried out in Region 3 using a mechanical brush-cutter. Approximately 100 acres were cleared. Regions 2, 3, and 4 were active in either drawing up plans for landscaping Department yards or doing actual construction on them. Golden yard-site was fully landscaped in 1975, as were three yards on Stewart-Cassiar Highway. Numerous other yards received varying amounts of improvement through planting of trees and shrubs, screening, etc. Plans are being made for increased activity in the area of landscaping. Dozens of gravel pits received varying degrees of rehabilitation in the Province. The work involved resloping, grading, and (or) seeding and planting of trees and shrubs. One gravel site was incorporated into a rest area, another one is in the planning stages. B 14 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Two regions were involved in major highway landscape projects. Upper Levels Highway in the Vancouver area received extensive facelifting in 1975 with placement of thousands of yards of topsoil and planting of thousands of trees and shrubs. To date, the project is 45 per cent complete and will continue next year. There was a large maintenance program at the Knight Street Bridge site. The Revelstoke and Golden arterial highway landscaping projects were commenced in 1975 and both are approximately 35 per cent complete. The irrigation system for the Nelson arterial was fully installed this year and the entire landscape project is now finished. A total of 40,000 cubic yards of fill, soil, and sawdust was hauled and placed, 10,000 trees and shrubs planted, and approximately 4 miles of irrigating pipe installed. Preliminary landscaping plans have been developed for the Cranbrook thoroughfare. CENTRELINE AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS During the summer of 1975, five centreline crews and two crosswalk marking crews worked throughout the Province. With good weather prevailing for the most part of the season, most of the program for painting directional dividing lines and edge lines was completed. An additional centreline truck was completed in the late summer and will be in operation in 1976. Statistics for the work completed are as follows: Centrelines painted (miles) 5,673.2 Edge and land lines painted (miles) 2,377.5 Pre-lining (miles) 966.5 Crosswalks painted 341 Stop lines painted 748 Arrows painted 1,243 Parking stalls and digits painted 450 Traffic islands painted 639 Curbs, no-post, and guardrail painted (ft.) 3,010 Plastix and Scotchlane applied (ft.) 1,103 Catseye and reflective road marker installations and replacements—■ Catseye castings 1,375 Catseye rubber inserts 12,062 Reflective road markers 12,047 Materials used— Yellow paint (gals.) 115,364 White paint (gals.) 30,505 Paint thinners (gals.) 12,400 Glass bead (lb.) 841,385 Thermoplastic material (lb.) 47,725 REPORT OF ASSOCIATE DEPUTY MINISTER B 15 MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM During the 1975/76 fiscal year about 200 region and district maintenance crews, comprised of 3,000 employees with the exception of administration personnel, reported into the Maintenance Management System. Source data were submitted by each foreman on a daily basis, they were then checked and batched by the District Co-ordinators, with key-punching performed in the regional centres using private contractors. The computer cards were forwarded to Victoria where monthly Performance and Cost Reports were produced and returned to the regions and districts. The average turnabout time at month-end was three weeks. In addition to the monthly computer reports a Bi-Weekly Report was prepared manually in each district for use by the foreman. This Bi-Weekly Report was timely so that an up-to-date standing on important activities would be available for day-to-day work scheduling. A rental structure was set and used to self-rent Department equipment so that realistic unit costing could be obtained. Managers at all levels were asked to use the system as an information aid this year as it was not operational to the extent of an accurate yearly plan. The information that was obtained was used in early 1976 to compile a performance budget for the 1976/77 fiscal year. This performance budget sets goals of accomplishment and productivity for each activity and as well allocates the funds to each manager by work activity. The Region and District Managers are expected to meet the yearly work plan and to stay within allocated funds. A Stock Control System for primary materials was developed and implemented on April 1, 1976. This system provides for an opening and closing inventory with usage and purchases during the year. It also is the basis for control of Departmental gravel reserves and usage. The accompanying table is a consolidation of data to indicate, on a Provincial basis, the amount and type of work undertaken by the region and district crews. Some minor reporting errors exist in these data due to start-up misunderstandings and system design faults; on the whole the data are indicative of the work-type distribution. Table of Work Activities Performed by Department Maintenance Crews in 1975/76 Fiscal Year Activity No. Description Man-hours Accomplishment Average Unit Cost Total Cost 100 101 102 103 110 111 112 113 120 121 130 131 139 200 201 202 203 204 Hand-patching Machine patch Surface treatment „... Crack sealing Grade reshape Grading Dust control Regravel roads Regravel shoulders Grade shoulders Road base repair Railway crossing maintenance Other surface Ditch clean Grader ditch Culvert maintenance Catch basin maintenance Culvert repair and replace 194,293.3 60,189.5 8,310.5 1,201.5 27,231.5 124.360.0 11,763.5 74,392.5 45.587.5 22,379.5 39,635.5 1,162.0 18,338.0 127,315.5 6,868.0 30,008.5 6,633.5 24.791.5 34,005 74,585 475 48 18,272 267,492 2,553 4,170 3,038 36,740 196,009 1,162 18,338 3,364,414 2,440,079 32,993 11,327 3,526 cubic yards cubic yards miles land-miles miles pass-miles miles miles shoulder-miles pass-miles cubic yards man-hours man-hours linear feet linear feet culverts catch basins culverts 75.36 24.11 444.18 344.69 35.60 10.98 273.05 397.91 314.28 13.60 3.91 21.21 16.00 .71 .06 11.06 6.70 153.42 ; 2,562,714 1,798,218 210,986 16,545 650,461 2,936,892 697,107 1,659,268 954,771 499,637 765,603 24,649 293,484 2,381,299 149,001 364,836 75,877 540,970 B 16 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Table of Work Activities Performed by Department Maintenance Crews in 1975/76 Fiscal Year—Continued Activity No. Description Man-hours Accomplishment Average Unit Cost Total Cost 209 220 221 222 230 231 232 233 239 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 319 400 401 402 403 404 430 431 439 450 451 452 459 460 461 465 466 467 469 470 471 475 476 479 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 510 515 520 521 522 529 560 561 563 Other drainage Machine mowing Hand-brushing Machine-brushing Gardening _____ Weed control Right-of-way seeding Refertilizing _ Other vegetation control and landscape- Roadside litter pick-up Garbage barrels '.— Rest area maintenance Rock and debris patrol — Road surface clean Rock scale Other litter, garbage, and debris Truck plough Sand Chemical Patrol (winter) _ Grader plough Ice-blading _ Miscellaneous snow-clearing — Drainage thawing Stockpile salt __ Snowfences __ Ploughboards ..._ Grader-winging Other winter Install signs Maintain signs Delineators Sign structure maintenance Signposts (yard)____ Pavement markings .— Reflective road stud installation Other sign and marking Signal maintenance __ —~ Signal repair Electrical patrol _-._ Other traffic control Lighting maintenance Lighting repairs _ ._ Other lighting Motor generator maintenance — Motor generator repairs Other motor generator — Electrical service maintenance Electrical service repair _— Control device repair Control device manufacturing _ Other control devices Bridge clean Bridge rail paint Bridge structure paint-— I Sand blast Stream channel maintenance ___ Deck surface repair _.._ Bridge repair and maintenance Bridge inspection _ Bailey bridge maintenance __ Tunnel maintenance _.._ — Building maintenance Guardrail maintenance and repair Fence repair — Cattleguard repair— - Other structure maintenance ___ Screen and stockpile Pit preparation and clean-up Crush (gravel) _ __ 15,698.0 25,936.5 69,361.5 14,813.0 23,643.0 6,966.5 9,071.0 3,600.0 34,555.0 32,434.5 32,857.7 15,446.0 38,374.5 21,634.0 3,140.5 14,728.0 145,373.0 206,308.5 14,904.5 175,215.0 97,947.5 16,056.5 57,549.5 21,255.5 27,865.6 2,873.5 2,576.2 31,049.5 38,811.0 26,050.6 80,556.5 11,370.5 1,440.5 15,223.0 7,958.5 276.0 27,089.5 4,021.5 11,243.5 3,112.0 2,564.0 1,675.5 16,575.5 1,395.0 1,209.5 915.0 145.5 1,405.5 392.0 5,525.5 316.0 702.5 15,425.5 12,764.0 4,155.5 9,901.5 7,595.0 4,755.0 115,526.5 4,446.2 3,169.5 1,718.5 36,749.0 14,835.0 4,659.0 1,199.0 19,159.0 115,512.0 15,454.5 33,962.0 15,698 22,031 1,842 2,844 23,643 2,553 3,499 2,514 34,555 49,860 72,716 2,843 38,375 32,564 4,306 14,728 1,937,562 889,377 114,386 1,846,128 434,060 75,450 57,550 21,256 74,514 53,386 4,717 120,882 38,811 15,971 111,957 38,215 706 46,720 311,743 980 27,089 853 1,931 1,005 2,564 992 3,725 1,395 461 98 146 239 48 767 23 703 3,997,699 99,035 5,521 8,550 7,595 47,516 115,527 3,286 14,926 110,213 36,749 359,620 93,849 96 19,159 738,977 1,042 1,563,400 man-hours acres acres acres man-hours shoulder-miles acres acres man-hours miles barrels rest area man-hours plough-miles cubic yards man-hours plough-miles miles miles miles plough-miles plough-miles man-hours man-hours tons linear feet ploughboards plough-miles man-hours posts posts delineators signs posts square feet road studs man-hours intersections intersections stops man-hours poles poles man-hours units units man-hours units devices devices devices man-hours square feet linear feet tons tons man-hours square feet man-hours bridges pieces linear feet man-hours linear feet linear feet cattleguards man-hours cubic yards acres tons $ 13.97 19.15 367.21 108.37 8.50 33.78 112.61 35.68 10.72 6.74 5.36 55.90 13.96 11.57 9.74 11.60 1.47 6.80 8.17 1.73 5.78 5.29 23.95 12.14 8.63 .55 13.27 6.28 13.69 29.00 8.62 3.31 35.63 2.83 .27 3.69 10.51 59.90 87.23 48.50 10.97 24.58 80.27 11.85 26.18 122.64 15.10 68.29 78.69 66.45 122.17 9.60 .04 1.34 10.39 15.47 19.42 1.38 15.41 12.25 5.53 .27 9.35 .65 .62 209.58 13.45 3.63 403.34 .89 S 219,265 421,877 676,392 308,193 200,850 86,240 394,019 89,703 370,447 336,154 389,968 158,933 535,791 376,842 41,944 170,909 2,849,453 6,047,312 934,584 3,200,301 2,509,823 398,936 1,378,442 258,133 642,986 29,417 62,583 758,676 531,217 462,995 965,606 126,673 25,156 132,340 84,775 3,614 284,602 51,092 168,445 48,742 28,123 24,384 298,996 16,501 12,070 12,019 2,204 16,322 3,777 50,964 2,810 6,752 155,698 132,440 57,362 132,264 147,504 65,600 1,780,772 40,246 82,510 29,472 343,638 235,034 57,765 20,120 257,605 2,685,915 420,285 1,394,545 REPORT OF ASSOCIATE DEPUTY MINISTER B 17 Table of Work Activities Performed by Department Maintenance Crews in 1975/76 Fiscal Year—Continued Activity No. Description Man-hours Accomplishment Average Unit Cost Total Cost 564 565 566 568 569 570 571 572 579 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 619 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 666 668 669 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 Crush (fine gravel) Asphalt mix Quarrying _ Gravel stockpile Other materials _ _ _ Ferry operation Ferry boat maintenance __ ___ Ferry dock maintenance ___ ] Other ferry and dock work General supervision Training and safety., ___ Vacation and leave Sick leave Workers' Compensation Board Union business Stand-by Equipment service __ Fueling Equipment hauling Hauling to stock Travelling (four hours minimum) Traffic patrol Yard maintenance Stock control Camp operation Mechanical travel Compensatory time off Other overhead Clerical Complaints and requests—office ___ Complaints and requests—field Draughting and calculations Maintenance management—office ___ Maintenance Management—field Permits—field Permits—office Subdivisions, land use contracts, and rezoning—field Subdivisions, land use contracts, and rezoning—office Surveying—projects Avalanche management District administration _____ Surveying—other Other district and technical work Clearing and grubbing _ Rock-blasting Road-bed construction Road-widening _ Shoulder-widening Drainage ditch construction Culvert installation Multi-plate installation Paving—self-propelled Road or pulvimix _____ _ Guardrail installation Guardrail fabrication Right-of-way landscaping _ Right-of-way fencing Roadside rest area development Retaining-wall construction Riprap Curb and gutter construction Manhole and catch basin installation __ Cattleguard installation Chain-link fence installation Yard betterments _ Building construction Dock construction __. Bridge construction _______ 8,952.5 31,262.5 515.5 3,512.0 22,328.5 8,495.5 5,913.5 10,065.0 7,805.5 548,211.6 93,030.0 730,261.5 176,220.8 26,563.5 3,832.5 17,442.0 233,254.5 19,936.5 48,404.6 35,340.0 19,357.5 150,607.5 135,851.8 81,278.4 27,587.0 15,755.5 170.5 30,235.1 41,788.0 10,203.0 5,624.5 60,597.5 64,588.0 4,931.5 7,987.0 14,295.0 10,334.0 25,284.5 46.987.5 2,160.5 161.0 67,967.5 14,718.5 42.409.5 22,266.5 69.908.4 55,523.5 50,614.5 19,116.0 | 35,572.5 | 11,969.5 j 11,461.0 I 32,844.5 16.568.0 | 11,142.5 9,274.5 20.745.5 10.073.5 10.137.5 8,751.5 1,832.0 2.901.5 1,692.5 3,100.5 38.066.5 18.421.5 1,298.0 76.298.5 349,987 124,642 34,684 29,904 22,329 8,496 5,914 10.065 7,806 548,212 91,030 730,262 176,221 26,564 3,833 17,442 233,255 19,937 48,405 35,340 19,358 150,608 135,852 81,278 50,296 15,756 171 30,235 41,788 10,203 5,625 60,598 64,588 3,932 7,987 14,295 tons cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours meals man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours 10,334 man-hours 25,285 46,988 2,161 161 67,968 14,719 1,541 333,158 791,530 600,750 914,167 527,282 86,282 3,528 58 471 116.783 50,720 697 521,327 10,074 25,238 167,170 11,062 147 75 8,055 38,067 18.422 1,298 76.299 man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours acres cubic yards linear feet linear feet linear feet linear feet linear feet linear feet miles miles linear feet linear feet acres linear feet man-hours square feet cubic yards linear feet manholes cattleguards linear feet man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours $ 1.14 11.39 .59 3.62 21.73 7.58 10.41 15.89 11.72 9.52 7.28 7.16 7.17 7.08 7.46 7.77 7.54 12.78 18.78 18.13 12.80 9.50 9.36 8.51 5.74 10.27 7.70 15.42 7.48 8.32 8.86 7.59 7.70 8.35 8.90 7.68 8.69 8.13 8.07 10.61 7.17 7.94 8.52 652.99 2.43 3.97 2.67 1.88 1.17 12.66 136.35 10,899.91 2,865,31 4.73 3.71 279.13 .65 29.06 7.45 2.74 4.94 355.55 671.19 5.20 15.35 16.59 24.19 22.99 400,715 1,420,243 20,322 108,383 485,176 64,400 61,561 159,896 91,469 5,220,487 677,170 5,230,210 1,263,918 188,112 28,577 135,581 1,757,777 254,716 908,993 640,539 247,765 1,430,065 1,271,877 691,986 288,810 161,848 1,316 466,326 312,377 84,905 49,853 460,117 497,640 41,160 71,103 109,823 89,849 205,565 379,163 22,920 1,155 539,350 125,464 1,006,253 809,785 3,142,018 1,603,935 1,717,913 615,166 1,092,170 481,055 632,195 1.349,559 552,235 188,154 194,554 339,316 292,769 187,955 457,299 54,636 52.266 50,339 41,892 584,313 305,702 31,395 1.753,748 B 18 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Table of Work Activities Performed by Department Maintenance Crews in 1975/76 Fiscal Year—Continued Activity No. Description Accomplishment Average Unit Cost Total Cost 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 799 900 901 902 903 909 999 Fabrication of rest area appliances _ Electrical construction Gravelling ____ Asphalt curb construction | Traffic islands Shoulder-paving | Shoulder stabilization .". Shoulder surface treatment j Rock-drilling __ I Slope and ditch surfacing Other projects Flood control and damage repairs ____ Slide repair and removal _ — Snow slides | Winter damage repairs ! Other extraordinary maintenance ____ District overhead 6 19 153 2, 3 1 16 1. 40. 55. 23, 3. 44, 6. 3, 369.0 807.5 ,021.9 933.0 ,710.0 826.0 ,215.5 343.0 ,375.5 626.5 259.5 393.0 ,489.5 156.0 ,060.5 ,207.5 ,406.0 I 528 19,808 2,069,360 22,871 10,907 1 66 1 258,039 3,066 40,260 55,393 23,490 3,156 44,061 6,208 13,124 appliances man-hours cubic yards linear feet square yards mile miles mile linear feet square yards man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours man-hours vouchers 152.91 14.54 2.65 1.73 4.40 14,640.00 626.94 8,485.00 1.47 18.08 18.46 22.99 21.65 38.17 19.05 18.38 303.96 80,739 287,932 5,488,337 39,480 47,958 14,640 41,378 8,485 380,578 55,422 743,394 1,273,657 508,442 120,459 839,496 114,134 3,989,117 P. B. MacCarthy Senior Maintenance Engineer Photos show invert and outfall of an M.P. pipe installed under Alaska Highway 97 at Mile 13. The district is progressively replacing aging wood box culverts under this highway. These original wood culverts were installed by the American Army during the construction of the Alaska Highway. REPORT OF ASSOCIATE DEPUTY MINISTER B 19 REPORT OF THE INSURANCE AND CLAIMS OFFICER (Motor-vehicle statistics are based on licence-year March 1 to February 29) The number of traffic accidents involving vehicles owned by (or leased to) the Government was 1,604, including 192 accidents in which the Government vehicles were parked. In the previous year there were 1,592 accidents. During the year, claim settlements were still being completed pertaining to accidents occurring prior to March 1, 1974, at which date third-party liability insurance coverage was effected for all licensed Government motor- vehicles. A total of $25,748 was paid in settlement of these claims. The Government recovered, either from its own collision damage insurers or from the third-party liability insurers, a total of $263,787. G. A. Cavin. Motor-vehicles Involved in Accidents (1974/75 figures in parentheses) Department Number of Accidents Number of Vehicles Per Cent of Vehicles Per Cent of Accidents Agriculture __ _ __ 23 154 6 8 319 97 615 94 15 23 54 122 27 21 30 (40) (116) (8) (16) (330) (92) (621) (87) (12) (14) (51) (139) (27) (23) (22) 168 (155) 789 (747) 128 (67) 49 (49) 1,560 (1,614) 435 (448) 4,212 (4,509) 290 (265) 113 (97) 102 (160) 297 (310) 762 (704) 105 (130) 154 (162) 63 (160) 1.8 8.6 1.4 0.5 16.9 4.7 45.7 3.1 1.2 1.1 3.2 8.3 1.1 1.7 0.7 100.0 (1.6) (7.8) (0.7) (0.5) (16.9) (4.6) (47.1) (2.8) (1.0) (1.7) (3.2) (7.3) (1.4) (1.7) (1.7) (100.0) 1.4 9.6 0.4 0.5 19.8 6.0 38.2 5.9 0.9 1.4 3.4 7.6 1.7 1.3 1.9 100.0 (2.5) (7.1) (0.5) Finance Forests .__. Health, Mental Health, and Hospital Insurance- (1.0) (20.7) (5.7) (38.9) Human Resources.... . (5.4) (0.8) (0.9) Public Works _ (3.2) (8.7) Transport and Communications (1.7) (1.4) (1.5) 1,6081 (1,598) 9,227 (9,577) (100.0) 1 Four accidents involved vehicles of two departments. Claims other than those arising out of accidents involving Government motor- vehicles resulted in recovery of repair costs of $191,705 for damages to 63 lamp standards; 32 bridges; 33 guardrails; 28 signs, signals, and flashers; 23 miscellaneous items; and three marine installations. These included $25,000 for damage to a bridge protection pier struck by a barge, $10,000 for destruction of a ferry- landing protection boom by a log boom, and items of $15,800 and $10,100 for damages caused to bridges by transport trucks. The total paid out for 246 third-party miscellaneous claims was $123,393, including $14,870 paid for 79 claims against British Columbia Ferries. Among these were claims of $48,000 and $15,000 for bodily injury. Twenty-five cases which had gone to litigation were concluded as follows: Six in favour of the Government, six against the Government (including a %-VS apportionment), four discontinued, nine settled before trial. There are at present 60 cases in various stages of litigation. B 20 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 As a result of the restoration of the Princess Marguerite sailings by B.C. Steamship Co. (1975) Ltd., from Victoria to Seattle and Port Angeles, insurance was arranged with respect to the vessel and docks. The premiums paid are shown in the following: Premiums Paid for Insurance Placed During 1975/76 $ B.C. Steampship Co. (1975) Ltd 77,944 Department of Highways 17,376 British Columbia Ferries 93,984 Other departments 188,397 Total 377,701 C. A. Cavin Insurance and Claims Officer Ditch clearing along the slide area on Kiskatinaw Hill, Alaska Highway 97. stakes used to keep the ditch grade uniform. Note survey REPORT OF ASSOCIATE DEPUTY MINISTER B 21 N. C. Tattrie. REPORT OF CHIEF PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR In the 1975/76 fiscal year, 696 claims were settled and a further 776 claims were in the process of negotiation. One arbitration case was completed. The expenditure on acquisition of rights-of-way and other property required by the Department totalled $4,124,656.66. Land acquisition for the Libby Project required an expenditure of $77,467. There were three sales by public auction and three sales by public tender of surplus land and buildings. Recovery from the sales amounted to $21,292. During the period, 136 buildings and parcels of land were under short-term lease or rental. Gross revenue from rentals was $81,102.04. N. C. Tattrie Chief Property Negotiator Hays Bridge 7121 was completed in early 1975. The substructure was constructed during 1974 and the concrete stringers were placed in early 1975. This permanent bridge replaces an old King truss bridge over the Tupper River and provides access to the Gundy farm settlement. B 22 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 A. R. Limacher. REPORT OF SENIOR PERSONNEL OFFICER During the 1975/76 fiscal year the Department, in compliance with a Treasury Board directive, agreed to a regular establishment of 5,197 positions. All positions in excess of this number are being reduced through attrition and no lay-offs will take place. In addition to the Department's regular complement, additional auxiliary or seasonal employees were hired as required and reached a peak during the month of August 1975 with a total of 1,809. Included in this total were 449 students employed during summer vacation. As in the past, the majority of new employees were hired directly within districts or branches for entrance- level positions. Promotional opportunities during the past year required 1,097 postings, of which 325 were processed by the Public Service Commission and the balance by district and regional officials with assistance from Regional and Headquarters' Personnel Officers. Expenses on transfer were paid to 150 successful applicants at a total cost of $277,000. Personnel Officers from this Branch, together with operating officials, continue to take an active part in union negotiations and participated as Management Representatives on numerous committees established under the various B.C. Government Employees' Union contracts and Professional Employees' Association contracts. This office processed 85 grievances and 74 appeals during the year. All were resolved, with one grievance being submitted to a formal arbitration board. Although the Department had no graduates from the three-year Executive Development Training Program this year, the following employees successfully completed the one-year correspondence course in public administration: B. J. Keane, R. K. Mclntyre, and H. O. Zimmerman. There were 78 retirements, 18 deaths in service, 42 twenty-five year continuous service awards, and four thirty-five year awards in the Department during the fiscal year. TRAINING The training being developed jointly by the Department and the B.C. Institute of Technology is now a certificate program, officially known as the Highway Technology Training Program (HTTP). Approximately 550 employees are currently enrolled in seven courses. In addition to the courses specifically developed, provision is made to recognize some of the other training in the Department, for credit toward certification. In addition, financial assistance has been given to a number of employees for random courses relevant to their occupation. First aid training has continued for industrial certificates and approximately 1,700 employees received the one-day St. John Multi-Media course, with emphasis on the small crews more removed from medical facilities. This Section administers the Department's Apprenticeship Programs with 42 mechanics, 13 electricians, 2 auto-body mechanics, 1 carpenter, and 1 sign painter. SAFETY The Government's new safety policy was published by the Provincial Secretary, highlighting the prime responsibilities of management and supervision, in so far REPORT OF ASSOCIATE DEPUTY MINISTER B 23 as accident prevention is concerned, and emphasizing the importance of our employees complying with safety and health regulations and adopting a responsible attitude toward safety on the job. The Minister of Highways and Public Works policy directive was published, together with the Department's "9 Point Accident Prevention Programme," and given the widest possible distribution. All personnel, both senior and junior, were urged to develop fully the desire to prevent accidents and injuries on the job. Our Safety and Health Committee organization completed its final development. The Headquarters Safety and Health Committee and the four Regional Committees, together with 46 District and Sub-District Safety and Health Committees, held their meetings on a monthly basis, improving the flow of information concerning safety and accident prevention in the field. During the late winter and spring, Safety Award banquets were held for the winners of the Regional Safety Awards, taken by Saanich, Vernon, Revelstoke, and Quesnel Districts. Region 1 was successful in the competition for the Honourable Minister of Highways and Public Works Safety Trophy, which was presented by Mr. Fraser at the Saanich banquet. Our safety performance improved substantially over the previous year. The total accident frequency rate moved from 48.2 in 1974 to 42.2, and the disabling rate from 30.7 to 25.8. Workers' Compensation Board claims totalled 356 for time loss and 282 for medical aid, and the Department's man-hours totalled 10,109,601. The number of vehicle accidents were—preventible, 260; and nonprevcntible, 347. Total vehicle-miles for the year, 37,048,747. A. R. Limacher Senior Personnel Officer A newly constructed rest area at the West Pine, lohn Hart Highway 97, Pine Pass. The district constructed two furnished rest areas and five "stop, check brakes, deposit garbage" areas during the past year. B 24 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 REPORT OF SERVICES ENGINEER Equipment Branch During the year a total of $20,579,907.21 was expended to cover the cost of maintenance and operation of Government equipment operated by the Department of Highways. The sum of $3,992,328.36 was expended on the purchase of new equipment as follows: 8 motor graders, 1 crawler tractor, 183 one-half to one and one-half ton trucks, 166 four to five ton trucks, 1 rubber-tired loader, 7 four to six ton rollers, 13 truck cranes, 1 portable screening plant, and sundry small equipment, such as compressors, pumps, welders, etc. T. R. Johnson. Sign Shop A net expenditure of $348,787.17 was incurred by the Departmental Sign Shop in producing a total of 79,068 signs. Some 76,400 signs were shipped prepaid to the Department of Highways district yards and to various other departments throughout the Province. The remaining signs were retained at the Sign Shop to give a total of 28,000 standard signs in stock. Report of Communications Engineer Because of the many technical changes made in Regions 1 and 3 over the last few years, it was necessary to spend most of 1975 "cleaning up" the radio system to eliminate a number of minor problems caused by rapid expansion. As a result, only one new repeater was added near Wells. A few were moved slightly to improve radio coverage, and many were modified to reduce their susceptiblity to lightning strikes. Until recently, nearly 50 per cent of our radio repeater failures were caused by lightning. Approximately 500 new mobile radios were purchased for additional and replacement purposes. Fifty stations were also purchased, primarily to replace much of our obsolete base station equipment. A new cable TV system was installed at Good Hope Lake Camp. Residents are now able to watch programs broadcast from the Watson Lake CBC TV transmitter, which receives its signal direct from the Anik communications satellite. Channel 8 from Vancouver was added to the cable TV system at Allison Pass Camp. The engineering and planning work for system changes in 1976 for Region 2 has been completed. Report of Superintendent of Ferries During the past year, ferry service was provided on 35 routes under the jurisdiction of the Department. This was accomplished by a fleet consisting of 21 major ferries, eight reaction ferries, four cable ferries, five subsidized ferries, and four miscellaneous ferries. There are also two tugs and six barges maintained for emergency service. TRAFFIC The fleet carried 6,545,701 passengers and 2,639,876 vehicles. REPORT OF ASSOCIATE DEPUTY MINISTER B 25 f\\ "-. 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V ^ c 11 > c C X < e a « i 1- < if « a S c < •a C D ™ E I cc « ffi 1 > 0 « 5 > c C IX > c 1 z ■a I « p. 1 c 0 6 cc C 1 c a. c 1 > c z •1 _S c c 4 ■Ai C 1- | •a c 0 e '1 c 4J I c c c ■0 c p i c E __ > CC c 2 _ | C U- P c > rt a. : a 4 a. £ X c 2 _ C 7 0 > c Cl i 0 5 C 0 c r £ a 3 C 4 ,_> 0 c a 1 a 7 ■i a O cc ■a c cr ■a p a fl « X 4 H T C ei "3 4 I- X cc c c 5 c h B 26 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 MAINTENANCE All ferries were inspected during the year and repairs carried out where necessary. Twelve major ferries were drydocked and overhauled. Relief ferries were provided for interim service. MAJOR CHANGES Prince Rupert District—A new vessel, MV Kwuna, was put into service between Alliford Bay on Morseby Island and Skidegate on Graham Island. REVENUE $ Comox-Powell River 637,465.02 Cortes Island 68,887.55 Denman Island 55,118.20 Gabriola Island 151,223.90 Hornby Island 20,791.20 Nimpkish 142,005.50 Quathiaski Cove 167,227.20 Queen Charlotte Islands 30,782.25 Texada Island 161,597.70 Thetis Island 26,879.60 Woodfibre 9,823.00 1,471,801.12 Details of ferry revenues and expenditures are contained in the report of the Comptroller of Expenditure. Legal Survey Section Expenditures were: $ Legal Survey Vote 229,372.00 Construction Project votes 146,162.35 375,534.35 During the year, 135 miles of highway rights-of-way were legally surveyed in addition to seven subdivision plans for yard-sites and gravel pits, three reposting plans, four site surveys, and two easement plans. Legal surveys carried out under project votes were: Project 2092—Nelson Arterial.* Project 2115—District Lot 7115 to Tete Jaune.* Project 2117—District Lot 2703 to District Lot 7115.* Project 2127—Horseshoe Bay to Taylor Way.* Project 2311—Halfway River to Galena Bay.* Project 2365—Kitsumkalum to Shames.* Project 2468—20th Avenue, Prince George.* Project 2486—Highway 9 to Wahleach Power Station.f Project 2575—Springfield Road, Kelowna. j Project 2562—Cedar Junction, Nanaimo.f Project 2597—Endako River crossing.! Project 2686—Hunter Creek to Floods.f Project 2693—Annis Road to Ford Road. Project 2733—100 Mile to Lac la Hache truck lanes.f Project 2808—Haslam Creek to Nanaimo River. * Continuing surveys now complete. t Continuing. T. R. Johnson Services Engineer REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER B 27 REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER Submitted herewith are the reports of the Director of Highway Design and Surveys, Senior Bridge Engineer, Director of Construction, Senior Paving Engineer, and the Senior Traffic Engineer. Despite the adverse weather conditions of autumn and winter, construction progress was quite favourable, but slow. On Trans-Canada Highway 1 the Upper Levels section in West Vancouver was fully completed to a four-lane highway as were sections between Popkum and Wahleach which are part of the construction program to extend the four lanes to Hope. Likewise, the four-lane construction program on Vancouver Island is progressing quite favourably. Bridge construction and paving were again quite extensive and in line with the ever-increasing traffic volumes now being carried by the highway system, which in turn is a design factor for future needs across the Province. The national inflation problem is very pronounced in British Columbia and certainly reflected in the high construction costs. J. A. Dennison Chief Highway Engineer J. A. Dennison. Installation of 600 feet of 48-inch pipe to correct a serious erosion problem. This completes the 1974 Saskatoon Creek crossing project. B 28 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAY DESIGN AND SURVEYS Highway design and surveys completed during the fiscal year are listed in the text of this report, totalling 276 miles of preliminary line, 213 miles of location line, and 188 miles of office design and estimates. This is a reduction of some 20 per cent over last year and is a reflection of the reduced production brought about by reduced working-hours and staff retrenchment over the period. Total staff employed as of March 31, 1976, was comparable to that of March 31, 1975: Conversion of survey and design procedures to metric units is progressing well and it is expected that several projects will be designed in metric units by next year. The environment study on Kitwanga-Meziadin Highway was completed and the results are now being evaluated. Measures to minimize environmental impact on wildlife in the area are being incorporated into the design. Another study was made on a proposed new route to Fort Simpson, and the Branch is now participating in a multidisciplinary study of proposed new transportation routes in the Chetwynd and Dawson Creek areas in connection with coal development. This study will integrate the work being done by B.C. Rail and the various coal developers to ensure that environmental aspects are taken fully into account beforehand. Some 100 miles of new route may be eventually involved. All work on this project will be in metric units of measurement. E. E. Readshaw. Report of the Metric Engineer The Metric Engineer was appointed in October 1974 to administer the complexities of metric conversion within the Department and to be the engineering representative of the Departmental Metric Conversion Committee. During 1975/76 the planning phase for metric conversion was well advanced. The initial steps were taken to implement metric conversion within each branch of the Department. Some delays are being encountered due to the slow evolution of National Standards in metric, as was anticipated. The nationally agreed-to date for converting all highway signs to metric is September 1977. The production of the needed 26,000 metric signs has been delayed due to a lack of adequate storage space. The production of metric signs will require top priority if we are to meet the September 1977 deadline. Plans are being made for Departmental metric training sessions during late 1976 and 1977. Metric surveys are scheduled to start in 1976 in each of the four Department of Highways regions. PRELIMINARY STUDY SECTION The following has been undertaken by this section of the Design and Surveys Branch between April 19, 1975, and March 31, 1976: Sufficient high-level photography was obtained to produce low-order mapping on the following: 93 Mile to Sheridan Lake, Hope-Princeton (Miles 20-28 and 54-71), Princeton to Keremeos, Elk River, Lardo River, Goat River, Cranbrook River to Teepee Creek, Teepee Creek to Highway 3. REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER B 29 Sufficient low-level photography was obtained to produce high-order mapping on the following: Cape Horn Bluffs, Cape Horn to Port Hammond, Cranbrook to Wycliffe (May 1, 1975, 500 feet), McKenzie Avenue, Columbia River, Houston West, Barnett to loco, Highway 15 (Cloverdale to United States Border), Kathlyn Lake to Smithers, Cassiar Junction to Watson Lake. Low-order mapping was obtained on the following: Karen Island (Prince Rupert), Salmo to Creston Summit East, Skagit Bluffs (Mile 20-28), Bear Pass, Nechako River Crossing, Vanderhoof. High-order mapping was obtained on the following: McKenzie Avenue, Braid Street to Colony Farm, Bennett Creek to West Pine. Route projections or layouts were made on aerial photographs for the following: McKenzie Avenue, Kitimat Industrial Road, Coquitlam railway crossings, Athalmer railway overpass, N.E. Coal routes, Harriet to Thetis Overhead (continuing), Sterling Bridge to Keremeos (sections), Cape Home to Port Hammond, Hope to Merritt (continuing), Courtenay to Second Crossing (continuing), Salmo Creston Summit East (continuing), Bear Pass, Cowichan Bay Road to Duncan (continuing), Braid Road to Colony Farm (continuing), Nechako Bridge (Prince George), Nechako Bridge (Vanderhoof), John Hart Highway (sections, continuing). The following photography was ordered for others: Quesnel area, Kamloops, Summerland to Penticton, Vernon, Merritt, Lower Vancouver Island, Campbell River to Courtenay, Terrace, Kelowna. The Avalanche Occurrence and Frequency Study through Boston Bar Creek continued with biweekly trips being made into the area between September 1975 and May 1976. This investigation is continuing with the aid of the B.C. Research Council, the Hydrology Division of the Department of the Environment, and the Atmospheric Environment Service of the Federal Government. URBAN DESIGN SECTION Region I Miles of Design This Year Vancouver Island Highways—Port Alberni (Redford Street) — Third Avenue to 17th Avenue 0.15 Lower Mainland— Port Moody (Highway 7A)—Moody Street to loco Overhead 0.97 Langley (Highway 1A)—200th Street to 202nd Street (being surveyed) 0.05 Burnaby (Kingsway)—Boundary to Patterson 0.20 Gibsons curb and gutter 0.42 Region II Merritt (Nicola Street) 0.30 Kelowna (Highway 97)—Harvey Avenue 0.20 Region III Nakusp (Highway 23) 0.23 Cranbrook (Cranbrook Avenue)—10th Street to CP Overhead ____ 1.07 Rossland (Columbia Avenue) 0.10 B 30 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Region IV Miles of Design This Year Prince Rupert (Highway 16)—Fairview Bay to Eighth Street 1.21 Smithers (Highway 16)—Toronto Street to Alberta Street 0.20 Fort St. John- Mackenzie Street) 0.40 Center Avenue j Total 5.50 Consultants Design Miles Project Urban Miles North Road to Cape Horn 1.00 Haney to Silverdale 0.25 Highway 7A to Dewdney Trunk Road 0.75 Scott Road 2.00 Highway 10, Ladner 0.50 Langdale to Park Road Westview to Lonsdale 1.50 Westsyde Road, Kamloops 1.50 McKenzie Avenue, Williams Lake 1.00 Highway 97, Prince George North 0.50 Prince George to Tabor Lake Totals 9.00 Rural Miles 4 3 14 Miles Survey Miles Scott Road 3 Prince Rupert to Port Simpson 12 Stanley Park Causeway. Cape Horn to Pitt River. Craigmont Miles Road to District Lot 2265. Preliminary Study Springhill Drive to Mission Flats. Rossland Avenue Interchange, Trail. Environmental Study Kitwanga to Nass River. Prince Rupert to Port Simpson. REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER SURVEY AND DESIGN SECTION B 31 Distance in Miles P-Line L-Line Design Trans-Canada Highway 1 1.56 1.50 0.21 1.00 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.40 1.10 0.10 0.30 1.00 2.00 1.00 0.38 0.23 1.00 0.45 3.73 0.10 0.60 0.60 0.40 1.10 7.59 0.14 1.18 Whalachin Bluffs (Ashcroft) Floods to Hope Extension Ferrabee Tunnel 3.00 0.50 0.19 Savona Hill (truck lanes) __ __ _ 3.42 Broadview to Salmon Arm _ 9.35 Picadilly to Salmon Arm __ Balmoral Slide (McKenzie Hill) Eagle River Bridge approaches at Kay Falls 0.21 9.87 11.59 25.58 Alaska Highway 2 | 5.71 25.64 1 31.35 Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3 0.19 3.97 10.46 0.88 3.71 3.50 1.63 0.63 0.30 0.50 1.30 0.83 9.30 6.23 Hope-Princeton Slide area relocation 3.75 0.29 0.30 0.50 0.98 Taghum Bridge approaches _ _ WyclifEe to Cranbrook, CPR Overhead and airport access _ 0.43 1.00 3.50 Totals 22.71 14.49 12.48 Alberni—Tofino Highway 4 1.51 Yellowhead Highway 5 South 1.35 0.88 1.85 Totals. 1.35 2.73 Vernon—Slocan Highway 6 11.55 1.90 0.40 0.50 0.50 0.32 4.00 Totals 13.45 1.40 4 12 Lougheed Highway 7 3.60 0.50 4.05 Totals 4.10 -__.._: 4.05 B 32 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 SURVEY AND DESIGN SECTION—Continued Distance in Mil es P-Line L-Line Design Highway 12 2.40 Jordan River-Port Renfrew Highway 14 Mile 11.3 to Mile 18.5.. 1.75 Yellowhead Highway 16 Prince Rupert to Fairview Bay. Backwater Creek, CNR tunnel _____ Kasiks to Backwater Creek _ 1.66 1.53 ________ 0.50 2.92 1.35 1.87 0.15 1.66 | 1.53 6.79 Vancouver Island Highway 19 Eve River to Tsitika River— 13.00 10.00 3.48 8.77 Port Hardy Airport to Port Hardy Ferry approach _ Lantzville to Craigs Crossing 1 ~ 1 Totals _____ I --- 1 35.25 Kitwanga-Meziadin Highway 37 30.50 26.62 Highways 97 and 97A 4.47 20.07 0.90 0.80 4.00 2.17 7.00 0.50 0.80 0.80 2.50 1.65 2.50 3.65 0.50 0.57 11.61 0.43 0.75 1.70 1.90 Salmon River to Parsnip River Trout Creek Hill Nechako River to Chief Lake Road 3ennet Creek to West Pine Bridge Highway 97A, Falkland to Schweb's Bridge Totals _ 30.24 13.77 25.26 Highway 99 Brohm Lake to Chckamus Canyon 4.50 1.60 2.90 1.60 2.25 1.60 1.30 7.40 4.50 3.85 Sunshine Coast Highway 101 Field Road to Mason Road _ _ 1 5.20 | 5.00 1.00 1.80 0.80 — 1 0.82 1.00 4.00 Sechelt-Norwest Bay Road Totals _ 8.00 [ 5.80 5.82 Miscellaneous Lower Mainland Roads 0.38 0.95 0.83 7.80 0.83 0.25 0.40 0.60 2.00 0.28 0.21 0.11 0.80 0.35 0.40 0.25 Boundary Road to Byrne (Marine Way) Steveston Highway, Lulu Island Community Builders intersection _ Totals 14.04 1.40 1.00 REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER SURVEY AND DESIGN SECTION—Continued B 33 Distance in Miles P-Line L-Line Design Miscellaneous Fairview-White Lake Road __._ Kaleden Junction Game Farm Apex Mountain Road Fairview to Okanagan River 1.30 5.57 2.16 0.57 0.75 3.50 1.44 1.50 0.70 0.80 1.00 0.13 0.75 1.00 0.20 4.50 3.18 2.50 6.55 2.60 8.84 1.40 8.00 4.50 0.90 1.50 7.87 0.78 1.83 4.30 0.30 1.20 1.50 5.77 2.91 0.10 0.40 0.50 1.10 0.30 0.32 2.60 1.91 _._..... 0.50 0.50 3.20 0.24 0.97 Moffat Bridge Underpass, West Quesnel 0.25 0.25 Humming Bird Creek, east side Mara Lake __ _ Salmon Arm to Broadview— _ 0.25 0.53 0.13 7.40 15th Street to Pottery Road (Vernon) 0.30 _ 0.50 Forest Grove to Canim Lake (Eagle Creek) 0.15 Tappin to Notch Hill Slide 3.50 St. Marys Lake Road _ 0.24 0.45 Rossland curb and gutter (Earl Street to St. Paul) 0.40 Nakusp-Hotsprings Road Kikomun to Newgate south of Fernie _ — Wateway Drive (Invermere) Carson Customs approach _ Fisherman's Wharf to Evergreen Road Wildhorse Creek diversion 1.01 1.50 0.55 0.31 2.80 0.12 1.00 Kearton Road outfall to Chaster Creek loco Overhead to Pinetree Road 0.25 0.30 0.45 Sumas Road frontage road 0.60 2.25 Beck Creek (Maki Road) 0.07 Mission Couplet Sunset Creek Bridge approaches _ Broadway Extension 1.00 0.25 0.50 73.71 30.02 28.52 E. E. Readshaw Director of Highway Design and Surveys B 34 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 W. A. Bowman. REPORT OF SENIOR BRIDGE ENGINEER A total of $30.9 million was expended on bridges and ferry terminals. The following reports of the Bridge Design Engineer, Bridge Construction Engineer, and the Dock Engineer give details of the activities of the Branch over the year. Bridge highlights of the year were the improvements to the North Viaduct of Lions Gate Bridge, completion of the many bridges on the four-lane Trans-Canada Highway through West Vancouver, and the opening to traffic of the $6.1 million bridge over the Skeena River at Terrace. The Dock Engineer's staff had a busy year with the new berths being built at Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen as well as new terminals at Kuper Island, Skidegate, and Alli- ford Bay. The two latter terminals were required for a new service provided between the two main Queen Charlotte Islands by the Department's new ferry Kwuna. Bridge Design The trend of design work being directed to structures in various parts of the Province continued. Design commenced on a group of structures on the new highway construction of the Terrace to Prince Rupert section of Yellowhead Highway 16. The superstructure of these bridges will be prestressed-concrete box- stringers. These stringers, at present in stock at Terrace, are part of the bulk order which was made to form a stock, in Region 4, of permanent superstructure material suitable for shortspan bridges replacing the older type of timber-trestle structure. The design of structures continued for Island Highway 19. The following tabulates details of the program: Name of Structure Preliminary Study Design in Progress Design Completed Tenders Called in 1975/76 Trans-Canada Highway Salmon Creek __ _ —_ X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X x X X X X X Whitehouse Creek — Westholme Overhead X Cowichan River _ B.C. Hydro Underpass (Sardis) _____ Seaton Avenue Pedestrian Underpass _ Yellowhead Highway Agate.— Basalt. _ REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER B 35 Name of Structure Preliminary Study Design in Progress Design Completed Tenders Called in 1975/76 Yellowhead Highway—Continued Igneous — Kwinitsa River _ __ .„„ Southern Trans-Provincial Grand Forks Underpass Olson Overhead __ Upper Nicolum Creek Erie _ Taghum __ _ __ ___ ___. Fairy Creek Lougheed Highway Pitt River Bridge Upstream structure Silverdale. ____ Kanaka _ _ _. _. Stave _ __ Mission Bypass West Mission Flyover Mission West Overhead __ Mission Flyover— Mission Underpass_ ___ Home Avenue _ Mission East Overhead _ Island Highway Salmon River ____ Adam River Eve River _ _ Lower Elk Creek. _ __ Upper Elk Creek _ Mohun Creek Keta Lake Underpass Rooney Lake Underpass _ Lukwa Creek— ...._ ___. Stowe — ___ Elk Creek Underpass _ Tsitika River—_ Upper Glenlion _ ____ Lower Quatse Englishman River Upper __ Knarston Creek culvert Region 1 Miscellaneous Brunette Road to Stormount Avenue CNR Overpass to Stormont Avenue Quinsam Bridge. Matsqui Slough Bridge ____ Lockwood _ _ _ Pipeline _ Mamquam __ __ _ _ Brandywine Bonsall Creek No. 1__._ Bonsall Creek No. 2 ___.. Tomberry Road __ ___ Sharpe Street Pedestrian Overpass Region 2 Miscellaneous Lytton Bridge approaches (south) Lillooet Bridge _ Swift Creek Bridge (Valemount) Halston Overhead—. _ Halston Overpass ____ Cherry ville Bridge.__ ___ Savona Overhead east Ellison Overhead widening Ellis Creek Skaha Lake _ Fairview Road Ten Mile Bridge (Quichon) —_ X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X (-) i Approach fills and substructure contracts. 2 Included in highway contract. B 36 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Name of Structure Preliminary Study Design in Progress Design Completed Tenders Called in 1975/76 Region 3 Miscellaneous Wasa _ Westbridge Meadows Siding Overhead Beaver Creek _ _ _ Region 4 Miscellaneous Halfway to Hudson Hope _ McLarry __— _ _ Antler Creek (Barkerville) Bell Irving Number 1 Deck Surprise Creek _ PGE Underpass, Quesnel ..... Cottonwood River (Cassiar).___ Fori Nelson River ___ — North deck, CNR Bridge, Prince George . Necoslie Kiskatinaw River Bridge _ __ Hanna Creek .__ Tintina Creek _ X X X X X X X X X Dock Design, Construction, and Maintenance Design DESIGN The following design works have been completed or are in progress: A. British Columbia Ferries T.F. 183—Tsawwassen ferry terminal—New fifth berth and breakwaters to protect north basin. Design completed. T.F. 184—Swartz Bay ferry terminal—Additions to foot-passenger walkways, including preboarding waiting-room. Design completed. T.F. 185—Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal—Provision of a new passenger and administration building, a new coffee shop and waiting-room building, new foot- passenger walkways, and facilities for foot-passenger loading onto the promenade deck of the ferry. Also planned is the provision of underground and grade-level parking for employees and ferry patrons. Design in progress. T.F. 186—Departure Bay ferry terminal—New third berth to accommodate new ferries to be introduced onto this route. Also the provision of a new waiting- room and coffee shop building, and the provision of foot-passenger walkways and facilities for foot-passenger loading onto the promenade deck of the ferry. Design in progress. T.F. 188—Tsawwassen ferry terminal—Rebuilding of Berth 1, including repairs to ramp, wingwalls, and dolphins. Design completed. General—Several further reports and proposals were completed with respect to modifications required at the four major B.C. Ferries terminals to accommodate three new ferries scheduled for completion in the summer of 1976. B. Department of Highways Bridge Project 1026—Francois Lake ferry— Contract 3: Electrical works in conjunction with the new terminals. Design completed. Contract 4: Sewage collection and treatment system to service the new waiting-rooms, ferry, ferry office, and Government residences. Design completed. REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER B 37 T.F. 189—Little River and Westview ferry terminals—Revisions to these terminals to accommodate the Sechelt Queen scheduled to be used on this route commencing summer 1976. Design completed. Contract 1: Westview—Wingwall revisions and additions of a new turning dolphin. Contract 2: Little River—Wingwall revisions, dredging of berth area, and enlarging the holding compound. Bridge Project 1033—Campbell River and Quathiaski Cove ferry terminals— Repairs and additions to wingwalls and dolphins at both terminals. Design completed. CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED A. B.C. Ferries T.F. 176—Tsawwassen ferry terminal— Contract 2: Berths 3 and 4—Two new berths constructed north of the existing north breakwater. These are the first of three new berths required to handle the increased number of ferries scheduled to be based at this terminal in 1976. Contract 3: Electrical—Works in conjunction with the new berths and enlarged holding compound. Contract 4: Outside services—Including water supply, sewer, and saltwater fire-protection system. Contract 5: Paving—Construction of a small portion of the area not completed pending area being used by other contractors, otherwise completed. Contract 6: Electrical building—For new substation and emergency generator. The attached photo shows an aerial view of the completed works. B 38 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 T.F. 177—Village Bay ferry terminal— Contract 1: Holding compound—Provision of a 90-car holding compound complete with fencing, toll booth, etc. Contract 2: Electrical—Revisions in conjunction with other contracts. Contract 3: Buildings—Construction of new toll booth, foot-passenger walkway, and waiting area adjacent to the berth. B. Department of Highways Ferries T.F. 182—Kuper Island ferry terminal—New berth with automobile ramp. The following photo shows the completed works. Bridges Project 935—Moresby Island ferry terminal—Contract 2: Marine structures—Two new terminals to accommodate the proposed Skidegate to Alliford Bay crossing. IN PROGRESS A. B.C. Ferries T.F. 184—Swartz Bay ferry terminal—Construction of fifth ferry berth between existing Berths 1 and 2. B. Department of Highways Ferries Bridge Project 1026—Francois Lake ferry—Construction of two ferry- landings to accommodate the new ferry at present under construction. The following photo shows work in progress during the winter at the Southbank landing. REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER B 39 MAINTENANCE In addition to the above operations, 4 major maintenance projects as well as normal maintenance at all British Columbia Ferries Division terminals and at those Department of Highways ferry terminals under this jurisdiction were carried out. Bridge Construction In the 1975/76 fiscal year, 22 vehicular bridges were completed or opened to traffic with minor work yet to be done. In addition, five bridges were improved by widening their roadways or by redecking, one bridge demolition contract was completed, construction was completed on one railway underpass and the extension of another, and one pedestrian overcrossing was completed. On March 31, 1976, five bridges were under construction and work had not commenced on another which was under contract. Particulars are given in the accompanying listing. Construction activity was relatively brisk during the first half of the year, resulting in the completion of many contracts, the continuation of work on a few in the milder winter areas, and postponement of work on others until the spring of 1976. Of the appropriations for bridge construction, 23 per cent was spent on Lions Gate, Kitwanga, and Terrace South Bridges. In a period of 12 weeks this year, those persons who commute regularly across Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver saw the almost daily progress of deck transformation on the north viaduct from a 29-foot deteriorating roadway to a smooth 35-foot width. Full-width deck sections fabricated in Vancouver and barged to the site were temporarily aligned on the ground for the application of an epoxy asphalt wearing surface and made ready for lifting into position. On a scheduled night the bridge was closed to traffic, a section of the old deck and floor system removed, a new section placed, and the bridge reopened in time for the early morning rush. Great credit is due to the consultant for the imaginative design and to the fabricator for the execution of the work. -a 'I c 3 J-l 00 sa 2m cd rt ° » >. c cd o •o "i a c o o ■- «_ •o c o cd c a cl) y. .•2 c o. s "S B £ co cd & 9 > O ^H CU O PD S 13 cd o ID J3 > c <) _. rr, cd 00 C UJ S* M o 0 .G rt ■D T3 00 T3 CQ o E 3 c cd Z ■o c */"i 5) f- ON 00 c 11 2 3 *U V. O Q- M oo < H ■* OJ _> (D T3 cd C 42 p^ .t_ a 42 ■*■ 00 OJ . o a g o « ?T3 pq eo ."2 L. a> *n > rn s cd 00 £ c o 'C r- m a\\ .c >> 3 cd o s Vl ■D o , >> & cd 3 rt « o 00 00 ."2 !2 *n *C « CO 42 43 3 3 0 O cfl 60 cd C-. a 0. 43 o op tw 2 o Ui o c c a '3 a, g c o _g a o D Cfl Vr tfi O tn rt 1 £__] "E. £ E E 0 0 rt p+h +-• 0 ■3 a O B 44 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Kitwanga Bridge, which spans the Skeena River near Kitwanga and is located on the road system connecting Highway 16 to Stewart-Cassiar Highway, was officially opened to traffic on November 22, 1975. Terrace South Bridge was officially opened to traffic on October 25, culminating three years of construction which were fraught with problems and difficulties. Though open to traffic for some time, work on an electrical contract still continues on Knight St. Bridge with a completion anticipated in mid-1976. Bridge construction on the Upper Levels section of Trans-Canada Highway 1 came to an end in November with the opening of the twin overpasses over Taylor Way. In all, 17 structures were built since the start of the reconstruction of that section of the highway with a total outlay of approximately $8 million. Bridge construction was generaly slow, being hampered by various construction delays, material shortages, and labour strife. Two bridges were completed this year on Island Highway 19 in Nimpkisk Valley, bringing the total to 10 and completing the requirements for the newly constructed sections of highway in that area. Just prior to the end of the fiscal year, erection of steelwork was completed on Nanaimo River and Haslam Creek Bridges. Initial work on these two bridges, which are associated with four-laning of Trans-Canada Highway 1 on Vancouver Island, commenced in April. With the arrival of fall rains the good progress that had prevailed came to an end on the construction of approach fills to the new Pitt River Bridge on Lougheed Highway and little progress was made for the remainder of the fiscal year. Late in March the contract was awarded for the construction of the substructure of the new bridge. The contract calls for completion of this phase of construction by May 1, 1977. During the year, some 4,500 tons of steel were fabricated and (or) erected for 15 bridge structures. Steel plate and rolled section prices, which escalated throughout the previous period, decreased and stabilized. Lions' Gate North Viaduct modifications required 2,250 tons of steel and was the largest steel project. Forty-seven miles of butt and fillet welds were required to joint the many steel portions together. Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd., who for years have been involved in many of the larger steel bridges in the Province, announced mid-1975 that they would cease fabrication work in British Columbia early in 1976 and did so upon completion of the 450-ton Halfway River Bridge. The inspection of the plant manufacture of precast, prestressed-concrete bridge units continued throughout the year. Total production included 729 box- girders or 24,063 lineal feet; 61 I-beams or 5,055 lineal feet; eight channels or 209 lineal feet. Included are 640 box-girders stored in Terrace and Prince George for use in bridge construction as required. Eighteen bridge decks totalling 63,350 square feet were resurfaced and two bridge decks totalling 5,410 square feet partially resurfaced by application of a thin concrete overlay. Ten bridge decks were restored by patching and joint restoration was completed on five others. Once again it is gratifying to report that the accident level on bridge construction was remarkably low. As in the previous year and contrary to the norm, no summer help in the form of civil engineering students or graduate technicians were hired. As usual the field staff is augmented by consultant staff who are generally only responsible for construction inspection of consultant designed structures. About 40 per cent of the projects were consultant inspected. REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER B 45 "a "a o s o O ft a o u 2 « .c >, TJ U « CD w rt O 'B. >■> .S pu ra o 1) ri ■a 0 % ■a o as •=__ o -_. OJ cu -a tJ c ■o 4 —j V _£) C •H 3. A 00 0 ri ri « £ Oil ^ g J3 _o 41 u £ Is 'a '5. 3 +J « o u c &s rt p •O B ■fl a & ri if (90 fi u CI. .9 .1 a> c ri rt Xi 'rt « l-x 0 OJ p. eo c i a> ■■N h « o * a ■cj. C i fl -C * £' •5 £ c •3 d'S S 6 3 +3 « O bo S .5 u po O p» 3 C S cs l, 3 u a p, g ifipjEo s5y I pS ^ ra 3 p. w ^^ Ih _ 3 ri . O ^ W. S c *v * £ ^ >o ra o> o — o « y Ml- ** 1!J w C . a j'3 y o -C h ' «? .fl O - J 81 0) OJ TJ rfl II ft c ! 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M O.CI a s 11 a "" a: 1 *! >. o ' ; a'S a 2 2 .8-§S!?2 i rn CO _£ *"* •? K 5 S CO I u J, z-S | fcrj _2 °« PQ ^ < 03 e •>__ B 48 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION Capital construction projects progressed slowly during the 1975/76 fiscal period mainly due to an extremely wet autumn and winter. Work was performed on 24 projects which represented almost 150 miles of highway under construction. The total value of these 24 projects was in excess of $100 million, with an expenditure of $36,495,055 during the fiscal period. Eight of the 24 projects were completed and opened to traffic during the year. The completed projects accounted for 55 miles of the 150 miles under construction. Early in the year the last section of Northern Trans- Provincial Highway 16 between McBride and Tete Jaune was completed. This was the final contract of Highway 16 reconstruction from Prince George to the Alberta border. The Upper Levels Highway through West Vancouver was fully completed and opened to four-lane traffic. Some landscaping work is continuing through 1976. Farther east on the Trans-Canada Highway, work was completed on the four- lane section from the intersection of Highway 9 at Popkum to Wahleach. Work is progressing favourably on a difficult rock section near Floods, with completion of this four-lane development expected in 1977. A large amount of work was completed during the fiscal year on the Island Highway. A four-lane project south of Nanaimo was completed and paved. Work has recently commenced on a further four-lane development south of Parksville. Tenders will be called shortly on a four-lane section between Duncan and Chemainus. Tenders are expected to be called later in 1976 on the four-lane section between Victoria and the Thetis Overhead, six miles north. N. R. Zapf. Project 2583—Sealing a rock cut on Island Highway 19 Extension north of Sayward. REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER B 49 Project 2582^effiol;?n of &n ^^^^^7^ 1116 grade °f "- HKay^KS-^ayward t0 safeguard B 50 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Hunter Creek Bluff quarry-site and widening to facilitate four-laning of Trans-Canada Highway 1 to Hope. z %> REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER B 51 Extreme care has been taken in protecting the environment on two difficult construction projects northwest of Sayward on the Island Highway. A close liaison has been maintained between the Department and several Federal and Provincial Fish and Wildlife officials as well as the general public. Two more contracts should be called shortly to complete the Island Highway link from Sayward to Port McNeill. These and other individual projects are summarized following: Quantities in grading contracts were as follows: Clearing and grubbing acs. 1,113 Grading excavation— Solid rock cu. yds. 1,957,993 Other materials cu. yds. 5,063,698 Granular material— S.G.S.B. or 3-inch minus tons 861,351 Crushed (% to 3 inch) tons 605,050 Total tons 1,466,401 Foundation excavation— Solid rock cu. yds. 1,849 Other materials cu. yds. 37,789 Total cu. yds. 39,638 Culvert pipe (all types) 10 to 30-inch diameter lin. ft. 36,990 36-inch diameter and over lin. ft. 7,132 Large culverts and cattle passes (structural steel plate) lin. ft. 1,340 Concrete-in-place (retaining-walls, drainage structures, etc.) cu. yds. 1,095 Riprap (loose and hand laid) cu. yds. 142,605 Fencing rods 1,844 Gates each 20 Steel bin retaining-wall (frontal area) sq. ft. 6,520 _ B 52 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 £ i? z - u — it *j o >■, £ §1 c I' ° rt ■— >> oo ft 2< £ rt O o £« oi ■p- 5 E _. -° '-S & 8 * ■ cn .22 i Op £ CO ° U ?. .. u ■>. ? 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E -°- c- o rai. u u b"c_ D£ 6o O o ■3 S O <3 St ■ss REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER B 53 ffl ri tf •-< W ffl £ tf ft * fl ra p o *-* u o tf 00 00 TJ V. .g « _g ft o U X tf 4> B .2 £ n a £ ri ,D 5 -H o fl I a ri co tfl T) fl 4> o!> 00 o M « -a -1 o _, fl .22 U oil o o £ tf3 .2,o 0fl & ^ 00 cfl .5 rt T3 £ fl >> £ E? ■fl 8» 00 > tf C o TJ TJ oj 3 fttf O c« X U u O B si u 4 H -s -_: B O.U O : 3 o £ 5 1 _2 ~ a ■> a b o »S?SiS p p_ % > B.S fl , U U ! s o ts. -«5. fe -H x O tf QJ a ■ Iks 8ee . C O CU > 53 s H - u ___• _c j -o -g ^ i_? ffl *o **■ rr oj c pa -a _2 - £ 65 a> tf I! o ri u tf O ^ O cfl 3*3 %M h c -S o 8 "8 rt o 2 c ■ u m t, B SW 3 cn U C^ SI _.u ffl _> >. o _ c- cj -B Cd H B B ■_ -_) U (3 U I * S ,. P"^ U ^H .- QJ oo . t: h 60'O S O 0. £ I e "3 2 I § sl ■' 2 ti 1 8 £ B-. u u -2 2 5 ca ^5 wi - B. E ii u "O B,"o u IS B. o z ;»-_(-. ! B __ p J= T3 42 i _ E CO 1 B B B c 9so] S O B. jS'c.2 1 u b -2 . >>■ S o . ■= S u QJ U E'p e y, Z o o Z u O M * .a _o £ T3 52 0 fi £ ri 5 u ra U u T o So £^ u-i o -M *- 0 ^D B £ E ^ P_0 U B •a £ "° a b s U ™ SS to E ri tf o B 54 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Day-labour Projects Project No. Highway Section Comments 2015 2575 2652 2624 2693 2733 Hope-Princeton passing lanes __. Springfield Road, Kelowna Seabrid Indian Reserve frontage Road Mission roadworks Annis Road to Ford Road (1.13 miles) Improvements on the Hope-Princetnn Highway are continuing. Work has been completed on this reconstruction. Project completed and paved in 1976. Improvements are continuing on this section in Mission. Completion is expected in 1976. This frontage road adjacent to Trans-Canada Highway near Chilliwack was completed and paved. Construction and paving of this section of Cariboo Highway 97 was completed and paved. Improvements to the existing access road for B.C. Hydro to the proposed dam on the Pend-d'Oreille River are complete. Reconstruction should commence in the near future. Reconstruction to four-lanes of this section of Island Highway south of Nanaimo is progressing favourably. Work should be completed during 1976. Reconstruction is nearing completion on this section of John Hart Highway. Construction and paving have been completed on this curb and gutter project at Kamloops. 2781 2808 2821 2845 2846 Seven Mile Dam access Haslam Creek to Nanaimo River (1.28 miles) John Hart Highway 97, Chief LakeRoad, Parsnip River North approach to Overlanders Bridge, Kamloops through the town of Hope. Design and Survey Projects L-1098 | Victoria, Thetis Overhead _ L-3053 I Seven Mile Dam access _ Survey and design on this four-lane development of the Island Highway immediately north of Victoria is nearing completion. It is expected that construction will commence in the fall of 1976. Surveys and design of the major access to the Pend- d'Oreille River Dam are continuing and being forwarded to B.C. Hydro as they are completed. N. R. Zapf Director of Construction Intersection of Spirit River Highway 49 and Rolla Road 3. Construction was done by the Dawson Creek Highway District and surfacing was done by the Paving Branch. Highway 49 originates at Dawson Creek and extends eastward across northern Canada. Note the newly constructed island. REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER B 55 REPORT OF SENIOR PAVING ENGINEER The 1975/76 paving season reflected the easing of the petroleum supply situation in that there were no shortages of asphaltic materials. The cost of the various asphaltic products continued to rise. As well as continuing to assess the innovations in the contractors' production equipment, the Paving Branch cooperated in the past year with the Systems Engineer in the development of the "British Columbia Pavement Smoothness Gauge." The B.C.P.S.G. is an inexpensive instrument, designed by and assembled by Department personnel, which is easily used by the Paving Branch Inspector to assess the smoothness of newly laid pavements in comparison to accepted standards. The use of "Drum Mixers" in the Province increased. Three contracts were let with the intent of using "Drum Mixers." The asphaltic concrete produced by this process was found equal if not improved over conventional plants. Further testing is being carried out. During the year, 279 miles of roadway were paved under contract. Of this total, approximately 190 miles had been contracted for in the previous year. In 1975, contracts were called for the paving of 240 miles of roadway, of which approximately 90 miles were completed. In addition to the paving by contract, Paving Branch crews completed the roadmixing of 72 miles of roadway, surface-treated 90 miles, shoulder-treated 200 miles, and paved 19 miles of roadway using plantmixed asphalt concrete produced under contract. D. F. Martin. Materials and Quantities on Contracts, April 1,1975, to March 31, 1976 Common excavation cu. yds. 45,200 Trench cu. yds. 5,000 Select granular base tons 50,000 Crushed granular base tons 54,000 Sealcoat aggregate in stockpile tons 20,500 Crushed granular surfacing tons 257,800 Crushed shoulder aggregate tons 213,500 Crushed aggregate in stockpile tons 40,000 Asphalt concrete pavement tons 893,500 Asphalt curb lin. ft. 72,500 Asphalt mix f.o.b. plant tons 42,800 Asphalt mix in stockpile tons 7,000 Portland cement concrete curb and gutter lin. ft. 17,000 Portland cement concrete guardrail lin. ft. 23,000 Bituminous materials used on contracts— Asphalt cement tons 32,124 Cutback asphalts gals. 2,507,935 Emulsions gals. 18,036 B 56 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Materials used by Paving Branch crews— Aggregates— Crushed granular surfacing tons 98,300 Sealcoat aggregates tons 15,000 Bituminous materials— Cutback asphalts gals. 1,861,154 Emulsified asphalts gals. 1,488,174 Paving Contracts Project No. Highway and Section Total Length (Miles) Miles Completed, Present Fiscal Year Remarks S-0174 S-0674 S-0974 S-0375 S-0475 S-0675 S-0775 S-0975 S-2274 S-2374 S-2075 S-2175 S-2375 S-2475 S-2575 S-2675 S^t573 S-4174 S-4274 S-4374 S-4474 S^t275 S-4375 S-4475 S-7272 S-6273 S-6274 S-6374 S-6075 S-6175 S-6275 S-6375 Highway 101—Port Mellon to Sechelt, Roberts Creek Road and Redroofs Road Miscellaneous roads in Nanaimo area Highway 1—Horseshoe Bay to Cypress Creek Section _ — - Highway 19—Fisherman's Wharf to Evergreen Road, curb and gutter Texada Island roads _ Highway 1 and miscellaneous roads in Chilliwack and Agassiz area Highway 1—Cypress Creek to Taylor Way Scott Road, 80th Avenue to 96th Avenue, curb and gutter Parksville area roads Southern Trans-Provincial Highway, miscellaneous sections between Hope and Princeton __.. Highway 97, Lac la Hache to Provincial park camp-site ____ .___. Highway 1, Hope to Hell's Gate sections Highway 5, Miledge Creek to Clemina Overhead _____ Highway 97, Schweb's Bridge to Pinaus Lake Road Highway 97, north of 100 Mile House to south of Lac la Hache __ —_ Kelowna area roads Tranquille Highway, 13th Street to west of Crestline Street — Trans-Canada Highway—Glacier National Park to Donald ____ _ _ Highway 6—Nelson to Ymir section Columbia Avenue in Castlegar (Highway 3a) Trans-Canada Highway—Golden to Yoho National Park and Highway 95 Interchange Miscellaneous roads, Castlegar Highways 3 and 95, Cranbrook to Hiawatha, Yahk to Kingsgate sections — Highway 6—South Slocan to Slocan City Bituminous mix f.o.b. plant, and medium cover aggregate in stockpile, Kaslo to Lardeau City of Prince Rupert—McBride Street curb and gutter Fort St. John District—Road 103 and Spirit River Road _. Miscellaneous roads, Prince George area Chetwynd to Hudson Hope ___ Highway 16—Terrace Bridge approaches and Keith Avenue curb and gutter ___ Highway 97—Parsnip River to Honeymoon Creek section _ Terrace area roads Cariboo Highway—Mountain House Road to Marguerite section _ ____ Medium cover aggregate and crushed granular surfacing in stockpile, Highway 97 Completed 1975- Called in 1975 Carried over to 1976 _ 32.00 8.90 3.12 1.01 19.25 13.05 5.25 1.99 26.60 23.60 10.23 13.56 25.2 16.7 13.02 3.00 2.70 18.78 17.50 1.30 17.00 22.10 22.00 29.00 0.30 19.00 18.75 43.10 14.20 6.00 25.90 29.50 4.50 2.32 19.25 5.25 23.60 10.23 13.56 3.10 3.00 2.70 10.78 9.50 1.30 7.30 22.10 22.00 0.30 7.00 18.75 43.10 1.47 | 1.00 13.70 6.00 Continuing. Completed. Completed. Continuing. Completed. Continuing. Continuing. Continuing. Continuing. Completed. Completed. Completed. Continuing. Continuing. Continuing. Completed. Completed. Completed. Completed. Completed. Continuing. Completed. Completed. Continuing. 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Completed. 279.84 240.00 | 140.50 j REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER Pulvimix by Crews of the Paving Engineer B 57 Project No. Highway Section Miles Completed PP-2-75 PP-3-75 Ootishenia Roads _ 4.83 7.43 PP-4-75 5.30 PG-1-75 5.70 PG-2-75 PG-3-75 White Lake Road 6.30 4.80 PG-4-75 PG-5-75 PG-9-75 Westsyde Road _ Clearwater roads 4.30 8.00 4.50 PG-10-75 6.25 PG-11-75 10.25 PG-12-75 5.25 72.91 Seal Coat by Crews of the Paving Engineer Project No. SO-1-75 SO-2-75 SO-3-75 SO-4-75 SO-5-75 SO-6-75 SO-7-75 SO-9-75 SO-11-75 SO-12-75 SP-1-75 SP-2-75 SP-3-75 SP-8-75 SP-12-75 SP-13-75 Highway Section Surface Treatment Shoulder Treatment Highway 1—Chase to Sorrento _.— Highway 1—Kamloops to Campbell Creek Highway 1—Jackass Mountain to Nicoamen Creek Highway 1—Spences Bridge to Oregon Jack Highway 1—Cache Creek to Ashcroft Manor Highway 97—Mile 54 to 100 Mile Highway 97—Mile 54 to 100 Mile ___ Highway 97—Arras to Dawson Creek _ Highway 2—Dawson Creek to Alberta Border Dawson Creek roads _ Highway 1—Kamloops to Cache Creek sections Highway 97—Oliver to U.S. border ___ Highway 3—Rock Creek eastward Highway 3—Rock Creek westward Highway 16—Slim Creek westward Highway 5—Clearwater Highway 5—Blue River sections Totals 2.2 17.1 10.7 25.3 7.6 8.1 3.0 7.5 3.1 23.6 14.1 6.0 25.0 11.4 12.3 33.5 63.3 199.8 D. F. Martin Senior Paving Engineer B 58 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 J.H.Harding REPORT OF SENIOR TRAFFIC ENGINEER During the past year, activity again increased in the Province and the number of vehicles using British Columbia highways was significantly higher than in the previous year. The Traffic Branch continued to co-operate with individuals and organizations in the associated fields of traffic safety, traffic planning, standardization of traffic control devices, and traffic operations. The Senior Traffic Engineer again represented the Department on the British Columbia Safety Council, the St. John Ambulance Highway First Aid Committee, the Roads and Transportation Association Council on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada, and the Roads and Transportation Association Committee on Traffic Operations. Short-duration annual traffic counts were taken with automatic equipment at over 700 locations throughout the Province. Traffic volumes are recorded continuously throughout the year at 22 additional locations, and eight of these recorders count traffic separately for each direction of travel. A further 125 automatic counts were taken for special purposes such as railway crossing, intersection, and planning studies. Punched-tape traffic counters are used as much as possible so that calculation of traffic count information can be done with data processing equipment. A translator machine located in the Traffic Branch office is used to transfer information from punched tapes to computer cards. In the summer of 1972 the Branch began to install electronic loop detection systems at regular short-duration traffic count stations on high-speed/high volume highways. The new detectors, replacing the rubber road tubes previously used, allow employees to set up counters on the shoulder without having to venture onto the travelled lanes. Over 570 "loops" have already been installed at almost 170 count stations throughout the Province. The program will be continued this summer. Summer daily traffic volumes for 1975 showed approximately 52,000 vehicles on First Narrows Bridge, 78,000 vehicles on Second Narrows Bridge, 59,000 vehicles on Port Mann Bridge, 60,000 vehicles on Pattullo Bridge, 46,000 vehicles on Knight Street Bridge, 74,000 vehicles on Oak Street Bridge, and 57,000 vehicles in the George Massey Tunnel. Data from the permanent count stations showed increases in 1975 over 1974 of approximately 2 per cent in the southern Interior, 5 per cent on Vancouver Island, 1 per cent in the Fraser Valley, and a decrease of 2 per cent in the northern Interior. Many intersection problems were investigated during the year. This work included the taking of counts of manual vehicle turning movements and the preparation of designs for the improvement of approximately 40 intersections. These improvements including widening, channelization, signing, and signal revisions to give greater capacity, eliminate hazards, and generally improve the flow of traffic. Numerous highway design plans were reviewed to ensure that intersections and interchanges would function well under actual traffic conditions. Traffic signals were designed and installed at 44 intersections throughout the Province. Flashing beacons were installed at 10 intersections. Approximately 800 street-lighting luminaires were installed at intersections, highway interchanges, and REPORT OF CHIEF HIGHWAY ENGINEER B 59 ferry-landings. A new primary service was designed and installed at Swartz Bay and several other ferry terminals had changes made to upgrade their electrical systems. Three electrical technicians were fully employed with the preparation and maintenance of signal equipment and traffic counters in the Victoria electrical shop and with installation and maintenance of electrical traffic information and control installations throughout the Province. The major design of the Electrical Section this year was relighting of Massey Tunnel. The lighting design utilizes low-pressure sodium lamps. This lamp is the most efficient light source commercially available today. The design incorporated four daytime brightness levels and a night-time level. All daytime lighting levels are automatically controlled by the outside light; the brighter the day, the brighter the tunnel. Installation of the new lighting system was carried out by the Regional Electrical Foreman's crews during the night hours of 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. In the tunnel proper the electricians replaced 1,300 fluorescent luminaires with 720 low-pressure sodium luminaires. This raised the lighting level of the tunnel entrance from 50 to 230 foot-candles on maximum brightness and the main part of the tunnel from 1 foot-candle to 25 during the day. At night the tunnel is lowered to 6 foot-candles. This increased lighting level will require less power to operate than the previous system. New lighting system in the Massey Tunnel with 720 low-pressure sodium luminaires. B 60 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 The new lights have already resulted in an increase peak traffic flow south bound of 5 per cent and a reduction in travel time. It is also expected to decrease the accidents in the tunnel. The photo shows the entrance lighting and this is the first time the full tunnel could be seen by the motorist. The lights are now mounted on the sides of the tunnel and give the motorist a visual guidance through the tunnel. Six railway grade-crossings were signalized in co-operation with the Federal Railways Transport Committee and the railways under the committee's jurisdiction. A number of speed limits were reviewed due to changing traffic conditions and, in consultation with the police authorities, changes were made where they appeared to be warranted. In some cases actual travel speeds were checked by means of radar speed meter. Fatal accidents occurring on British Columbia roads and highways during the year were again reviewed in detail and significant characteristics tabulated. Seven electronic changeable message signs were installed in the Province to provide motorists with up-to-the-minute route information. The signs were installed at Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kamloops, Princeton, Spences Bridge, Haig, and Laidlaw. These signs cover the Yellowhead, Hope- Princeton, and Fraser Canyon portions of the highway system. The signs are controlled by a micro-processor or mini computer and are activiated from the Radio Room of the Department in Kamloops. Since this office is open continuously, the signs can be monitored for problems as well as have messages changed. Problems within the sign system can be determined over the telephone, which allows a certain amount of troubleshooting from Victoria where spare parts are stocked. The system, believed to be the first of its kind in Canada, enables road maintenance staff to communicate to the public road conditions, road closures, and possible detour routes. J. H. Harding Senior Traffic Engineer REPORT OF CHIEF PLANNING ENGINEER B 61 REPORT OF CHIEF PLANNING ENGINEER Submitted, herewith, are reports from the Senior Planning Engineer and the Senior Geotechnical and Materials Engineer. The significant increase in subdivision activity in the unorganized territory placed the staff under heavy pressure. Several large-scale geotechnical investigations were initiated by the subdivision activity in order to define areas where land development could be safely accommodated. Major assistance was given to urban areas regarding the planning of transportation networks that will adequately serve future growth. E. B. Wilkins. A section of newly constructed farm and community pasture access (Braden Road 50). Note the rolling land with cultivated fields to the right and cleared land to the left. B 62 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 REPORT OF SENIOR PLANNING ENGINEER TRANSPORTATION SECTION The Transportation Section continued to expand its role in undertaking transportation network studies and work is continuing in 43 communities. These studies were undertaken to identify present and future major streets required to provide access both to developable lands and to serve changing intensities of land development in areas already urbanized. Of these studies, 18 were initiated in the current year while 25 were continued from previous years. The work involved the presentation of planning philosophy and processes to local government officials followed by the preparation of preliminary network proposals which were subsequently modified by local input. These plan proposals form the bases for Official Commu- M.c.Eiston. njty planS and Regjonai District Plan By-laws and assist in making land use planning decisions. The professional staff was active in functional planning in six transportation corridors which at present accommodate very large quantities of vehicles carrying both people and goods. The objective was to preserve continuity in the trunk road system, balance capacity with other associated major roads and transit services, and prepare proposals for phased construction consistent with expected future traffic demands. This procedure is to ensure that these corridors would efficiently accommodate both public transit and highway traffic in the same rights-of-way and thus maximize public investment and minimize disruption to the affected areas. The practice of tracing traffic by means of licence-plate surveys was also expanded and 17 such studies were conducted. The procedure used involved the recording of all licence numbers at strategic points on the road system and subsequent identification of through-traffic by computer matching of licence numbers between appropriate observation points. Of the 17 studies, 12 were concerned with vehicles travelling into and through urban areas while five were undertaken to evaluate the usage of major highways during peak commuter travel. The data were typically recorded by two to four hours at each site. The screenline counting program initiated in the Lower Mainland in 1972 and in Victoria in 1974 was extended to 13 other communities in 1975 and repeated in the Greater Vancouver and Greater Victoria areas. The study comprised the manual recording of vehicles and persons crossing physical, jurisdictional, and land use boundaries. Such records provide a direct evaluation of commuter travel and trends in both the numbers of vehicles and vehicle occupancy. A computer program has now been developed to summarize the data and compute peak statistics. Over 5,000 hours of these data were recorded. The roadside interview program was continued and used to assess the recreational travel patterns, including origins, destinations, and home bases of the road- users. Six such studies were conducted, including a survey of traffic associated with a new National park. In addition to interviews on the trunk highways, truck traffic was interviewed at four weigh-scales and information on truck axle weights, commodities carried, origins, and destinations were recorded. The type of licensing was also noted. The interview information provided a direct assessment of travel on the trunk highways, and trends in such information form a significant measure of future demands for inter-regional road facilities. REPORT OF CHIEF PLANNING ENGINEER B 63 Intersection counts were recorded in 11 communities to evaluate turning movements and assess the effects on street capacity. Such counts were generally conducted during peak conditions and included the types of vehicles observed. Vehicles were classified by weight, type, and axle configuration at seven locations. Such information is an important part of the assessment of road capacity which is adversely affected by the proportion of heavy or slow-moving vehicles on steep grades where passing opportunities are restricted. The policy of assessing the quantity and type of vehicle traffic generated by or attracted to a wide variety of land uses was continued with major emphasis on shopping centres of various sizes and in a wide range of community sizes. Such information is a direct measure of the impact which proposed similar developments might be expected to add to the road system and thereby permits the assessment of expected congestion. These various counts and surveys produced a total of over 8,500 person-hours of data. A special noise survey was also conducted at a site where an overpass was being constructed. The noise levels at the adjoining residences and a church was recorded for both week-day and Sunday traffic and it is proposed to repeat the survey in 1976 when the overpass is in full operation. Such before and after surveys provide a direct measure of the changes in noise levels when an overpass is constructed in an urban area. During the year are professional staff was increased by the addition of one engineer and one engineer-in-training, while the technical staff was expanded by the addition of one draughtsman. To accomplish the enlarged survey program, 21 field traffic observers were retained during the summer period while the resultant data were coded and processed by six office staff. The professional and technical staff continued development on specialized computer programs used in a wide variety of traffic pattern analysis. They also continued active participation on a number of multi-jurisdictional technical committees concerned with various aspects of transportation planning. APPROVING SECTION The Approving Office, together with the various regional and district offices, dealt with 3,502 ordinary subdivisions, 857 controlled access subdivisions, 4,754 ordinary driveway applications, 627 controlled access permit applications, 2,962 utility permit applications, 513 miscellaneous permit applications. The volumes in some cases are almost double the previous year. No one specific reason can be given for the increase in demand but it does point to a continuous population growth throughout unorganized territory in the Province and a continual demand for land. The demand for large shopping centres decreased, but this quite well may be only temporarily reflecting either a temporary saturation of the market or the high cost of borrowed money at the moment. The Planning Branch continues to advise the Liquor Administration Board on the location of public houses with respect to the highway system. Many applicants wish locations which are entirely vehicle-oriented and against the intent of the legislation dealing with public houses or provide inadequate parking-stalls and causing parking problems on the streets and highways. In dealing with the subdivision of land there is also increasing concern about natural hazards. While some hazard events may occur some time after a subdivision is approved, the agency which approved the subdivision in the first instance is usually looked to for compensation. Accordingly, B 64 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 the staff dealing with subdivisions through seminars and courses are coached on preliminary signs for land slip, avalanches, and so on. MUNICIPAL PROGRAMS SECTION During the 1975/76 fiscal year, this Section dealt with a wide variety of subjects pertaining to classified highways within organized areas. Funds in the amount of $1,298,938 were approved for secondary highway capital works and $148,913 for secondary highway maintenance work. Discussions were carried out with 15 municipalities concerning cost-sharing arrangements for bridges, and with 11 municipalities concerning cost-sharing on arterial highways. There were 26 changes made in highway classification. Comments and recommendations concerning 33 proposed municipal boundary extensions were submitted to the Department of Municipal Affairs. SYSTEMS PLANNING SECTION The major road network of the Province was photologged along with selected side roads. Seven thousand miles of road were filmed, which includes 300 miles that was photologged for Alberta Department of Highways. The project status information system and the highway inventory system were maintained and expanded. •The annual capital construction program was prepared and distributed. Research correlating the British Columbia Pavement Smoothness Gauge to the Pavement Performance Rating panel, the profilometer, and other mechanical roughness devices was completed. The B.C.P.S.G. research on new pavements was started and specifications for new pavements were proposed. The B.C.P.S.G. was introduced to Paving Branch where it will be used to collect additional data for new pavement and as a quality control device. Negotiations led to a second one-year Western Northlands Federal Provincial Agreement on cost-sharing of highway construction in the northern part of the Province. The Departmental Committee of Computer Users prepared reports and recommendations on computer activities. Various interdepartmental committees were attended, including the Data Services Committee and the Outdoor Recreation Coordinating Committee. Information on research and development projects under way was collected and distributed for increased co-ordination with other provinces and national and international information agencies. M. G. Elston Senior Planning Engineer REPORT OF CHIEF PLANNING ENGINEER B 65 REPORT OF GEOTECHNICAL AND MATERIALS TESTING BRANCH The Branch provides geotechnical (soil and rock investigations) and materials testing services to all other branches of the Department of Highways. These services are also used, to a lesser extent, by other British Columbia Government departments and, occasionally, by B.C. Hydro and B.C. Railway Company. The following is a report of Branch functions and activity for the fiscal year 1975/76. MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND SERVICES At present, Branch facilities consist of a laboratory j. w. g. Kerr. workshop and offices at Victoria Headquarters and in regional centres at Burnaby, Kamloops, Nelson, and Prince George, as well as a storage and parts centre for large equipment items in Burnaby. In line with proposed reorganization of regions, authority has been received to establish a field laboratory in Terrace to provide more efficient service to the western part of Region 4 (proposed future Region 5). Major equipment items include six diamond drills, a horizontal drill and overburden drill, four truck-mounted power auger rigs, one cat-mounted power auger rig, three cat-mounted backhoes, seven Benkelmen Beam trucks for pavement testing, a 12-channel refraction seismograph, two light-duty frequency domain electrical resistivity units, a three-channel blast-monitoring seismograph, and several smaller equipment items used in field and laboratory investigation. It has been difficult to maintain staffing, particularly for certain specialist skills, as a result of a restrictive policy on hiring. Although this coincided with a slight decrease in the number of requests for services from within the Department, there has been an increased demand from other agencies such as Public Works, Housing, B.C. Railway, and B.C. Hydro. Therefore, as in past years, it has been necessary to use the services of drilling contractors and consulting engineers to supplement Branch resources as well as for their special expertise. Several staff members attended courses or seminars on geotechnical engineering topics to keep up with the latest trends in this field. In February 1976, J. Horcoff presented a paper "Terrain Evaluation on Highway Engineering" to a Conference of the Cordilleran Section of the Geological Association of Canada in Vancouver. Special project work included planning for metric conversion, and review of general specifications as well as of BCIT technology courses being developed for the Department. ROUTE SURVEY INVESTIGATIONS (SOIL SURVEYS) This function serves the highway design program by providing subsurface investigations and interpretation of data which, when combined with the land survey data, form the basis for new highway location designs. Because the subsurface investigations are very demanding in time and money, it is necessary to confine activities to potential problem areas such as poor soil conditions relative to cut and fill stability, broad identification of proposed fill materials, and gravel pit prospecting. The rapidly increasing relative cost of such direct investigation methods as diamond drilling, auger drilling, and test pitting has made it increasingly desirable B 66 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 to use more indirect terrain evaluation techniques. The indirect methods include geological review, airphoto interpretation, seismic refraction, and electrical resistivity surveys. More than 55,000 feet of seismic line were shot on seven projects to determine bedrock depths and overburden characteristics. Almost all of the 35 projects worked on during 1975/76 were for widening or reconstruction along existing corridors. Typical projects included Highway 7 from North Road to Cape Horn and from Coquitlam to Pitt River. A detailed soil survey was also performed by C.B.A. Consulting Engineers for a possible connection between Cape Horn and Pitt River. In the Nelson Region, studies have resumed on the feasibility of alternate solutions (tunnel, large open cut, structure) for improvements to Highway 6 at Cape Horn Bluffs. Intensive soil survey work was completed for the new grading contract between Prince George and Tabor Lake and the marginal soils on this project will be the subject of further research during construction. Other soil surveys in the Prince George Region included Highway 97 from Prince George to Chief Lake Road, Kitwanga North and Galloway Rapids to Prince Rupert on Highway 16. Thurber Consultants completed an indirect terrain evaluation and materials search study in the area between Prince Rupert and Port Simpson. FOUNDATION DESIGN INVESTIGATIONS Foundation investigations are mostly done by testhole drilling and field testing for the purpose of determining allowable bearing capacities, settlement characteristics, and foundation type for various structures such as bridges, buildings, major culverts, and fills. Foundation investigation for bridges totalled 15 and for various buildings 22. The building sites ranged from proposed Government buildings being designed by Public Works, weigh-scales by the Department of Transport and Communications, and some proposed housing areas for the Department of Housing. The Branch also assisted with planning and field investigations (drilling and seismic work) for a possible steel-mill site near Kitimat in behalf of the Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce. Because of a decrease in the number of projects requiring detailed deep drilling normal for bridge-sites, the Branch accepted from B.C. Hydro a large drilling job regarding the investigation of alternate dam- sites on the Peace River. A large horizontal drilling program for drainage of a slide area at the Peace River was undertaken for the B.C. Railway. AGGREGATE INVESTIGATIONS This function comprises prospecting for new gravel pits and rock quarries, the evaluation of existing pits and the quality control of processed aggregates for base- course components and concrete mixes. The normal methods consist of a combination of geological and airphoto studies, electrical resistivity surveys, auger drilling, test pitting, and laboratory testing of samples. Because of the increasing difficulty in securing economical and adequate aggregate sources, the investigations for new and existing pits represent a major function of the Branch, especially at the regional level. More than 125 separate areas required more or less intensive investigation work. Projects included extensive work to find gravel in the Fort St. John, Vanderhoof, Quesnel, and 100 Mile House Districts especially for application to secondary roads; review by electrical resistivity, seismic, and auger drilling of the results of an airborne geophysical survey by Barringer Research Corporation in a 100-square mile area north and east of Fort St. John, and some laboratory testing participation in a large drilling program being undertaken by B.C. Hydro to assess the gravel resources along the Peace River subject to flooding should more dams be built. REPORT OF CHIEF PLANNING ENGINEER B 67 STABILITY INVESTIGATIONS Landslides, whether man-made or of natural origin, are a familiar aspect of the British Columbia terrain. The Branch function on this problem is twofold— to analyse and recommend stabilization works for existing slides interfering with the highway system and, secondly, to investigate areas where changes including earthworks are being proposed and ensure that these works will not result in failures. The number of disrupting landslides, normal in the spring and early summer season, tend to increase when winter and early spring precipitation are heavy. Compared with the preceding two years, there were fewer major slides in 1975/76. The Branch investigated some 32 slides. Most were of a relatively minor nature, including several areas in the Fort St. John area and two areas near the Cottonwood River Bridge on the Barkerville Road. Major slides occurred at the Chase Overpass, where a deep failure of the east approach fill closed Highway 1 for several weeks, an underwater slide at Francois Lake which disrupted the construction of a new ferry terminal, and a large failure on Highway 97 just south of Taylor (Peace River Hill). This last problem section is located in particularly unstable terrain and the highway has been subject to slides at different locations for at least the last 15 years. Intensive studies indicate that the costs for a permanent solution would be very high. Instrumentation has been installed and the area was closely observed in the spring of 1976. At Hell's Gate Bluffs in the Fraser Canyon the planned rock stabilization works have been concluded with a shotcreting contract. Scaling work was also done on Slide 5. The Branch high-scaling crew, which specializes in removing danger rock from rock cutslopes, has worked on five major sites and treated several dozen minor problem areas. Another major activity within the stability investigation function is the preliminary terrain and slide-hazard evaluation of proposed subdivision areas. Requests for this work come from the Approving Officers and the Department of Housing and are handled by geologists or geographers in the regions and at Headquarters. Kamloops Region had the largest number of such investigations (35 areas, representing 363 lost), with lesser amounts in each of the other regions. Major studies under way are: Rubble Creek north of Squamish under the direction of an outside study panel chaired by Dr. R. M. Hardy, a study on the bottom lands and adjoining bench land between Kamloops and Chase, and on the bench land west and northwest of Penticton. PAVEMENT EVALUATIONS Pavement and base course thicknesses required for the widening and overlay of existing pavements are determined from pavement evaluation studies which include Benkelman Beam measurements (deflections under a standard 18,000- pound axle road), pavement surface condition surveys, and shallow drilling through existing pavements and base courses. In addition, Benkelman Beam testing is done frequently during spring break-up on each of some 220 control sections to aid in setting spring load restrictions and to give data used for new design. Pavement evaluation studies covered about 500 miles of highway using seven Benkelman Beam test trucks. The large quantities of data are mostly processed by computer. INSPECTIONS The Branch is extensively involved in the quality control testing of materials purchased and used by various departments of Government. Materials inspected include concrete, Portland cement, base course and concrete aggregates, paint, lumber, culverts, timber piles, galvanized fences, barbed wire, fence points, and B 68 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Drilling frost heaves on Highway 97 north of Australian Creek using compressed air and carbon dioxicie to extract proper cores, with ice layers intact. REPORT OF CHIEF PLANNING ENGINEER B 69 occasionally such items as hard hats and traffic cones. The inspection service ranges from occasional spot checks for uniform materials subject to manufacturer's quality control program to a batch-by-batch inspection on materials such as aggregates and concrete where quality can vary quickly. As a measure of the extent of concrete testing, our statistics show that there were 4,965 concrete cylinders cast on various jobs and then tested in branch facilities. Other miscellaneous inspection and evaluation activities include noise and vibration surveys and the reading and analysis of soil instrumentation installed in slide areas or under fills over soft ground. Two members of the Branch are serving on C.S.A. committees to review and improve specifications and test methods for concrete and concrete additives. APPLIED RESEARCH The Branch does a limited amount of applied research related to problems arising with respect to materials or procedures used by the Department. Additional studies were made on the use of wood waste (hogfuel, sawdust, bark) as lightweight fill material where this is required over very soft ground. The Geotechnical Branch assisted the Bridge Branch with recommendations for purchase of the special ice-pressure measurement equipment to be installed on a pier at the recently completed Kitwanga Bridge. Measurements taken this spring will be part of a Canada-wide research under R.T.A.C. co-ordination. In mountainous terrain the problem of designing and maintaining a highway without excessive rolling rock endangering the road may be eased somewhat by recent developments for improved prediction of runout distances for such rock. Dr. Piteau has been retained to develop a computer modelling program of potential behaviour of falling rock. A drilling rig was developed in Region 4 to obtain frozen cores to assist in investigating problems relating to frost heave of pavements. It is proposed to follow an ongoing program of assessing frost heaves and recommending remedial measures. One member of the Branch, K. E. Bespflug, P.Eng., was honoured with an award by the American Society of Civil Engineers for a paper on insulated foundations. J. W. G. Kerr Geotechnical and Materials Testing Engineer E. B. Wilkins Chief Planning Engineer B 70 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 REPORT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY ENGINEER The report year demonstrated the significant benefits which British Columbian motorists obtained from observing the reduced maximum speed limits, which had taken effect in November 1974. Deaths reduced by 14 per cent and virtually all of the observed reduction in fatal accidents occurred on the higher speed Provincial network, leading to the lowest fatal traffic accident rate since the beginning of record-keeping. There has been a good acceptance of the measure and realization of its lifesaving purpose. Several aspects of the relationship between travelling speed and accidents became clearer. First was the expected reduction in the severity of accidents due to impact and collision speeds being lowered. Second, there was a j. Lisman. beneficial effect due to vehicles travelling at more uniform speeds with less spread in speeds between slower and faster than average vehicles. It has been recognized for many years that the physical form of the highway can play a direct part in determining the accident rate, and freeways have been designed to eliminate most of the conflicts and features which can lead to accidents. For other rural highways, consisting in the main of two-lane undivided roadways which have been engineered through difficult, and sometimes torturous, terrain, the possibility of an accident is considerably higher. Research and studies over the last 10 years have concentrated on attempting to define those features of roadway alignment and cross-section which increase the degree of risk to the average driver, and to find ways of modifying those parts of the roadway where the accident frequency is higher than average. Put at its simplest, this means that accident "black spots" have to be identified, the problem diagnosed, and remedial engineering action taken in the short and long term. In British Columbia this has involved the treatment of compound curves to make them more readily recognized by approaching drivers, in order that they can adjust their speeds to suit the situation. Guardrail, roadside delineators, and traffic sign patterns have been used in these cases to provide positive guidance. Design work has been initiated for the realignment of tight curves, particularly where these follow straight high-speed sections. Left-turn slots are being added to locations where rear-end and left-turning accidents have been high in frequency. Work is under way to determine economically feasible treatments for upgrading roadside verges and ditches, which in the present circumstances may cause vehicles leaving the highway to roll over, leading to serious and fatal results. This problem is particularly difficult in British Columbia because of the nature of the terrain and solutions which are possible in the Prairie Provinces are often not available in British Columbia because of topography or extremely high cost. A review of the guardrail program is under way for increased application to roads in particularly difficult terrain. A study was made of international practice with regard to hard shoulder widths needed to increase safety, and the Department has adopted a 2-metre standard to be introduced on all main highways. On routes having high traffic volumes the shoulders will be paved and on others a sealcoat treatment will be applied. The "objective eventually is to eliminate the soft gravel shoulder from all higher speed main highways. REPORT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY ENGINEER B 71 Water-cell cushion impact attenuators at Brunette Interchange and at the Deep Cove exit on Trans-Canada Highway 1. B 72 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 The problem of fixed objects and other hazards to drivers, who for some reason or other leave the highway, is considerable and a start was made on the treatment of such features on the Lower Mainland freeways. Several arrays of sand-filled plastic tubs have been positioned in advance of concrete bridge piers in the medians on Highways 1 and 99, which will have the effect of reducing the deceleration "G" forces on the occupants of errant vehicles to tolerable human levels, preventing their having fatal or serious impacts with the massive concrete features. At the north end of Second Narrows Bridge and the Brunette off-ramp to New Westminster, two water-cell cushion-impact attenuators were installed to absorb the impact of vehicles which have been leaving the road at these locations. Again, these impact attenuators absorb the energy of the vehicles, reducing the force on the occupants to safe levels. One feature of these water-cell attenuators is that they can be quickly reinstated to repeat their safety function, and they are also the first to be installed in Canada. Well over half of the large correspondence dealt with by the Branch relates to concerns and requests from parents and others for better protection of schoolchildren while walking or cycling across the highway to and from school. While certain protective action has been taken through the introduction of school speed zones, pedestrian-operated traffic signals, and similar measures, the problem will never be dealt with to the complete satisfaction of most parents of young children. Public roads and highways are the most dangerous places in the Province and any physical measure taken by the Department can only modify this in degree. Systematic training of school-children, from kindergarten through high school, in safe traffic practices is the only long-term measure which will produce a marked benefit. The use of adult crossing-guards and school patrols to supervise the crossing of busy highways has produced the safe movement of young children to school, but even this can lead to an avoidance of training the children to be cautious when using the roads at other times. Grade-separated crossings such as underpasses or overpasses are very expensive and have to be located very carefully if they are to be used by the children. While they may be necessary for crossing freeways and congested urban arterials, they are much more difficult to justify in lightly travelled rural highways. These grade-separated crossings are now being incorporated in the design of new highways in highly populated areas where schools are separted from the residential area by the highway. The expense of doing this points to the necessity for the careful siting of schools, and in particular elementary schools, when large residential subdivisions are being planned. In addition to the attention given to pedestrians and cyclists crossing highways, work is also proceeding to improve the safety and convenience of nonvehicular traffic using the road in the vicinity of schools by widening and treating shoulders. The work of the Branch, while broad in scope, is as yet somewhat limited in application, but this will increase in a short time as a more accurate understanding of the road safety problems and feasible counter-measures is reached. A total of $155,077 was spent in the fiscal year, most of the money going to the impact attenuators, with other funds being spent on underpasses and specific shoulder treatments. J. Lisman Highway Safety Engineer CONTRACT STATISTICS B 73 CONTRACT STATISTICS Summary of Electoral Districts of Grading, Paving, Bridge, Ferry-landing, Ferry, and Miscellaneous Contract Projects Completed or in Progress Electoral District Alberni Atlin.. Project -Grading: 2749 Construction of Craig's Crossing to Highway 4. Paving: S-0975 Island Highway 19, Alberni Highway 4, and Hillier's cutoff Highway 4a. .Grading: 2702 Construction from 10 miles south of Nass River Bridge to District Lot 3401 on Highway 37. Boundary-Similkameen Bridges: 910 Contract 3—Deck for Midway Bridge on Myers Creek Road. Cariboo Paving: S-2475 North of 100 Mile House to south of Lac la Hache on Cariboo Highway 97. S-6375 Mountain House Road to Marguerite section on Cariboo Highway 97. Chilliwack _ ...Paving: S-0475 Trans-Canada Highway 1 east of Chilliwack and miscellaneous roads in the Chilliwack and Agassiz areas. Comox - ___ -Paving: S-0275 Paving, storm sewer, curb and gutters on Island Highway 19 at Campbell River. Bridges: 926 Contract 3—Decks on the Gold and Steele Creek Bridges on Island Highway 19. Coquitlam- Bridges: 987 Contract 1—Improvements and footbridge construction on Coquitlam River Bridge. Miscellaneous: E-7411 Signal and lighting installation on Lougheed Highway 7 at Coquitlam. Cowichan-Malahat— Bridges: 981 Contract 1—Substructure \\ Haslam Creek and Nanaimo River Bridges 981 Contract 2—Steelwork j on Trans-Canada Highway 1. Delta Paving: S-0775 80th Avenue to 96th Avenue section of Scott Road. Ferry-landings: T.F. 176 Contract 4—Outside services ]__ , . , T.F. 176 Contract 6-Electrical building {Tsawwassen ferry terminal. Miscellaneous: M-74 Painting interior of terminal buildings at Tsawwassen ferry terminal. Dewdney. _ —Grading: 2235 Contract 2—Agassiz Bluffs stabilization on Lougheed Highway 7. Bridges: 870 Contract 3—Substructure of Pitt River bridges (upstream structure) on Lougheed Highway 7. Fort George Grading: 2774 Construction of Prince George to Tabor Lake on Yellowhead Highway 16. Paving: S-6I75 Parsnip River to Honeymoon Creek on John Hart Highway 97. Bridges: 762 Contract 2—Bedecking of north roadway on CNR bridge at Prince George on Yellowhead Highway 16. Kamloops. _ _ Paving: S-2175 Miledge Creek to Clemina Overhead on Yellowhead Highway South 5. S-2675 Tranquille Highway. Bridges: 752 Contract 2—Bolster work on Valleyview Drive Underpass on Trans- Canada Highway 1. 986 Contract 1—General construction of Barriere Town Bridge. Kootenay———— _ Paving: S-4275 Cranbrook to Hiawatha on Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3. Yahk to Kingsgate on Highway 95. Bridges: 718 Contract 1—General improvements to Gold Creek Bridge on Kikomun- Newgate Road. 970 Contract 1—Redecking Hosmer Bridge on Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3. B 74 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Electoral District Project Mackenzie Paving: S-0375 Texada Island roads. Ferry-landings: T.F. 189 Contract 1—Little River and Westview ferry terminals. Nanaimo __ ._.. Bridges: 981 Contract 1—Substructure ) Haslam Creek and Nanaimo River Bridges 981 Contract 2—Steelwork j on Trans-Canada Highway 1. Ferry-landings: M-80 Contract 4—Wingwall repairs, Berth 4, Departure Bay ferry terminal. M-81 Dolphin replacement at Gabriola ferry terminal. Nelson-Creston .Paving: S-4375—South Slocan to Slocan City on Highway 6. Bridges: 939 Contract 1—Substructure of the Taghum Bridge on Highway 3a (project cancelled). North Peace River Bridges: 985 Contract 2—Steelwork on Halfway River Bridge on Hudson Hope Highway 29. Omineca Bridges: 802 Contract 4—Deck on Stellako Overhead on Yellowhead Highway 16. 1026 Contract 1—Marine structure on Southbank Francois Lake ferry terminal. 1026 Contract 2—Marine structure on Northbank Francois Lake ferry terminal. Prince Rupert _ Bridges: 935 Contract 2—Marine structures),, , . . , 935 Contract 3-FIoating leads \\ Moresby Island ferry terminals. Revel st oke-Slocan Paving: S-4375 South Slocan to Slocan City on Highway 6. S-4475 Aggregate stockpile on Kaslo-Lardeau Highway 31. Saanich and the Islands Ferry-landings: T.F. 184 Contract 1—Marine structure, Berth 5, Swartz Bay ferry terminal. Miscellaneous: M-69 New primary service installation M-75 Repainting interior of terminal buildings [ Swartz Bay ferry M76-1 Sewage-treatment plant (electrical conduit) fterminal. M76-2 Wiring installation for fire pump and sewage plant J Shuswap ...... —Miscellaneous: 2872 Crushed granular surfacing in stockpile, Holding Road. 2876 Crushed granular surfacing in stockpile, Grube Pit 2224. Skeena. Paving: S-6275 Kalum Drive, Krumm Road, and Old Lakelse Road in Terrace. Bridges: 858 Contract 3—Deck of Exstew River Bridge on Yellowhead Highway 16. 909 Contract 3—Deck of Kitwanga Bridge over Skeena River. South Okanagan Paving: S-2575 Kelowna area roads. Bridges: 969 Contract 1—General construction of Mission Creek Bridge 7 on Joe Riche Road. Miscellaneous: E-75002 Lighting installation on Benvoulin Road to Highway 33 section of Highway 97. West Vancouver-Howe Sound .Paving: S-0675 Cypress Creek Bridge to Taylor Way section of Trans-Canada Highway 1. Bridges: 768 Contract 7—Deck on Westmount Road Underpass on Trans-Canada Highway 1. Yale-Lillooet—_ _ Paving: S-2075 Hope to Hells Gate section of Trans-Canada Highway 1. Bridges: 983 Contract 1—General construction of Bridal Veil Underpass on Trans- Canada Highway 1. Miscellaneous: 2340 Contract 3—Application of shotcrete on Hells Gate Bluffs on Trans- Canada Highway 1. 2871 Crushed granular surfacting in stockpile at 17 Mile pit. 2904 Crushed granular surfacing in stockpile at Anderson Pit 2835. E-75008 Lighting installation on Highways 1 and 9 Interchange at Bridal Falls. CONTRACT STATISTICS B 75 TENDERS RECEIVED AND CONTRACTS AWARDED Highways Description of Work and Names of Tenderers Amount of Tenders at Unit Rates Based on Estimated Quantities Remarks Project 2235—Agassiz Bluffs stabilization, Contract 2: Emil Anderson Construction Co. Ltd Pacific Shotcrete Installations Ltd. and Pacific Blasting Co. Ltd H.B. Contracting Ltd Edco Construction Co..__ Dawson Construction Ltd. _ Project 2749—Craig's Crossing to Highway 4 construction (3.61 miles): Dawson Construction Ltd Hub City Paving Ltd. _ Miller Cartage & Contracting Ltd. Emil Anderson Construction Co. Ltd. __ Webb & Trace Ltd Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd H.B. Contracting Ltd — View Construction Co. Ltd _ Project 2774—Yellowhead Highway, construction, Prince George to Tabor Lake section (8.48 miles): Miller Cartage & Contracting Ltd. View Construction Co. Ltd Emil Anderson Construction Co. Ltd. Columbia Bitulithic Ltd Dawson Construction Ltd. _ Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd Project 2848—Island Highway, clearing and grubbing Port Hardy Airport to Port Hardy ferry approaches (5.65 miles): Port Hardy Bulldozing Ltd Chinook Construction p& Engineering Ltd Emil Anderson Construction Co. Ltd ____ Project 2848—Island Highway, clearing and grubbing Port Hardy Airport to Port Hardy ferry approaches (3.77 miles): Waywind Industries Ltd. Nudanmyra Clearing Contractors Ltd. B & G Logging Ltd Port Hardy Bulldozing Ltd __.. Penner Bros. Utility Builders Ltd. Emil Anderson Construction Co. Ltd... 133,246.00 206,345.23 211,752.00 244,600.00 481,264.00 1,674,410.00 1,684,563.00 1,759,197.00 1,842,895.00 1,979,742.20 1,983,696.00 2,053,861.80 2,486,573.00 3,356,445.00 3,371,716.00 4,928,240.00 5,669,042.50 5,865,651.50 8,413,359.00 238,433.00 631,595.00 875,500.00 150,105.00 286,100.00 289,500.00 320,969.00 358,800.00 429,675.00 Awarded. Awarded. First call for tenders (not awarded). Second call for tenders. Not awarded. Paving Project S-0275—Highway 19 Fisherman's Wharf to Evergreen Road, District of Campbell River (1.01 miles): Alternative 1: H.B. Contracting Ltd Hub City Paving Ltd Standard General Construction Ltd O.K. Paving Co. Ltd Alternative 2: H.B. Contracting Ltd.... Hub City Paving Ltd. Standard General Construction Ltd O.K. Paving Co. Ltd ..... Project S-0375—Texada Island roads (19.25 miles): Alternative A: Island Asphalt Producers Ltd Zacharias Paving Ltd _ ... Dawson Construction Ltd. 1,164,376.20 1,246,043.25 1,248,196.45 1,274,082.23 1,168,446.00 1,258,703.25 1,248,703.65 1,267,513.31 442,403.73 671,922.00 715,005.00 Storm sewer, curb and gutter, and paving. Awarded. Not awarded. Asphalt-concrete pavement. Awarded. B 76 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Paving—Continued Description of Work and Names of Tenderers Amount of Tenders at Unit Rates Based on Estimated Quantities Remarks Alternative B: Macland Construction Co. Ltd Winvan Paving (division of Capital City Construction Co. Ltd.) _ Standard General Construction Ltd Columbia Bitulithic Ltd Project S-0475—Trans-Canada Highway, Chilliwack East section and miscellaneous roads in Chilliwack and Agassiz areas (13.05 miles): Columbia Bitulithic Ltd Midvalley Construction Ltd. _ Dawscn Construction Ltd.._ Catre Industries Ltd ___ — Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd Project S-0675—Trans-Canada Highway, Cypress Creek Bridge to Taylor Way section: Columbia Bitulithic Ltd Macland Construction Co. Ltd. _ Standard General Construction Ltd Zacharias Paving Ltd Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd Project S-0775—Scott Road from 80th Avenue to 96th Avenue between Delta and Surrey municipal boundaries (1.99 miles): Goodbrand Construction Ltd Macland Construction Co. Ltd Columbia Bitulithic Ltd _ H.B. Contracting Ltd Standard General Construction Ltd __ -_____. Project S-0975—Island Highway 19, Alberni Highway 4, Hilliers Cutoff 4a (26.6 miles): R & E Paving (1975) Ltd LeDuc Paving Ltd Catre Industries Ltd Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd Island Asphalt Producers Ltd. Midvalley Construction Ltd Project S-2075—Trans-Canada Highway, Hope to Hell's Gate sections (13.56 miles): Zacharias Paving Ltd Columbia Bitulithic Ltd _ Yukon Sand & Gravel Ltd. ___ Midvalley Construction Ltd. Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd. _ Dawson Construction Ltd _ _. Project S-2175—Yellowhead South Highway, Mileage Creek to Clemina Overhead section (25.2 miles): Dawson Construction Ltd Zacharias Paving Ltd Midvalley Construction Ltd Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd Columbia Bitulithic Ltd Project S-2375—Highway 97, Schweb's Bridge to Pinaus Lake Road section (16.7 miles): H. Williamson Blacktop & Landscaping Ltd LeDuc Paving Ltd. _____ _____ Columbia Bitulithic Ltd Catre Industries Ltd Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd Midvalley Construction Ltd. Project 5-2475—Highway 97, north of 100 Mile House to south of Lac la Hache section (13.02 miles): H. Williamson Blacktop & Landscaping Ltd. Midvalley Construction Ltd Dawson Construction Ltd. Columbia Bitulithic Ltd Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd _ Catre Industries Ltd _ 475,980.00 572,188.90 596,707.50 697,599.50 726,880.00 735,592.70 851,525.00 1,095,475.00 1,245,800.00 948,546.00 1,016,844.00 1,215,710.00 1,234,560.00 1,697,470.00 1,660,281.05 1,843,710.00 1,963,286.00 2,019,598.85 2,023,818.75 773,415.00 793,310.00 834,010.00 977,884.00 984,922.50 1,048,730.00 619,454.50 734,455.00 739,998.00 794,270.00 825,187.00 863,970.00 1,274,680.00 1,281,315.00 1,478,599.00 1,507,720.00 1,627,860.00 768,360.00 868,372.50 873,790.00 1.063,064.00 1,077,550.00 1,114,810.00 855,311.00 932,989.00 933,233.00 1,026,470.00 1,041,522.00 1,078,936.76 Not awarded. Asphalt-concrete pavement. Awarded. Asphalt-concrete pavement. Awarded. Reconstruction, widening, and paving. Awarded. Asphalt-concrete pavement. | Asphalt-concrete pavement. I Asphalt-concrete pavement. Awarded. Asphalt-concrele pavement. Not awarded. Asphalt-concrete pavement. Awarded. CONTRACT STATISTICS Paving—Continued B 77 Description of Work and Names of Tenderers Amount of Tenders at Unit Rates Based on Estimated Quantities Remarks Project S-2575—Kelowna area roads (3.0 miles): H. Williamson Blacktop & Landscaping Ltd. :__ Midvalley Construction Ltd LeDuc Paving Ltd. Yukon Sand & Gravel Ltd -_ Project 5-2675—Tranquille Highway, 13th Street to 0.4 mile west of Crestline Street (2.7 miles): B.A. Blacktop (Kamloops) Ltd Dawson Construction Ltd Yukon Sand & Gravel Ltd. ___ Project S-4275—Highways 3 and 95, Cranbrook to Hiawatha and Yahk to Kingsgate sections (22.0 miles): Columbia Bitulithic Ltd _ _ — __ Zacharias Paving Ltd _ LeDuc Paving Ltd. Midvalley Construction Ltd Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd _ Project S-4375—Highway 6 from junction of Highway 3a at South Slocan to Slocan City (29.0 miles): Columbia Bitulithic Ltd. H. Williamson Blacktop & Landscaping Ltd Midvalley Construction Ltd —- Dawson Construction Ltd — Catre Industries Ltd Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd — Project S^t475—Highway 31, Kaslo to Lardeau section: Midvalley Construction Ltd Zacharias Paving Ltd __— Columbia Bitulithic Ltd .__. — LeDuc Paving Ltd _ _ Project 5-6/75—John Hart-Peace River Highway 97, Parsnip River Bridge to Honeymoon Creek section (14.2 miles): Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd. —- - __ Columbia Bitulithic Ltd Zacharias Paving Ltd.__—. - Dawson Construction Ltd. — _ Midvalley Construction Ltd. - - - Project 5-6275—Kalum Drive from Highway 16 to 4.0 miles north and Krumm Road from Kitimat Highway 25 to Old Lakelse Road (6.0 miles): L. G. Scott & Sons Construction Ltd. Yukon Sand & Gravel Ltd Dawson Construction Ltd. - - Project S-6375—Cariboo Highway 97, Mountain House Road to Marguerite section (25.9 miles): Midvalley Construction Ltd. .__ Dawson Construction Ltd _ H. Williamson Blacktop p& Landscaping Ltd Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd. __ Columbia Bitulithic Ltd Catre Industries Ltd.. _ 175,760.00 176,129.00 213,430.00 220,400.00 82,810.00 83,936.00 110,000.00 973,230.00 1,039,192.00 1,065,985.00 1,146,621.00 1,282,800.00 1,136,670.00 1,173,725.00 1,175,985.00 1,198,510.00 1,331,591.00 1,406,195.00 299,500.00 332,315.00 337,850.00 440,150.00 1,588,460.00 1,621,245.00 1,649,147.00 1,665,598.00 1,795,532.00 319.375.00 383,055.75 478,825.00 1,484,471.00 1,490,780.00 1,491,950.00 1,710,180.00 1,723,455.00 1,725,730.00 Asphalt-concrete pavement. Awarded. Asphalt-concrete pavement. Awarded. Asphalt-concrete pavement. Awarded. Asphalt-concrete pavement. Awarded. Bituminous plantmix f.o.b. plant and medium cover aggregate in stockpile. Awarded. Asphalt-concrete pavement. Awarded. Asphalt-concrete pavement. Awarded. Asphalt-concrete pavement. Awarded. Bridges Project 718—Contract 1—Gold Creek Bridge Improvements, Kikomun-Newgate Road: 155,368.50 159,335.00 317,520.83 345,332.00 General contract. Project 752—Contract 2—Valleyview Drive Overpass, Trans- Canada Highway: General contract for bolster work. B 78 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Bridges—Continued Description of Work and Names of Tenderers Amount of Tenders at Unit Rates Based on Estimated Quantities Remarks Project 762—Contract 2—CNR Bridge 293 at Prince George, Yellowhead Highway: Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd. — Brittain Steel Ltd Barnett-McQueen Co. Ltd. ___ AIM Steel Ltd Canrcn Ltd., Western Bridge Division Project 768—Contract 7—Westmount Road Underpass, Trans- Canada Highway: Scheme A: A. R. Grimwood Ltd Manning Construction Ltd - Scheme B: A. R. Grimwood Ltd Manning Construction Ltd - Project 802—Contract 4—Stellako Overhead crossing, Yellowhead Highway: Smith Brcs. & Wilson Ltd Manning Construction Ltd. Kingston Construction Ltd — Barop Construction Ltd. Project 858—Contract 3—Exstew River Bridge, Yellowhead Highway: Scheme A: Bobsien Construction Ltd. - ___ Manning Construction Ltd Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd. ~ Kingston Construction Ltd Scheme B Bobsien Construction Ltd. Manning Construction Ltd.. Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd Kingston Construction Ltd Ansha Contracting Co. Ltd. _ Project 870—Contract 3—Pitt River Bridge upstream structure, Lougheed Highway: AUernative A: Fraser River Pile Driving Co. Ltd.— Greenlees Piledriving Co. Ltd Dillingham Corporation Canada Ltd Alternative B: Fraser River Pile Driving Co. Ltd. Greenlees Piledriving Co. Ltd _ Dillingham Corporation Canada Ltd Project 909—Contract 3—Kitwanga Bridge over Skeena River, Kitwanga-Meziadin Lake Highway: Ansha Contracting Co. Ltd Manning Construction Ltd Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd .... Bobsien Construction Ltd. Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd. ._ _ Project 910—Contract 3—Midway Bridge, Myers Creek Road: Kenyon Construction Ltd Ansha Contracting Co. Ltd _ Kingston Construction Ltd. — — Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd Manning Construction Ltd. Project 926—Contract 3—Gold and Steele Creek Bridges, Island Highway: Kingston Construction Ltd. .... — — — — Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd. ... Manning Construction Ltd. _ Project 939—Contract 1—Taghum Bridge, Southern Trans- Provincial Highway 3a: Dillingham Corporation Canada Ltd Greenlees Piledriving Co. Ltd _ __ Barnett-McQueen Co. Ltd. 650,979.00 667,962.00 787,696.00 884,439.00 1,064,400.00 102,240.00 113,655.00 111,432.00 122,175.00 235,512.80 248,855.00 250,617.80 270,701.25 150,169.00 174,080.00 182,961.86 188,059.10 152,669.00 173,780.00 182,154.86 188,059.10 191,964.00 2,281,487.00 2,429,468.00 2,967,550.00 2,243,813.00 2,384,618.00 2,915,800.00 429,370.00 446,499.00 464,066.37 536,520.00 599,746.00 95,465.75 98,460.50 112,823.40 115,385.20 139,946.00 239,941.25 265,280.78 278,957.00 593.335.00 612,982.00 1,578,994.00 North roadway deck. Awarded. Deck. Awarded. Not awarded. Deck. Awarded. Awarded. Not awarded. Substructure. Not awarded. Awarded. Deck. Awarded. Deck. Awarded. Substructure. Not awarded. I CONTRACT STATISTICS B 79 Bridges—Continued Description of Work and Names of Tenderers Amount of Tenders at Unit Rates Based on Estimated Quantities Remarks Project 969—Contract 1—Mission Creek Bridge 7, Joe Riche Road 67: Kingston Construction Ltd. ___._ —_ _ Kenyon Construction Ltd .... Ansha Contracting Co. Ltd._._ A. R. Grimwood Ltd Manning Construction Ltd, Project 970—Contract 1—Hosmer Bridge, Southern Trans- Provincial Highway: Kingston Construction Ltd Barop Construction Ltd Caversham Construction Ltd. Manning Construction Ltd.— Project 981—Haslam Creek and Nanaimo River Bridges, Island Highway: Contract 1: Manning Construction Ltd Caversham Construction Ltd G. W. Carlson Construction Co. Ltd. Contract 2: AIM Steel Ltd Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd Can ron Ltd., Western Bridge Division _ Brittain Steel Ltd — Project 983—Contract 1—Bridal Veil Underpass, Trans- Canada Highway: Manning Construction Ltd. — Biely Construction Co. Ltd.— Kenyon Construction Ltd. ___ Kingston Construction Ltd. ._.. ~ _ Ansha Contracting Ltd _ _ _. A. R. Grimwood Ltd..... - Emil Anderson Construction Co. Ltd Project 985—Contract 2—Halfway River Bridge, Hudson Hope Highway: Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd. _ _ _ Brittain Steel Ltd _ AIM Steel Ltd _._ _ Great West Steel Industries Ltd Canron Ltd., Western Bridge Division Project 986—Contract 1—Barriere Town Bridge, Barriere Access Road: Kingston Construction Ltd Pinetree Construction Co. Ltd Manning Construction Ltd. Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd Project 987—Contract 1—Coquitlam River Bridge improvements, Lougheed Highway: Van Construction (division of Van Vliet Construction Co. Ltd.) Biely Construction Co. Ltd Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd. Bent Construction Ltd Ansha Contracting Ltd A. R. Grimwood Ltd Arlen Construction Ltd _ Dillingham Corporation Canada Ltd. Project 935—Moresby Island ferry terminals: Contract 2: Contract 2: Fraser River Pile Driving Co. Ltd Dillingham Corporation Canada Ltd Greenlees Piledriving Co. Ltd 227,583.10 227,754.00 244,430.00 249,961.00 275,696.00 115,761.00 149,985.00 158,388.00 196,898.00 299,824.00 338,763.15 389,726.80 421,406.00 467,415.00 470,984.00 480,336.00 259,945.00 279,444.13 234,461.00 287,047.00 302,816.00 324,438.00 401,452.00 520,000.00 565,679.00 585,000.00 625,500.00 659,438.00 472,796.85 559,498.10 573,518.60 707,797.50 289,425.70 302,781.00 306,477.19 319,689.00 328,164.20 331,937.00 400,077.38 450,730.60 619,139.00 841,980.00 1,231,966.00 General contract. Awarded. Redecking. Substructure. Awarded. Supply, fabrication, delivery, and erection of structural steelwork. Awarded. General contract. Awarded. Supply, fabrication, delivery, and erection of structural steelwork. Awarded. General contract. Awarded. General contract. Approach ramp and marine structures. First call for tenders (no bids received). Marine structures. Second call for tenders. Awarded. B 80 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Ferry Terminals Description of Work and Names of Tenderers Amount of Tenders at Unit Rates Based on Estimated Quantities Remarks Contract 3: Alternative A: Greenlees Piledriving Co. Ltd Alternative B: Fraser River Pile Driving Co. Ltd Project 1026—Francois Lake ferry terminals: Contract 1: Fraser River Pile Driving Co. Ltd. Greenlees Piledriving Co. Ltd Dillingham Corporation Canada Ltd. ._ Contract 2: Fraser River Pile Driving Co. Ltd. Project M-69—Swartz Bay ferry terminal: Bescor Electric Ltd Chew Excavating Ltd — Webb &. Trace Ltd Ricketts-Sewell Electric Ltd. Scott Electric Ltd Project M-74—Tsawwassen ferry terminal: Excel Painting & Decorating Ltd L. O. Hansen Ltd __ L & M Painting & Decorating Ltd. ___ __ Burrard Painting & Decorating Ltd.— Acme Commercial Painting Ltd Rino Painting Ltd. ___ Project M-75—Swartz Bay ferry terminal: Acme Commercial Painting Ltd. — Project M-76—Swartz Bay ferry terminal: Webb & Trace Ltd Chew Excavating Ltd. Contract 2: Scott Electric Ltd. Bescor Electric Ltd G. W. Carlson Construction Ltd Project M-80—Departure Bay ferry terminal: Fraser River Pile Driving Co. Ltd. Harbour Pile Driving Co. Ltd. Greenlees Piledriving Co. Ltd Project M-81—Gabriola Island ferry terminal: Harbour Pile Driving Co. Ltd. Fraser River Pile Driving Co. Ltd. Greenlees Piledriving Co. Ltd Project T.F. 176—Tsawwassen ferry terminal: Contract 4: Mathias & Nicol Mechanical Division of Commonwealth Construction Co. Ltd. Tempo Construction Ltd. Hallcraft Construction Co. Ltd A. D. Ross & Co. Ltd Coastal Pipeline Ltd Contract 6: Guran Construction Co. Ltd _ _— Project T.F. 184—Swartz Bay ferry terminal: Contract 1: Greenlees Piledriving Co. Ltd D. J. Byrne Construction Ltd Fraser River Pile Driving Co. Ltd Contract 2: Bescor Electric Ltd _ Commonwealth Construction Co. Ltd., Hume and Rumble Electrical Division Ricketts-Sewell Electric Ltd Scott Electric Ltd. C. H. E. Williams Co. Ltd. _. E. W. Rees & Sons Ltd 124,119.00 94,110.00 396,429.00 440,920.00 447,340.00 406,345.00 41,785.00 49,323.00 53,692.00 58,584.00 69,870.00 16,987.00 20,032.00 21,868.00 23,758.00 24,274.00 24,883.00 17,146.00 66,795.60 70,994.00 9,820.00 12,669.00 14,967.00 38,978.00 39,679.50 43,840.00 25,894.50 31,299.00 38,150.00 41,670.00 51,224.00 59,008.00 76,017.00 109,284.00 49,110.00 876,131.00 1,265,185.60 1,300,400.00 26,589.00 26,723.00 37,243.00 39,920.00 42,927.00 53,624.00 Floating leads. ] Not awarded. | Awarded. j Southbank marine structures. Awarded. Northbank marine structures. Awarded. New primary service installation, lump sum contract. Awarded. Repainting interior of buildings, lump-sum contract. Awarded. Repainting interior of buildings, lump-sum contract. Not awarded. Installation of sewage-treatment plant and electrical conduit. Awarded. Wiring installation for fire pump and sewage pump. Awarded. | Repairs to wingwalls, Berth 2. I Awarded. Port dolphin replacement. Awarded. Outside services, fresh-water storage, salt-water fire system. Awarded. Electrical building. Awarded. Berth 5, marine structures. Awarded. Electrical. Not awarded. CONTRACT STATISTICS Ferry Terminals—Continued B 81 Description of Work and Names of Tenderers Amount of Tenders at Unit Rates Based on Estimated Quantities Remarks Project T.F. 189—Little River and Westview ferry terminals: Contract 1: $ 138,709.00 183,117.00 111,592.00 139,347.80 262,439.00 Marine structures, Westview. Contract 2: Dredging, fill placing, and wingwall repairs, Little River. Fraser River Pile Driving Co. Ltd. Dillingham Corporation Canada Ltd. Miscellaneous Project 2340—Contract 3—Hell's Gate Bluffs, Trans-Canada Highway: Sansan Installations Ltd Edco Construction Ltd __ Emil Anderson Construction Co. Ltd. Project 2871—17 Mile pit, Silver Skagit Road: Ptarmigan Gravel Ltd. Columbia Bitulithic Ltd _____ River Valley Contractors Ltd Ken Leppin Aggregates Ltd Argus Aggregates Ltd. Zacharias Paving Ltd. Project 2872—Pit located at Mile 3.5, Holding Road: Ptarmigan Gravel Ltd Ken Lepin Aggregates Ltd Columbia Bitulithic Ltd. _ ___ _ River Valley Contractors Ltd _._ Argus Aggregates Ltd _ Dawson Construction Ltd ___ _ Project 2876—Contract 1—Grube pit, Trans-Canada Highway 1.36 miles west of Chase: Ken Lepin Aggregates Ltd Ptarmigan Gravel Ltd _ River Valley Contractors Ltd. Dawson Construction Ltd. Argus Aggregates Ltd __ __ Project 2904—Anderson pit located on sand bars in Fraser River south of Lillooet: Fraser River Contracting Ltd _ Ptarmigan Gravel Ltd. _ _ _ Columbia Bitulithic Ltd _ Project E-7411—Route 7, Essondale to Barnet Highway, Coquitlam: Ricketts-Sewell Electric Ltd The Johnson Electric Corporation Ltd Ripon Electric Ltd C. H. E. Williams Co. Ltd Scott Electric Ltd Project £-75002—Route 79, Benvoulin Road to Route 33, Kelowna: The Johnson Electric Corporation Ltd Ripon Electric Ltd. C. H. E. Williams Co. Ltd ___ Scott Electric Ltd.... _ Betts Electric Ltd Interior Industrial Electric Ltd. ___ Vanguard Electric Ltd. __ Boundary Electric Ltd. ___ 137,373.00 145,880.00 169,750.00 33,950.00 43,050.00 43,400.00 45,500.00 71,400.00 73,150.00 38,025.00 57,250.00 58,550.00 67,600.00 75,150.00 85,750.00 25,400.00 25,400.00 25,500.00 49,400.00 58,150.00 31,800.00 37,050.00 53,700.00 40,888.00 41,800.00 53,530.00 53,951.00 66,900.00 16,995.00 23,000.00 27,454.00 27,668.00 28,900.00 34,918.00 36,910.00 42,599.00 Application of shotcrete. Awarded. Crushed granular surfacing in stockpile. Awarded. Crushed granular surfacing in stockpile. Awarded. Crushed granular surfacing in stockpile. Awarded. Crushed granular surfacing in stockpile. Awarded. Signal and lighting installation. Awarded. Lighting installation. Awarded. B 82 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Miscellaneous—Continued Description of Work and Names of Tenderers Amount of Tenders at Unit Rates Based on Estimated Quantities Remarks Project E-75008—Route 1, Route 9 Interchange to Bridal Falls: $ 24,240.00 30,877.00 30,967.00 32,920.00 44,935.00 47,612.00 Lighting installation. Ripon Electric Ltd. C. H. E. Williams Co. Ltd. Paragon Electric Co. Ltd. Clayhurst Ferry provides access across the Peace River at Clayhurst. Operation and ice problems are shown. REGIONAL REPORTS B 83 REGIONAL REPORTS HIGHWAY DISTRICT REPORTS REGION 1 (P. J. Carr, Regional Highway Engineer, Burnaby) North Vancouver, Gibsons, New Westminster, and Chilliwack Highway Districts North Vancouver District Roads Maintenance—Spring break-up was somewhat less severe this year so pavement maintenance was generally of a routine nature, except in the Whistler area where some major patching and intersection paving were undertaken. Shoulder gravelling, particularly on Highway 99 between Horseshoe Bay and Squamish, was a priority item as was brushing. All areas on this section of road requiring it were machine-brushed to a distance of about 20 feet back from the shoulder edges. Some shoulder widening was done on Highway 99 north of Brohm Lake. Also extensive regravelling was undertaken on an 8-mile section of Squamish Valley Road, and on several sections of Pemberton Portage Road. An extensive rock scaling program was carried out this year on the bluffs along Garibaldi Highway 99, between Horseshoe Bay and Britannia, which reduced the rock fall hazard to a minimum. Extremely heavy fall rains resulted in many drainage problems throughout the district, such as blocked culverts, wash-outs, mud-slides, etc. The Squamish River overflowed its banks and flooded Squamish Valley Road to a depth of several feet in some areas for a period of about four days in November. Considerable silting over the road occurred, which had to be graded off, and some shoulders were washed out. On Trans-Canada Highway 1, through West Vancouver, numerous creek channels required extensive cleaning of rocks and debris piled up against trash racks. Winter snowfall was about average this year and few major problems arose in snow-clearing operations. Construction—Work continued this year on Highway 99 between Garibaldi and Whistler, consisting primarily of widening and minor alignment improvements, in preparation for eventual repaying. Construction and paving on new alignment was completed on the White Creek section of Pemberton Portage Road. Also in the Pemberton area, base strengthening and paving were completed on a 3-mile section of Pemberton Meadows Road, and on Lillooet Lake Road extensive rip- rapping was done to combat erosion that was threatening the road in a number of areas. On Garibaldi Highway 99, at Suicide Hill south of Pemberton, the first phase of slope stabilization was completed. This is a continuing project oriented to reducing the hazard of rock fall onto the road by slope stabilization utilizing shotcrete and the creation of catchment areas to contain the slough from the unstabilized slope sections. In the Squamish area, much of the work was completed on the alignment changes and approach fills for the proposed bridge over the Mamquam River to replace the existing structure. This year an extensive paving program was carried out on Bowen Island; 5 miles of gravel road was surfaced utilizing the Department's mixing plant to produce the asphalt. Also on Bowen Island, work continued on the reconstruction of Eagle Cliff Road. This is a difficult project involving extensive rock blasting in close proximity to homes. B 84 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Bridges Damage to Mashiter and Mamquam Bridges in the Squamish area resulted from heavy logs and debris colliding with and jamming against the structures. On Garibaldi Highway 99 north of Horseshoe Bay, Harvey Creek Bridge, Newman Creek Bridge, and "M" Bridge were stripped of their deteriorated asphalt surfaces and the laminated decks were patched, renailed, and a new asphalt surface applied. A number of other bridges in the district were redecked and flood damage repairs were made on Mashiter and Mamquam Bridges, where pilings were broken during high water in November. On Garibaldi Highway 99 at Brandywine Creek, a temporary Bailey bridge was installed adjacent to the existing Bailey to provide for two-way traffic. A new structure is planned for this site. Ferries Woodfibre ferry-landing received normal maintenance. Buildings A temporary water system was installed and washroom facilities were provided for the Bowen Island maintenance establishment. Drilling was started on a permanent deep well. No major work was done on the other facilities in the district this year. Gibsons District Roads Maintenance—General maintenance for the summer and winter was routine with very few problems. Snowfall for the past year was again less than average and no problems were incurred by spring flooding. Construction—Major day labour consisted of the reconstruction of 1 mile on Highway 101 at Sechelt, installation of underground drainage on the Gibsons Arterial Highway, erosion control on Kearton Road, and reconstruction of 2.3 miles of side roads. Bridges Camp Bridge was reconstructed and Port Mellon 2 and Port Mellon 5 Bridges were completed. Buildings New offices have been leased; however, all financial matters are still handled through the North Vancouver District Office. New Westminster Highways District Roads Maintenance—Normal maintenance was carried out on all highways throughout the district with a high percentage of time being spent on hand-patching, re- gravelling and grading of shoulders; ditch and catch basin cleaning, mowing and brushing along Highways 1 and 99, road surface cleaning, especially on the major structures such as Knight Street, Oak Street, and Port Mann Bridges. Extra auxiliary employees were taken on to carry out a continuing program of weeding and landscaping of Knight Street Bridge Interchange. Construction—Continuation of the grade preparation on Westminster Highway from Knight Street to No. 5 Road was carried out by day labour. New entrances REGIONAL REPORTS B 85 were constructed to the Burnaby, Oak, and Cloverdale yards to facilitate safer traffic movement. A stone wall was erected on King George VI Highway at Highway 1a to stabilize the bank and protect the pedestrian sidewalk. Right-turn lanes were built at Beach Avenue and Highway 99, 16th Avenue and Pacific Highway, 240th and Lougheed Highway, and Kensington Avenue at Canada Way. Intersection improvements were carried out at Scott Road and King George VI Highway, Bedwell Bay Road and Sunnyside Road, Highway 10 at King George VI Highway and Kittson Road. Traffic signals and lighting were installed at Highway 7 at Burnett Street, Highway 1a at Highway 15, 88th Avenue and McBurney Lane. Speed-detection devices are being installed on Highway 10 at Cloverdale, and Aldergrove, also one on Glover Road in Langley. New, improved lighting was completed in Massey Tunnel. A number of safety projects were completed with the fabrication of catch basin covers for the sidewalk on Highway 7 in Haney, the installation of an impact attenuator on Highway 1 at the Brunette off-ramp, with inertial barriers being placed at a number of structures on Highway 1 and Highway 99; concrete medium barrier was placed on Highway 1 between Cape Horn to Port Mann Bridge, and at Grandview Highway. Bridges Major redecking and pier protection were completed on Canoe Pass Bridge, jacking was successfully undertaken on the south approach of Livingstone Overpass and Roger Pierlet Bridge. Considerable time was spent by the bridge crew on concrete deck and damage repairs. Buildings A new fuel house was constructed in the Oak Street yard. A new tender's building was provided at Canoe Pass Bridge. A 40-foot office trailer was provided for the senior road foremen in the Cloverdale yard. Ferries Both ferries operated on schedule, except for minor interruptions caused by mechanical problems. Landing protection boom was installed and dredging undertaken on the McMillan Island end of the Albion Ferry Service. Chilliwack District Roads Maintenance—District roads were maintained to a good standard. Brushing was carried out as required and mowers operated throughout the growing season. Litter was cleaned up daily during the summer, and as necessary for the rest of the year. Fifteen miles of gravel road were treated with oil for dust control. Extremely heavy rainfall during December resulted in several road washouts, bridge washouts, slides, and flooding problems throughout the district. Repairs were carried out as quickly as possible. Construction—Construction of roadways and landscaping for the Bradner Road Rest Area were completed. District crews regravelled about 6 miles of gravel road and 1.13 miles of new gravel road were constructed. The District constructed 0.3 mile of Trans-Canada frontage road to crush grade in the Abbotsford area. Sylvester Road was reconstructed for a distance of 0.68 mile. B 86 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Surfacing—District crews paved Sylvester Road (0.68 mile), Hodgkins Road (1.13 miles), and Popkum Road (0.45 mile). Rockwell Drive was recapped for 1 mile and Columbia Valley Road was recapped for 1 mile. Snow removal—Snowfall was below average. District roads were sanded and ploughed when required, and were kept in good condition. Bridges The district bridge crew reconstructed five bridges and one 18-foot box culvert. A 45-foot glue-laminated beam span was reconstructed on Legace Creek 3 Bridge on Farms Road. A 26-foot stringer span was reconstructed on Green- point Bridge on Rockwell Drive. A 22-foot stringer span was reconstructed on McKay Bridge on McKay Road. Two bridges and the box culvert were washed out by flooding and were reconstructed by the district bridge crew. On Columbia Valley Highway, a 40-foot stringer span was reconstructed on Watt Creek Bridge. A 40-foot stringer span was reconstructed on Hemlock Valley 4 Bridge on Hemlock Valley Road, and an 18-foot box culvert was constructed on Carratt Road. REGION 2 (R. G. White, Regional Highway Engineer, Kamloops) Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Vernon, Penticton, Merritt, Lillooet, 100 Mile House, Williams Lake, and Kelowna Highway Districts Kamloops District Roads Maintenance—Regular maintenance was carried out on all highways in the district with an increased demand for patching for 5 miles on Trans-Canada Highway 1 and 9 miles on Yellowhead South Highway 5, Barriere area, and 4 miles on Kamloops-Merritt Highway 5 due to a severe spring break-up. On seven major country roads, increased subdivision activity added a considerable amount of traffic, including more and larger school buses, demanded improvements to alignment, grade, drainage, and surface quality. A major washout and landslip on Agate Bay Road required extensive repair. Several miles of ditching and installation of over 100 culverts were done in the Pinantan area to relieve run-off problems. Construction—Four miles were reconstructed on Dunn Lake Road within the Chu-Chua Indian Reserve. Many dangerous rock corners were blasted on Agate Bay Road along Forest Lake. There were no funds available for larger projects. Bridges All bridges were inspected and maintenance work carried out where necessary. Extensive repairs were done on Birch Island Bridge to the amount of $65,000. Criss Creek and Tranquille Bridges were reconstructed. McCracken Bridge was eliminated. Ferries Frequent freezing and thawing conditions of the North Thompson River made it necessary to put the Little Fort reaction ferry in service and pull it on land again until steady service could commence for both ferries after the spring thaw. REGIONAL REPORTS B 87 Salmon Arm District Roads Maintenance—Normal maintenance was carried out on all highways and side roads in the district. Dust control was extensively increased from 31.1 miles in 1974/75 to 65.7 miles in 1975/76. Pavement patching was again a major item of maintenance due to deterioration of road surfaces, especially Highway 97 from Pinaus Lake Road to Schwebs Bridge. Other work included 2.7 miles of side roads recapped, 8.2 miles of roadmix, and 2.4 miles of sealcoating laid. There was no serious flooding, except some heavy debris problems with Sicamous Bridge over the Eagle River, and flooding of Ross Creek required replacement of Ross Creek Bridge on Squilax-Anglemont Road. Construction—12.5 miles of side road were reconstructed to a standard in preparation for paving on the following: Miles Sorrento-Eagle Bay Road ____ 2.3 Chase-Falkland Road 2.6 White Lake Road 1.2 Bolton Road 1.3 Martin Prairie Road 0.4 Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road 0.3 Sicamous streets 4.4 Also, the shoulders were widened to 10 feet in preparation for repaving on 5.9 miles of Highway 97 from Falkland to Pinaus Lake. Trans-Canada Highway was reconstructed for 0.2 mile due to a landslide at Chase Overhead. Snow removal—Normal snow conditions prevailed throughout the district. All main routes and side roads were kept open and good driving conditions prevailed. Cost per mile has shown a marked increase due to the increased use of salt and the new costing used in the maintenance management program. Bridges General maintenance was carried out on all bridges and five bridges were reconstructed, namely, Ross Creek, Sicamous, Karjula, Mattey, and Johnson Bridges. A change in the Salmon Arm District and the Merritt District was made on Douglas Lake Road, adding 5.2 miles and one bridge to the Salmon Arm District Road and Bridge Register. During the year the maintenance management program was introduced and is progressing as planned. Vernon District Roads Maintenance—General maintenance was carried out on all district roads, with minor improvements on side roads continuing. A late spring and generally wetter-than-average summer helped to keep side roads in good condition, thus lessening the demand for dust palliatives. Heavy summer volumes caused increased shoulder maintenance on trunk highways. Two new major shopping centres in the City of Vernon resulted in the upgrading of Highway 6 east of Poison Park to Kal Lake Road, and on Highway 97 north of 48th Avenue to handle the increased traffic movement. Subdivision activity in the Vernon Highway District remained constant. The Vernon office processed 199 tentative subdivisions, 139 final subdivisions, 14 land B 88 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 use contracts, 57 rezoning applications, and 630 permits were issued for work on Crown land. This spring showed a heavy increase in home construction, especially in the Vernon subregion. The roadside development plant in Vernon operated by the District produced 1,600 feet of new 27" no-post guardrail, including transition and terminal sections. 68 standard bases for street lights and signals were manufactured for the Regional Electrical Branch, and 52 terrazzo-finished concrete picnic tables and 22 toilets were produced for shipment to various roadside rest stops in the Province. Construction—Clearing and grubbing on the remaining 4-mile section of Enderby-Mabel Lake Road were carried out. Reconstruction of Sugar Lake Road, commencing off Vernon-Slocan Highway 6 via Cherry Creek to Aumond Road, was completed. Surveys and right-of-way acquisitions were completed along the 11-mile route to Sugar Lake. Two miles of Gardom Lake Road, north of Enderby, were reconstructed and gravelled, and the remaining right-of-way was acquired. Three miles of Riverside Road at Mara were reconstructed and gravelled and prepared for paving. Two and one-half miles of Westside Road were widened, ditched, and gravelled between Killiney Beach and Fintry Delta on Okanagan Lake. Herry Road, serving Bryden Subdivision in North B.X. District, was reconstructed and gravelled in preparation for a paving contract. Surfacing—Several subdivision roads in the Vernon subregion were paved with hotmix asphalt by contract, totalling 1.42 miles, including access to the Rainbow and Blue Jay Subdivisions. Hickman and Dixon Dam Roads, which provide access to Tillicum Valley Recreation Area near Vernon, were paved with pre- mixed asphalt. A total of 3.9 miles of paving utilizing pre-mixed asphalt was carried out on Deep Creek, Fortune, and Canyon Roads in the Enderby area. Snow removal—Demand for winter maintenance was again heavy, brought about by four cold weather and thawing cycles which caused severe pavement damage and pothole problems throughout the district. The demand for salt was heavy. Silver Star Mountain and Monashee Pass areas received above normal snowfalls. Bridges District bridges were inspected and maintained as required. Shuswap River Bridge over the Shuswap River on Lumby-Mabel Lake Road was redecked and paved. Endall Bridge on Headgates Road was reconstructed. Materials to replace the Coalgoat and Mclntyre Bridges on Vernon-Slocan Highway 6 were provided. The prestressed-concrete box-stringers for the new Cherryville Bridge on North Fork Road were purchased. Penticton District Roads Maintenance—Ditching and shouldering operations were above normal during the spring and fall. Desirable objectives were not attained due to a high incidence of pavement patching and repairs. Extensive hand-patching was a year-round activity due to frost damage and deterioration of old pavement on Highway 3. This work was carried out during the milder winter periods as well as the late spring of 1976 when special patching efforts were undertaken between Keremeos and Hedley. Dry conditions in spring and summer resulted in dust control covering 78 miles of orchard and gravel roads. REGIONAL REPORTS B 89 Snowfall and icing conditions were not particularly extreme, but crews were kept busy with rock and ditch clean-up during mild periods. Abrasive and chemical usage was above average. Construction—Further improvements on the Hope-Princeton Highway were achieved and the final lift of pavement on 13 miles of reconstructed four-lane grade was carried out by contract. District crews commenced work on an additional 6 miles and assisted in stream improvements on behalf of the bridge branch contract for widening the three Cambie Bridges. Minor construction entailed 2 miles in Princeton area, 1.5 miles in Keremeos, 7.5 miles in Penticton, and 6 miles in the Oliver area. During the year a total of 16 miles of local roads were upgraded by district forces. Bridges There were no flooding or high-water conditions of significance and the bridge crew were able to devote more time to maintenance requirements and replacements and improvement of minor bridges, including Wicks, Sharpes, Manery, Barcello, Copaka, and Shingle Creek Bridges. Remedial and construction work was carried out on behalf of Kelowna District. A variable message sign at Princeton and construction of abutments for Allison Creek Bridge on Highway 5 were the construction activity. Paul Creek Railway covered bridge was partially removed to alleviate a collapse and possible damage downstream on the Similkameen River. This bridge was extensively damaged during the floods of 1972 and 1974. Okanagan Flood Control The district engaged in routine maintenance and repair of the flood control facilities. Merrit District Roads Maintenance—Heavy rains in December produced severe flood damage to Trans-Canada Highway 1 and many side roads in the Hope area, requiring fairly costly repairs. Otherwise, the maintenance requirement was average in all areas, with extra emphasis being given to gravelling side roads in the Merritt, Coalmont, and Logan Lake areas. Sign maintenance and curve delineators were given special attention and this program will continue. Considerable rock scaling was carried out through the Fraser Canyon to minimize rock fall and 500 feet of gabion rock was installed to reduce the danger from falling rocks. The Alexander Bridge to Boston Bar section of Trans-Canada Highway 1 proved a severe pavement-patching problem during the winter and early spring. A major machine-brushing program was carried out betweeen Hope and Lytton. Snowfall was generally below average, but frequent minor falls and icing still produced a high sand and chemical requirement. During the year a District Technician—Avalanche Co-ordinator was added to the staff at Hope and a Maintenance Management Co-ordinator added in Merritt. Construction—Ten miles of pulvimix paving were completed on Merritt- Spences Bridge Highway 8, along with 7 miles on Coldwater Road and 4 miles on Douglas Lake Road. In addition, a number of subdivision streets in Merritt area were pulvimixed to reduce a chronic maintenance requirement. B 90 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Six miles of Highland Valley Road were upgraded and 4.5 miles of this were pulvimixed. Slide repairs were also carried out between Miles 1.0 to 2.3. Minor rock work to improve visibility was undertaken on several sections of Merritt-Spences Bridge Highway 8. Bridges Two new bridges were constructed on Silver Skagit Road, the first a 110-foot- long widened double-single Bailey at Skagit Bridge, replacing an old log-stringer bridge, and, secondly, a new Eureka Creek Bridge was installed, necessitated by the extensive flood damage in December. Extensive work was carried on a stream-bed protection and riprapping for Nicoman Creek Bridge on Trans-Canada Highway 1, undertaken co-operatively with the CPR. Ferries The North Bend aerial ferry upgrading program was completed and minor repairs were carried out on Lytton reaction ferry. Lillooet District Roads Maintenance—A comprehensive maintenance program was carried out throughout the year. In the Lillooet area, Lillooet-Pioneer Road 40 being widened, was regraded with minor realignment over some 6 miles. Both the Lytton to Lillooet and the Lillooet to Cache Creek sections of Highway 12 had banks cut back and reditching along some precipitous sections. Cleaning of catch roads, with upgrading and brushing of side roads, kept the Goldbridge to Bralorne area crews busy. In the Clinton area, brushing, along with straightening and ditching of many side roads, was carried out, fairly deep ditching and higher crowning of many side roads has proved successful in the Clinton Area, particularly in mud and silt areas. Ashcroft area crews brushed out and reditched Upper Hat Creek Road as well as Loon Lake Road. Local connecting roads were upgraded in and around Cache Creek. Construction—Lillooet-Cache Creek Highway 12 was reconstructed over a new route for some 3 miles through Indian reserves, thus facilitating a straighter alignment and creation of larger field areas. Approximately 1 mile of new road rebuilding was undertaken on the east side of Gun Lake with some 20 acres of right-of-way being cleared, the ultimate aim being a perimeter road around Gun Lake. In the Clinton area, 3 miles of Green Lake Road were rebuilt, from the Flying U guest ranch to the Lone Butte turn-off. A further 3 miles of Mound Loon Lake Road were rebuilt, along with 1 mile of Chasm Road, thus providing better site distances over the B.C. Railway crossings. Surfacing—3 to 8 miles of new construction were paved on Lillooet-Cache Creek Road. Snow removal—Snow amounts were roughly half the usual amount over most of Lillooet District, roads were kept in good winter condition, and chemicals were a help on trunk and main routes under these conditions. Bridge River Road was closed for one night due to icing conditions. REGIONAL REPORTS B 91 Ferries The reaction ferry at Big Bar was in service throughout the summer months, it being much patronized by ranchers and hunters. During the winter season the ferry is beached, due to ice in the Fraser River, with a cage being used for passenger service only. Bridges . A 60-foot span bridge was built over the Bonaparte River to replace the old Harper Mill Bridge at Ashcroft. Dunlop Bridge over Seton Creek was strengthened by having four 60-foot steel beams put in place of the original log stringers. This bridge is located 3 miles east of Lillooet on Seton Lake Road and handles heavy logging traffic from the Duffy Lake area. 100 Mile House District Roads Maintenance—Normal maintenance was carried out on all highways and side roads throughout the district. There was an about average snowfall this winter with the major portion falling between mid-November and mid-December. A seven-day, 24-hour shift system was utilized in the 100 Mile House foreman area. A dust-control program was carried out in the district with approximately 25 miles of road receiving a dust palliative. An additional 14 miles of Cariboo Highway was fenced through Crown lands, completing the fencing south of 100 Mile House with the exception of three spot areas. Extensive culvert installations, ditching, and brushing were carried out on many side roads. Vandalism continues to be a problem with signs, requiring constant replacing and repair, also increased traffic volume required more time on litter pick-up. Subdivisions continue steady with 143 subdivisions, 370 permits, 31 zoning and land use contracts being processed. Construction—Major reconstruction and gravelling were carried out on 3.3 miles of Highway 24 to 93 Mile to Little Fort and 1.25 miles on Horse Lake Road under a day labour program. On Caverly Road, 1.45 miles were reconstructed and gravelled and 6.6 miles of ditching and gravelling were carried out on Bradley Creek, Canim Lake, Eagle Creek, Bridge Lake North, and Mahood Lake Roads under the Minor Betterments Program. Truck lanes on the 103, 106, 108, and 111 Mile hills, on Cariboo Highway 97, were completed for paving in the forthcoming year. Shouldering for 20 miles on Cariboo Highway 97, south of 100 Mile House, was completed. Sealcoating of Cariboo Highway 97 commenced in August and due to inclement weather was not completed; however, it should be completed during the summer of 1976. Paving of 10.2 miles of Cariboo Highway 97, north of Lac la Hache, was completed by contract, 6.9 miles of Highway 24 to 93 Mile to Little Fort was sealcoated, and 0.75 mile of 103 Subdivision Road was paved with hotmix. Bridges Four timber bridges were replaced—Dempsey Bridge on Spring Lake Road, Dempsey Bridge 2 on Dempsey Lake South Road, Gustafson Bridge on Buffalo Creek Road, and Mercer Bridge on Mercer Road. Major repairs were carried out on Jim Creek Bridge on Mahood Lake Road. Minor repairs were carried out on several other timber bridges. b 92 highways report, 1975/76 Williams Lake District Roads Maintenance—The spring of 1975 was long and cool with minimal flooding and washout problems except in the Bella Coola area where considerable channel deposit resulted in larger creeks such as Thorsen and Nookliklonnik. We cooperated with the Water Resources Branch in cleaning out these channels. Several hundred feet of riprap were required, too, along the Bella Coola River west of Firvale. Pavement patching was rather extensive as the failing pulvimix sections required much attention as a result of the heavy log-hauling operations around and into the Town of Williams Lake. Williams Lake Highways District grew smaller this year as the road foreman areas of Bridge Lake and 100 Mile were formed into a new 100 Mile Highways District with transfer of control of roads in those areas from Williams Lake to the 100 Mile District office. There were increases in the amounts of dust layer required to satisfy residents on dusty roads, and further increases in time allotted to pick up litter along roadsides and slashing of brush, since chemicals are not being used. Many travel hours were eliminated, too, since more mobile radios were supplied this year to almost fully equip vehicles. Heavy snowfalls experienced in the Anahim Lake to Bella Coola Mountain section of Highway 20 in November will long be remembered by residents and also our Departmental workmen as many long days and nights were required to clear roads of snow. Thirty-inch snowfalls were common. Two in a row produced 60 inches in 24 hours on top of 40 inches not yet ploughed. Seven bulldozers and a snowblower were required to unplug the roads as lighter equipment could not cope with so much snow. The total snowfall recorded at the summit of the mountain during the winter was 1 074 cm. Thirty-nine avalanches were recorded on the road down the mountain and at the section of road near the docks at Bella Coola. Construction—Major construction projects were carried out on the Chilcotin— Bella Coola Highway 20 and Redstone to Chezacut, Christensen, Morrison Meadow, and Moon branch roads. Reconstruction took place on Likely and Dog Creek Roads as well. The district total was 23.7 miles. Bridges The bridge construction program included the construction of six new bridges, namely, McLellan, King, Green River, Clesspocket, Holtry, and Likely. Bridge repairs were carried out on 19 other bridges throughout the district. Washing and cleaning were completed on all concrete and steel structures as well. Among the miscellaneous items completed by the bridge crew during the year was a new salt storage shed in our Williams Lake Yard. Kelowna District Roads Maintenance—The district was once again maintaining all roads within the new area of the City of Kelowna. Many residents are still complaining about the lack of service, especially street sweeping and drainage. All complaints are investigated and appropriate action taken. REGIONAL REPORTS B 93 In Kelowna District, approximately 36 miles of road received an application of a dust palliative. Flooding was not a problem in the district; however, considerable work was done on Mission and McDougal Creeks under the direction of the Water Rights Branch who also paid for this work. Construction—Several district roads were either reconstructed or improved during the past year. Reconstruction was continued on the Westside Road and approximately 1.7 miles were reconstructed and paved with a coldmix asphalt. At McCulloch Road (within the new City of Kelowna), 1.9 miles were improved and sealcoated, and 1.3 miles of Anderson Road were reconstructed, ready for paving the following year. In total, approximately 12 miles of district roads were improved. Construction and paving were completed on Springfield-Cunningham Road. This road is part of the grid system for the City of Kelowna. Street lighting on the median of Highway 97 between Benvoulin Road and Highway 33 was started late in the year and will be completed in 1976. Snow removal—An average snowfall was experienced during the past year and all district roads were kept in good winter condition. In general, very few complaints were received this year regarding our winter maintenance program. Bridges Routine bridge maintenance was carried out throughout the district and the new bridges on Highway 33 over Belgo and Mission Creeks were completed. Belgo Creek was constructed by district forces, whereas the Mission Creek Bridge was under contract. REGION 3 (W. M. Sproul, Regional Highway Engineer, Nelson) Nelson, Rossland, Grand Forks, New Denver, Cranbrook, Fernie, Golden, Revelstoke, and Creston Highway Districts Nelson District Roads Maintenance—Spring run-off was moderate and no severe flooding occurred. Crews were busy screening and mixing sand throughout the summer. Dust control was again carried out on many side roads, using M.C. asphalt or liquid calcium chloride. Four miles of existing pavement were sandsealed and 0.6 mile of secondary road was roadmixed. Winter snowfall was moderate and roads were well maintained. Considerable effort went into the training and implementation of reporting to the maintenance management system. Construction—Reconstruction of the existing logging-road serving the Whitewater Ski Hill continued, with approximately 1.5 miles being completed to sub- grade. The completion of construction and roadmixing was carried out on 2.1 miles of Highway 6 in several sections between South Slocan and Lemon Creek. In addition, 0.40 mile of Highway 6 at Passmore was reconstructed to gravel grade on new alignment. Work was 50 per cent completed on one-half mile of widening on Highway 3a, Nelson to Balfour and 3 miles of shoulder-widening were carried out on Highway 6 south of Salmo. Reconstruction of three-quarters of a mile of Pass Creek Road was completed; 0.6 mile of Sproule Creek Road was recon- B 94 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 structed and paved, and improvements carried out to an additional 0.2 mile; 0.5 mile of road was opened. Bridges New log-stringer bridges were constructed over Goose Creek on Pass Creek Road, Sproule Creek on Barbanoff Road, and Apex Creek on Whitewater Ski Hill access. The existing bridge over Redfish Creek on Highway 3a was widened and a concrete deck constructed. Ferries Glade, Harrop to Longbeach, and Kootenay Lake ferries ran throughout the year. During the summer months two ferries operated on Kootenay Lake to accommodate traffic. Rossland District Roads Maintenance—Rossland Highways District experienced a relatively quiet year. As a result of thawing weather and rain during December, our accumulation of snow was less than usual although the snowfall recorded was average. The mild winter with near zero temperatures required an additional quantity of sand to ensure safety through the rapid freeze-thaw cycles. The summer months were spent on routine road maintenance, with emphasis being placed on drainage facilities and the repair of winter road damage. All foremen in the district completed Level II of the Maintenance Management Training Program. The Maintenance Management Program has been accepted as we begin to realize the valuable information available from the system. Due to the activity from the construction of Seven Mile Dam on the Pend- D'Oreille River, we had a noticeable permit and subdivision work load increase. Construction—In conjunction with the Headquarters' pulvimix crew, we were able to roadmix 9 miles of road in the Castlegar area. With our regular crew, we paved 3 miles of road in the Fruitvale and Genelle areas, using both hotmix and roadmix pavements. We manufactured 12,200 lineal feet of 27-inch no-post guardrail. Of this total, 2,800 lineal feet were erected at various locations throughout the districts and varying footage allotted to adjoining districts. Bridges The district bridge crew replaced two minor timber bridges in the district. Damage to permanent bridge fence panels was high this year and many hours were spent in repair. Other bridge work consisted of replacing wood handrails with flex-beam guardrail. Ferries The Castlegar ferry was outfitted with a new power unit, wiring, and heating system. The ferry ramps gave considerable trouble with the high and sudden changes in the water-levels due to operational requirements of the Hugh Keenly- side Dam. Hopefully our solution to hold the ferry ramps in place is a success. Buildings Our bridge crew, with their little spare time available, was able to construct the foundations of our no-post guardrail manufacturing building. REGIONAL REPORTS B 95 Grand Forks District Roads Maintenance—The district continued its intensive right-of-way landscaping program, mainly in the Greenwood-Eholt area. As a result, visibility and drainage were improved at many locations. Extensive patching was required on Highway 3 east of Grand Forks as well as on Highway 33 south of Beaverdell. The shoulder-widening program on Highway 33 was continued through the spring and fall. Various roads throughout the district were upgraded. Three miles of road in the area south of Grand Forks and at Christina Lake were reconstructed and gravelled, while brushing, widening, and gravelling were carried out on 2 miles of road in the Rock Creek area. A record rainstorm on July 7, which saw three-quarters of an inch of rain fall in a 20-minute period and 1.9 inches in three hours, caused considerable damage to roads south of Grand Forks, as well as adjacent properties. However, all roads were repaired in short order. Snowfall during the winter was near normal with the district crews maintaining all roads to a very good standard. Construction—Reconstruction and gravelling were completed on 2.7 miles of Granby Road north of Grand Forks. On Jewel Lake Road, 1 mile of road was reconstructed and a crusher was engaged to provide the district with sufficient three-quarter-inch crush to apply to the entire road. Headquarters crews applied shoulder treatment to 5 miles of Highway 3 between Rock Creek and Ingram Bridge in addition to 11.7 miles between Greenwood and Phoenix junction. Bridges The relocated Carmi Bridge on Highway 33 was completed and the approaches paved. District crews were engaged in painting the railings on a number of bridges. In some cases the railings were removed, sandblasted, painted, and replaced. Decking and structural members on various bridges were replaced. Carson Bridge, which was constructed in 1922, was closed pending a detailed inspection by the Bridge Branch. The design has been completed for the new Westbridge Bridge with construction proposed for the 1976/77 fiscal year. However, a firm program has not been established. New Denver District Roads Maintenance—The district had a normal maintenance program through the past year. The spring run-off was average and caused very little damage to the road system. Fill failures at Mirror Lake on Highway 31 and near Fauquier on Highway 6 were repaired. A combination of a light snowfall and new equipment allowed district forces to provide a good level of service to the public during the winter months. Construction—Approximately 3.5 miles of the Monashee section of Highway 6 were reconstructed in preparation for paving in 1976/77. In addition, 6 miles B 96 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 of Highway 31a were upgraded by district forces and pulvimixed by the Paving Branch. Approximately 17 miles of plantmix asphalt were grader-laid by Paving Branch forces on Highway 31 north of Kaslo. Bridges The new St. Leon Creek Bridge was opened to traffic in September. The district bridge crew constructed Brouse Upper and Zeleznik Bridges over Seaton, Whitewater, Lyle, and Bear Creeks. Major repairs were carried out on the 10 other bridges within the district. Buildings A new shop, including a four-bay equipment shed, an assembly room, and a foreman's office, was completed for Kaslo. The bridge crew constructed a residence for the Head Ferryman at Arrow Park. Ferries Both Needles and Arrow Park ferries maintained their schedules with very little interruption for the travelling public. Cranbrook District Roads Maintenance—Normal maintenance was carried out on all highways and side roads in the district. Considerable clearing and brushing were done in Cranbrook and Kimberley areas under the Student Employment Program. Run-off in the spring of 1975 was normal and only a few minor problems were encountered with log jams on the main rivers. Construction—New construction on South Cranbrook streets amounted to 0.80 miles, while major improvement was undertaken on 1.4 miles; 5.5 miles of road were paved and over 5 miles were flushcoated. Also, 18 miles of road received a liquid calcium stabilization treatment. Snow removal—Snowfall was below normal at the lower levels during the winter of 1975/76. Shift systems kept all roads open and in good condition throughout the winter. Bridges St Mary's River Mission Bridge was redecked and some minor repairs were made. The bridge crew spent the majority of the year working in the Fernie Highways District. Fernie District Roads Maintenance—General maintenance was carried out on all district roads, as necessary to maintain them in satisfactory condition. Pavement patching on most sections was normal, except for Elk Valley Road 4, Sparwood to Elkford, and a few sections on Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3, Elko to Wardner and on Roose- ville-Elko Highway 93 south of Grasmere; some brushing by students and auxiliary employees was also carried out. Oiling in front of residences, as necessary, with REGIONAL REPORTS B 97 M-F road stabilizer and M.C.O. asphalt was done. The works of continuous maintenance, replacement of signs, and delineator posts was conducted. All culverts were checked and cleaned as necessary as was placement of sand bags and cement on ends of culverts to prevent scour or washing. On the Elk River west of Fernie, rock riprap was placed. Improvements were undertaken on Jaffray-Baynes Lake Road 9, north and south ends. Jaffray-Village Loop Road 22, Tie Lake Road, Elko-Grasmere Road 6, and Grasmere-Dorr Roads 61 had part of length with crushed gravel and three coats of inverted prime placed. Gravelling was done on Cokato Road 28 and lower Elk Valley Road. There was considerable more frost heaving on roads. Flooding in rivers and streams caused some damage and repair work, with erosion of banks along the Elk River in a number of places. Other work included dike repairs on the Elk River in north Fernie, considerable gravel wash in creeks, landscaping in pits, and planting trees. Snow removal—There was average to below average snowfall throughout the district, light during fall and early new year, with some precipitation on most days but heavy fall in late February and March. Temperatures were above normal most of winter. Snow-ploughing was lighter, but considerable chemical salt and salt were used to provide a good driving surface. On November 1 until March 31, winter shifts around the clock started in Fernie and Jaffray areas seven days a week, and in Sparwood area with two shifts seven days a week. Crews screened and prepared 30,000 yards of sand with salt at Tunnel, Elko, and Nonsoon pits. Construction—Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3 was shoulder-widened and raised, ditch and gravel 1 to 6 miles Jaffray west to Wardner, and 3.0 miles Junction No. 2 Road Elko west to Galloway. Elk Valley Road 4 was generally widened with clearing, culvert and ditching improvements, also 2.0 miles were gravelled. The section from the Michel Prairie Bridge north was reconstructed for 0.5 mile. The weigh-scale area on Kikomen-Newgate Road 36 was surveyed and cleared. Bridges Work consisted of minor repairs and maintenance, as necessary, such as deck washing, painting, etc., assisting bridge resurfacing crew on Alexander, Fairy Creek, Lizard, North Fernie Bridges and place and remove approach fills and Bailey Bridge for Hosmer Bridge for complete new deck replacements by contract. It was necessary to place rock riprap pad and fill to protect approaches on Gold Creek Bridge and to assist Cranbrook bridge crew on major changes to this bridge. Damage repairs to bridges were required due to vehicle accidents. Buildings New Sparwood garage, equipment and materials storage, and oil house was completed and occupied in August 1975. New Fernie garage, storage sheds, oil house, and pump house were completed in November 1975 and moved into. The storage shed at Elko sand pit was completed. Additional lighting was placed in Jaffray yard and a salt silo started. Golden District Roads Maintenance—General maintenance was carried out on all roads. Frost heaves were heavy on Kootenay-Columbia Highways 93 and 95, more especially between Parson and Brisco, a distance of 25 miles. B 98 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Rock and dirt fall was fairly heavy in the Yoho Canyon section of Trans- Canada Highway 1, necessitating major ditching. A large number of boulders had to be drilled and blasted in the ditch lines prior to removal. A fairly heavy program of surface treatment with liquid calcium chloride was carried out on some side roads with varying degrees of success—from excellent where the road base was finished with three-quarter-inch minus crushed gravel and tight bladed, to only fair where the base was pit-run gravel. DeGrazie Creek, 29 miles south of Golden, overflowed its banks due to blockage by debris from logging operations which had backed up water to form a small lake which then eventually broke through during a heavy rain storm, creating a dam at a small private bridge-site. Arnold Road was heavily damaged and Kootenay Columbia Highway 95 endangered. The channel was cleared and the road restored. No-post guardrail was replaced on Trans-Canada Highway 1 west of Golden. Some access streets at Radium were roadmixed, as were some side roads, and 0.6 mile of Anderson Road north of Golden was paved with hotmix asphalt. A critical horizontal and vertical alignment was corrected 1 mile north of Golden on Golden-Donald Upper Road. A large number of new culverts were installed on side roads in conjunction with regravelling projects. Construction—Trans-Canada Highway 1 was widened at both intersections with Golden View Road in preparation for repaving and channelization. A large cut on the southerly side of Trans-Canada Highway 1 facing the new Provincial Information Centre is being removed to provide an unobstructed view of Columbia Valley to the south. This is being done in conjunction with sand screening operations, etc. Extensive landscaping was commenced north of Golden on Trans-Canada Highway 1. Topsoil, consisting of a sawdust and sand mixture, was hauled and placed on the median strips between the service roads and the main highway. Guardrail was removed or moved east of Golden to enable paving of the shoulders. In the critical areas this will be replaced with the new 27-inch no-post type. Shoulders on Kootenay-Columbia Highway 95 were widened from as little as 1 foot in width to a standard of 8 feet from north of Parson to north of Spillima- cheen, for a distance of 16.5 miles. Four miles of Toby Creek were paved with roadmix asphalt. Snow removal—Sand screening operations were commenced early in May and continued through September. A 24-hour shift system was put into effect early in November in the Golden foreman area. As the winter conditions in the Athalmer area are not so severe, a two-shift system was employed there. The triple-shift system worked well, providing constant coverage with little or no overtime. Snowfall depth was comparatively light, approximately one third that of the previous winter, but storms were frequent. There were also frequent thawing and freezing cycles which necessitated constant attention due to icing. Total snowfall varied from 347 cm at Quartz Creek west of Golden to 149 cm at 10 miles east of Golden and 125 cm at Athalmer. There seemed to be a general increase in blizzard activity over that of previous years. The paved highways were kept bare all winter with only short periods during which a compact snow surface existed. REGIONAL REPORTS 99 The Maintenance Management System swung into full gear with numerous training sessions for all involved personnel. Bridges Maintenance—Routine maintenance was carried out on all bridges. All structures received a thorough cleaning. Driftwood was removed from under bridges over the Columbia River. Brisco Bridge, completed the previous year, was painted. Fence panels on the Donald Overhead, Quartz Creek, Blueberry, and Yoho Bridges were painted by summer student employees. A 120-foot triple-single standard reinforced widened Bailey bridge was constructed over the Spillimacheen River on Giant Mine Road to replace an old log- stringer double span. Tegart Bridge in the Windermere area was replaced with a 21-foot timber stringer span. Buildings New prefabricated-steel powder houses were installed at Golden and Athalmer. Extensive landscaping was carried out in the Golden yard. Trees were planted around the perimeter of the main establishment. The travelled areas of the yard and the employee parking-lot were paved and arrows painted to direct all traffic in one direction. This was done to try to minimize the possibility of collision. Extensive clearing and grading of the storage area was carried out and materials restockpiled in a more orderly manner. Additional property was purchased at Athalmer to provide enough room for future expansion. Revelstoke District Roads Maintenance—General maintenance was carried out on all district roads, with the emphasis on shoulder-widening and guardrail maintenance on Trans-Canada Highway 1 and Nakusp-Mica Creek Highway 23. On Trans-Canada Highway 1, the creek channel was cleaned out at Griffin Creek, the approaches were paved at Eagle River Bridge, and brushing was carried out at Three Valley. A turn-around was constructed at the top of Albert Canyon Hill and repairs to the catch basin and drainage system were undertaken at the top of Three Valley Hill. Extensive stream channel maintenance was done above Greely-Illecillewaet Bridge. A considerable amount of debris was removed from the stream channel above Jack McDonald Avalanche Shed. Two small bridges were replaced with culverts on Waverly Trail and Trout Lake-10 Mile Roads. Liquid calcium was used as a dust palliative on Balfour-Kaslo-Galena Bay Highway 31 and on some side roads in front of residences. Flood damage was negligible with some riprap required along the Illecillewaet River bank at Greely Road. Landscaping at Revelstoke intersection was completed, including the planting of trees, shrubs, and lawns. Construction—Construction of the eastern access to Revelstoke continued with widening at Trans-Canada Highway 1 intersection to facilitate channelization and extension of two multiplate culverts on Trans-Canada Highway 1. Trees were B 100 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 planted on high-cut slopes for stabilization purposes and 1 mile of paving was completed. The approaches were constructed and the grade raised at the following new bridges: Talman, Hill Creek, and Greely-Illecillewaet Bridges. Reconstruction of 0.75 mile was completed on Balfour-Kaslo-Galena Bay Highway 31. A number of other roads were reconstructed during the year, amounting to approximately 3.3 miles with 2.15 miles of paving being completed. Snow removal—An average snowfall of 760 cm was recorded in the Revelstoke District; however, the frequency of light falls of wet snow resulted in the use of more sand and salt than usual. Bridges A wooden deck was installed on Eagle River Bridge at Kay Falls due to deterioration of concrete. Redecking was completed on Columbia River Bridge. The old Bigmouth Bridge was moved to Greely and placed on piers to replace Greely-Illecillewaet Bridge. A new 40-foot log-stringer bridge was constructed to replace Talman Bridge and also a new 30-foot log-stringer bridge was constructed to replace Hill Creek Bridge. Buildings Septic-tank drainage fields were installed at 50 Mile Camp and Shelter Bay Complex. A battery room was built in the Revelstoke garage and new doors were installed on service bay and bridge shop in Revelstoke yard. Storage shed extension was completed at 50 Mile Camp. A one-bay equipment shed was constructed and three trailers were reroofed at Mica Creek. A new salt shed was constructed in the Revelstoke yard. Ferries MV Galena maintained a regular schedule throughout the year with the following exceptions: (a) It was drydocked for repairs and painting from June 16, 1975, to June 21, 1975; service was maintained with B.C. Hydro tug and barge. (b) The ferry ran on one motor with assistance of B.C. Hydro tug from July 3, 1975, to July 8, 1975, and again from September 16, 1975, to October 9, 1975, while propulsion unit was being repaired. Creston District Roads Maintenance—Spring run-off was normal with no serious flood problems. Riprap was required on a short section of Corn Creek and short sections of Reclamation Road along the Kootenay River. Pavement repairs commenced early on trunk highways where pavement breaking was severe, then crews transferred to secondary road patching in preparation for an extensive repair program involving large machine patches and sandseal surface treatment on road sections covering a total of 26 miles, including 11 miles of actual sandseal. One hundred thousand gallons of asphalt oil were used. Our program of improved delineation of major highways continues. Dust control was carried out successfully on 60 miles of gravel roads using flake and liquid calcium in place of bituminous materials. Brush and weed control was carried out by machine, hand, and minor use of chemical. REGIONAL REPORTS B 101 Preparation of winter sand stockpiles was delayed due to the late arrival of salt supplies from companies involved in labour disputes. Improvement of roadside rest areas continued. Although the over-all planned maintenance program was completed, over-all production was down due to additional holiday adjustments for personnel. Construction—Destiny Bay to Lockhart project continued with 1.6 miles grade completed and 0.6 mile paved by blademix; 1 mile West Arrow Creek Road reshaped and gravelled; 0.23 mile Christie Road East constructed and gravelled; 0.57 mile of Croasdale Road constructed and gravelled; 0.15 mile of Creston- Erickson Road realigned and paved by blademix; 0.28 mile of Hemlock Road regraded and gravelled; 0.3 mile of switchbacks eliminated on Simmons Road and gravelled; 0.85 mile of Riondel North Road reconstructed and gravelled. Snow removal—Snowfall was light throughout the district and winter maintenance was routine. Snowslides on the Salmo to Creston section were numerous due to warmer than usual temperatures even though the general snowfalls were light. The 25-hour three-shift system used in lower levels gave excellent coverage, but at a higher cost in man-hours and materials. Bridges General maintenance, including extensive cleaning and fence-rail painting, was carried out where required. Buildings Routine maintenance was carried out as required on salt silo, winter equipment sheds in gravel pits, and miscellaneous buildings. REGION 4 (L. A. Broddy, Regional Highway Engineer, Prince George) Prince George, Quesnel, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Vanderhoof, and McBride Highway Districts Prince George District Roads Maintenance—No major frost-heave damaging was encountered of trunk Highway 16 or Highway 97, south of Prince George; however, numerous short sections of John Hart Highway 97, north of Prince George, required road base and pavement repairs. Spring flooding caused a few minor washouts on local side roads. Numerous frost boils on local side roads necessitated the hauling of shale and gravel for repairs. Construction—Major day labour projects included the reconstruction of 2.7 miles and 1.25 miles of shoulder-widening of trunk highway routes. Also, 11.95 miles of main feeder routes were reconstrupted and 17.28 miles of main feeder routes were gravelled. Major improvements (ditching and establishing drainage) were completed on 19.22 miles of school bus and feeder routes. For major patching of John Hart Highway and Yellowhead 16 West, 12,400 tons of asphalt were laid by district crews. B 102 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 On local roads, 166,000 gallons of dust palliative were placed and 54,000 gallons of liquid calcium chloride and 9,000 gallons of M & F road stabilizer were used on local gravel roads. During the summer season, 254,000 cubic yards of gravel were used by district forces on day labour and local upgrading. Over the past winter, 30,000 cubic yards of screened sand were used for sanding by district crews. Snow removal—The above-average snowfall this past winter necessitated the use of above-normal usage of salt to maintain the bare pavement policy on trunk highways. Quesnel District Roads Maintenance—Due to a wet summer, only 47 miles of road were oiled to control dust. After cleaning the ditches on the trunk and main highways, the gradall continued on to ditch 5.3 miles of subdivision roads. A rest stop, complete with toilets and tables, was constructed 11 miles north of Hixon. Unseasonally warm temperatures through December and January required the use of heavier than normal salt applications. The warm temperatures also caused the pavement on Highway 97 at McLeese Lake, and between Quesnel and Hixon, to deteriorate very quickly, resulting in pavement patching being carried on continuously from late January to March. Construction—A total of 23.65 miles of Cariboo Highway 97 south of McLeese Lake and north of Hixon was widened. Reconstruction on minor side roads totalled 5 miles. Bridges Barker and Hamilton Bridges were replaced by new structures. The substructure for Udi Creek was built and a multiplate arch pipe to replace First Creek was assembled and readied for placement after high water. The sidewalk on the old Fraser River Bridge at Quesnel became unsafe and was removed. A cattle underpass was assembled and placed under Cariboo Highway 97 at its junction with Soda Creek-Big Lake Road. McLarry Bridge was redecked. Buildings An overhead radial crane was assembled in McLeese Lake garage. Ferries The south ramp and both aprons were reconstructed and repairs were made to the aerial traveller on Soda Creek ferry. Soda Creek and Marguerite ferrys operated under normal conditions until they were removed during the first week in November to be replaced by aerial cages. REGIONAL REPORTS B 103 Dawson Creek District Roads Maintenance—For a second winter, snowfall was 75 per cent of average. Weather conditions, however, again necessitated well-above-average use of sand and chemical to control ice and snow. Spring break-up was better than normal with very little flood damage resulting. A dry summer made it possible to complete 20 miles of grader ditching. Extensive pavement patching was carried out with 3,860 cubic yards of f.o.b. hot mix and 2,650 cubic yards of cold premix used. Also, 20,000 cubic yards of pit-run gravel were stockpiled for future crushing and 82,000 tons of crushed gravel were produced by the regional crusher. Construction—A light construction year was experienced; however, 10 miles of new road were constructed, 24 miles were reconstructed, 21 miles were gravelled, and 51 miles were regravelled. The side areas on Alaska Highway 97, Kiskatinaw Hill, were repaired by installation of 1,340 linear feet of perforated pipe and a 0.25-mile section was paved. A major earth slide interrupted traffic for a short time on Alaska Highway 97, Peace River Hill; however, the area was dressed down and a temporary road over the slide was constructed and gravelled. Also, a 0.7-mile section of highway south of the present slide area, being the 1974 reconstruction, was paved. The 1974 Saskatoon Creek project on Rolla Road 3 was complete with the installation of 600 linear feet of 48-inch culvert to repair major erosion. Construction continued on Kelly Lake Road with 6 miles of reconstruction and gravelling and an additional 3 miles of gravelling on the previous year construction completed. A further effort was made to replace failing wood culverts under Alaska Highway 97 with the replacement of a wood culvert at Mile 13 with 158 feet of 6.75 by 5-foot multiplate and 20-inch-high fill. Surfacing—The Paving Branch completed 6.86 miles of paving on Highway 49 and 35 miles on Highway 29. The district day labour on these projects were placing of crushed gravel on 1.57 miles of Highway 49 and patching of all old pavement and culvert and ditch repair on 35 miles of Highway 29. Bridges Four new bridges were constructed with a total length of 372 linear feet and 13 minor bridges received varying amounts of maintenance. All bridges in the district were washed. Buildings The district continued to develop the Mile 22 maintenance yard with construction of trailer facilities, access roads, power installation, and a 24 by 30-foot salt shed. Paving of the Chetwynd yard was completed and concrete fuel-pump islands were poured. Ferries The Clayhurst ferry operated with very little interruption from March 14, 1975, to December 15, 1975, when very cold weather necessitated removal from B 104 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 the river. The ferry returned to the water February 24, 1976; however, regular service was not resumed until March 26, 1976. Fort St. John District Roads Maintenance—The 1975 spring break-up was moderate with load restrictions imposed between April 16 and May 27. The road system did not suffer severely during the break-up period. The summer was reasonably dry, followed by excellent weather in the fall. As a result, our road system went into winter in better condition than it has for some time. Major landslide problems were repaired on Highway 29 at Mile 16 and 2 miles west of Hudson Hope. Construction—The day-labour construction program was very small and work was cleaned up early. Eighteen miles of reconstruction and gravelling was completed as well as major culvert installations at Mile 41 on the Alaska Highway and bridge replacement on Upper Cache Road. Snowfall—Winter was moderate with less than average snowfall and higher than average temperatures. Bridges Reconstruction of Halfway River Bridge on Highway 29 got underway with the structure itself going to contract. Dillingham put in the piers and Dominion Bridge has the contract to erect the steel. The district completed approximately 50 per cent of the approach work with the balance to be completed in 1976 when the structure is complete. Two bridges were reconstructed and major improvements completed on Blueberry River Bridge pier in addition to routine maintenance. Buildings The bridge crew completed the Hudson Hope salt shed. Vanderhoof District Roads Maintenance—Vanderhoof District had a relatively mild break-up and a low snow-pack which created only minor flooding problems. During the early part of the summer the district again improved rest stops at Bednesti, Fort Fraser, and Dry William Lake with the planting of shade trees. The Dust Control Program this year included the use of liquid calcium chloride which proved very satisfactory over high-volume roads with good retention of the dust palliative qualities over a long period of time. One mile of fencing and one cattle guard were installed. Construction—In the Francois Lake area, 3.6 miles of Francois Lake Road were widened and gravelled. In the Fraser Lake area, 3.3 miles of Lily Lake Road and 1.3 miles of Dog Creek Road were widened and gravelled and 11 miles of right-of-way of Telegraph Road were cleared and grubbed, and 0.7 mile was reconstructed. In continuing projects, 2.5 miles of Blackwater Road were reconstructed and gravelled, and the intersection of Mapes and Blackwater Roads were realigned. REGIONAL REPORTS B 105 In the Fort St. James area, 0.5 mile of Roberts Road was reconstructed and proper drainage established. Four miles of Sowchea Road were gravelled and 0.25 mile of frost-boil area was reconstructed. On Yellowhead Highway 16, 5.6 miles of shoulder-widening were completed and the approaches for Stellako Overhead were constructed with the exception of pavement. Bridges The approach spans and the deck system of Nechako Bridge at Vanderhoof were renewed. The southerly Howe truss, which was 50 per cent destroyed by fire, was rebuilt. East Murray Creek Bridge was reconstructed and Murray Creek Bridge was widened and a sidewalk added. A sidewalk was also added to Nautley Bridge. Mining-roads and Trails The district bridge crew installed a laminated deck on Omineca Bridge at Germansen Landing during the summer, and the approach fills were completed. The Department supervised snow-ploughing of Omineca Mining Road during the winter. McBride District Roads Maintenance—More-than-average precipitation during the summer months caused cut-slope sluffing along Yellowhead Highway 16 in the McBride and the Tete Jaune areas. Several of these slips required immediate attention. Because of frequent rains, extensive grading of the feeder roads was required. We experienced one major slide at Spitale Creek which resulted in an eight-hour road closure. Construction—District forces reconstructed and gravelled 1.3 miles of minor roads in the district as well as widened 1.1 miles of shoulders within Blue River. Major ditch repairs were carried out along Highway 5 from Avola to Clemina. Construction and paving of the last remaining section of Yellowhead Highway 16 west of Tete Jaune was completed near the end of June. District forces undertook the shoulder treatment of that section for the Construction Branch. Snow removal—Winter snowfall was less than average but, due to generally mild temperatures throughout the winter months, compact snow and icy road conditions prevailed for lengthy periods. Extensive sanding and salting were necessary. Surfacing—A 25.2-mile contract was awarded to Dawson Construction for resurfacing the section of Yellowhead South Highway 5 from Miledge Creek to 1 mile north of Clemina Overhead. The contract is scheduled for completion in 1976. District crews carried pre-drainage preparations over the entire contract for an estimated cost of $40,000. Bridges The Dore River and Dore River Overhead structures on Yellowhead Highway 16 were completed in late June and reopened for traffic. Horsey Creek Bridge was the last structure to-be completed on Yellowhead Highway 16 and was opened to traffic in July. The district bridge crew dismantled the Bailey bridge on the detour. A major abutment modification was carried 'out by the local bridge and road crew on West Twin Bridge at an over-all cost of $44,721. B 106 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 REGION 5 (L. A. Broddy, Regional Highway Engineer, Prince George) Prince Rupert, Terrace, Dease Lake, Smithers, and Burns Lake Highway Districts Prince Rupert District Roads Maintenance—Unusually rapid spring break-up along the Nass River south of Meziadin caused area crews some difficulty maintaining public access through this low-standard section of Highway 37. Elsewhere in the district, spring clean-up activities proceeded to schedule with all major items completed by early June. Again this year, Yellowhead Highway 16 required a major pavement patching program to keep abreast of surface deterioration. This work was accomplished before the tourist season reached a peak. In both Queen Charlotte Islands and Rupert areas the Gradall ditching program continued, with a total of 10 miles accomplished for the year. The district carried out a brush control program in the Prince Rupert and Queen Charlotte Island areas. A grader-mounted flail-type cutter was used extensively, supplemented by hand-brushing. Queen Charlotte Island crews carried out a minor pavement patching program using a district patchmobile asphalt patching-machine. The Rupert area crew erected a changeable message sign bridge at Galloway Rapids on Yellowhead Highway 16. Construction—Meziadin area: Emergency repairs were effected on a 40-mile section of Highway 37 south from the Nass River to Cranberry Junction. This work involved minor ditching and realignment, culvert installation, and considerable regravelling. Queen Charlotte Islands area: An 8-mile section of Towhill Road was reshaped and regravelled. Stewart area: From the Bear River crossing to Bear Canyon on Stewart- Meziadin Road, the area crew accomplished 12 miles of regravelling and reshaping. Snow removal—In Stewart a new position of Avalanche Co-ordinator was created and filled late in the fall. Snowfall recorded at Meziadin was unusually high, bringing all the attendent problems with removal, storage, and avalanches. Except for periods when the avalanche hazard was high, all roads in the district were kept open to traffic throughout the winter. Bridges Rupert area: As in previous years, a program of timber bridge deck surface treatment on Yellowhead Highway 16 was carried out to provide improved traction during periods of wet weather. Stewart area: Bear River Howe truss received a new deck system complete • with cross-ties. An extensive program of redecking was carried out on minor timber bridges both here and in the Meziadin area. REGIONAL REPORTS Ferries B 107 Rupert area: The Department continued to subsidize Prince Rupert Ferry (1967) Ltd., operating to provide transportation from outlying settlements in the area. Queen Charlotte Islands area: A new ferry, MV Kwuna, was introduced into service in the fall, running between Skidegate on Graham Island and Alliford Bay on Moresby Island. District area and technical crews provided assistance in construction of the new ferry ramps. Terrace District Roads Maintenance—General maintenance on highways and side roads was carried out along with considerable gravelling being done to strengthen the road base. Fall rain caused a large volume of rock to fall from the larger newly constructed rock cuts west of Terrace and kept the crews busy well into the winter. Construction—Day-labour construction was continued at Yellowhead Highway 16, Mile 20 to Mile 27 west of Terrace; Kalum Lake Road, bridge approaches at Deep and Lean-to Creeks. New asphalt pavement was placed on the approaches to the new Skeena River Bridge at Terrace, Kalum Lake Road (4 miles) and Krumm Road (2 miles). Access to the new Ski Hill at Kitsumkalum Mountain was reconstructed over a partially constructed 7-mile route. Snow removal—Snowfall was from below average to average throughout the district, producing below average avalanche activity in the Skeena Valley west of Terrace. Bridges Normal maintenance was carried out on the many wooden bridges throughout the district. New bridges were opened to traffic at the Exstew River and the Skeena River at Terrace. The district bridge crew constructed a 120-foot triple-single Bailey bridge over the Walwelth River at Kitimaat Indian Village, replacing a two-span log structure. Buildings A 20 by 40-foot equipment shed was erected and put to good use at our Salvus Camp 37 miles west of Terrace. Ferries The reaction ferry and cable car at Usk were operated on a double-shift schedule seven days each week. Dease Lake District Roads Maintenance—During the 1975/76 fiscal year, under day-labour projects, 0.5 mile of Highway 37 was partially reconstructed just north of Cassiar Junction and 5 miles of right-of-way cleared and grubbed in preparation for reconstruction. Approximately 20 wood-stave culverts were replaced with C.I.P.s in conjunction B 108 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 with nearly 12 miles of ditching. Also, 4 miles of flood-damage repairs south of Bob Quinn Lake were completed. Except for some flooding at three major culverts south of Bob Quinn Lake, there was no major storm damage this year. Construction—Major construction was started on a 22-mile stretch of road beginning approximately 25 miles north of Dease Lake. Completion is expected late next year. Roads in the Atlin area were good. Some clearing and minor road repairs were made to O'Donnell River Road under day labour. Bridges Four small bridge structures in the Telegraph Creek area were replaced by multiplate culverts, and one Bailey bridge on the new grade north of Dease Lake was dismantled for use next year. Smithers District Roads Maintenance—Routine maintenance throughout the season included grader tight-blading and reshaping, minor spot gravelling on side roads, hand-patching on paved sections, and rest area cleaning and roadside litter pick-up in the spring. Twenty-one miles of gravel roads had liquid calcium chloride treatment for dust control. A rock slide in Bulkley Canyon in May cut Yellowhead Highway 16 to single lane for one day. Centreline was replaced on much of Yellowhead Highway 16 and some fencing was done along the highway. Snow removal—There was an extremely high snowfall over winter, maintenance crews worked on a three-shift system giving coverage 19 hours daily with priority to the trunk highway and to school bus routes. Construction—An additional 5.1 miles of shoulder-widening was done on Yellowhead Highway in east end of the district. Bridge approaches to the new Kitwanga Bridge over the Skeena River from Yellowhead Highway 16 through a portion of the Kitwanga Indian Reserve to Cedarvale-Kitwanga Road were built and gravelled. This will be the starting point for Route 37, Kitwanga-Meziadin Highway. No-post concrete guardrail was installed in eight locations along the Skeena River. A pedestrian underpass was built at Kitseguecla Village to increase the safety of pedestrians crossing the highway within the village. Bridges Routine maintenance prevailed throughout the season. Bulkley Bridge at Telkwa was replanked with asphalt planks. The bridge crew spent several days with the Cedarvale ferry problem. Two small bridges were replaced with large culverts. Canyon Creek 4 and Hynes Bridges were replaced with prestressed- concrete stringer bridges since the first of the year. Ferry The Cedarvale ferry started out the year as usual after a winter, when the aerial ferry is available for pedestrians only. On July 2, the south tower collapsed, allowing the ferry to run downstream the length of the main-line cable. The passengers on board at the time were lifted off unharmed with the use of a heli- REGIONAL REPORTS B 109 copter from Terrace. A front-end loader was lost overboard but recovered at a later date. No final plans have been announced as to the future of this ferry. The aerial ferry remains in service for pedestrian use on a 10-hour daily schedule. Burns Lake District Roads Maintenance—Spring break-up in 1975 was plagued by overnight freezing conditions which caused considerable icing problems. Approximately 6 miles of roadway were ditched with the new Gradall-type machine shared with Smithers. The pull grader was again utilized in the South- bank area and completed 6 miles of ditching. Seven persons were employed on the WIG Program, assisting in garbage and litter pick-up, sign and guardrail painting, and other minor labourer jobs. Two new steel cattleguards were installed near Houston. The approaches to Buck Creek Bridge were paved with premix asphalt. Several pits were fenced and both the Southbank and Burns Lake yards were improved. Construction—An additional 5 miles of Keefe's Landing Road was brought up to 45-m.p.h. standards. Approximately 1.5 miles of Colleymount Road were reconstructed to provide a 50-m.p.h. standard and surveys were completed for an additional 3 miles. About 3.5 miles of Buck Flats Road were rebuilt and 1 mile of Day Lake Road was cleared for construction next year. Snow removal—An average snowfall combined with freezing and thawing necessitated more than normal salt and calcium usage. Week-end and night shifts insured good road conditions all winter. Bridges The bridge crew spent about 20 per cent of their time in assisting with the work on the new ferry-landings at Francois Lake and repairs to the Bubbler system. Findlay Creek Bridge was widened 8 feet by addition of a 4-foot cantilever to each side. A new steel-stringer bridge was built at Trout Creek using the stringers removed from the old Buck Bridge. The old Buck River 2 Bridge, which was replaced by a new bridge in 1970, was removed and destroyed. Buildings Some renovations were made to the new District Office and staff moved in in February 1976. A new parking-lot was constructed at Burns Lake Courthouse. Extensive repairs were made to Burns Lake salt shed and lighting was improved in both Burns Lake and Southbank yards. Ferries The MV Jacob Henkel was out of service on two occasions this year—once for annual refit, and again when the north shore ferry dock became unsafe for use, due to a failure in the fill for the new dock facilities. On both occasions service was provided by tug and barge. B 110 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Dock construction started on both the north and south landings in January 1976 and is expected to be completed by June 23, 1976. The new ferry is being reassembled at Nicholson Bay, is scheduled for launching in mid-May, and is expected to go into service on July 1, 1976. REGION 6 (P. J. Carr, Regional Highway Engineer, Burnaby) Nanaimo, Saanich, Port Alberni, and Courtenay Highway Districts Nanaimo District Roads Maintenance—A major ditching operation was carried out on the residential areas with a view to alleviating residential flooding. Roadmix asphalt was applied to many feeder roads leading to residential areas, also farm-to-market routes. A program of installing no-post guardrail to the guardrail index standards was followed with considerable work completed during the year. The growth of subdivisions has continued to increase with the need to upgrade numerous drainage structures to fit the growth pattern. Construction—An access road to the new Malaspina College was constructed and paved. Considerable improvements were made to road shoulders on trunk and main highway to allow walking shoulders for increased pedestrian traffic where such growth had taken place. Snow removal—It was a fairly light winter as far as snow was concerned; however, the freeze and thaw conditions resulted in heavy use of chemicals and sand. Salt was brought onto Vancouver Island by barge, resulting in greater economy and availability of a season's supply. The access road to Green Mountain ski area was maintained open at all times in spite of heavy snowfall in that particular area. Bridges Thatcher Bridge was completely rebuilt and a number of other structures were given major repairs in the way of superstructure renewal. A program of washing all structures with pressure water was instituted and all drains cleaned or replaced where necessary. Buildings A new yard-site was obtained and cleared and levelled at Cassidy. A salt storage shed was completed at Lake Cowichan. Ferries Gabriola and Thetis Island ferries maintained normal service. Traffic volumes continued to increase on both ferry routes with an extreme influx of traffic to Gabriola Island during the summer months. Saanich District Roads Maintenance—The Maintenance Management Performance Budget was a challenge for all personnel, resulting in an acceptable level of achievement for the first year of the program. REGIONAL REPORTS B 111 Heavy rainfalls in the first week of December caused considerable flooding problems, requiring crews to work very long hours to alleviate water damage to homes and district roads. Saanich District hosted the Regional Safety Awards Banquet for their achievement as the district with the best improved frequency. A truck rodeo was held for district operators and it is hoped that this will be an annual event. A newly developed "Stimsonite" reflector was applied to the median barrier on Patricia Bay Highway 17 and has proven to be very effective. Minor betterments were carried out on numerous roads in the district, primarily surface treatments and recapping of old pavements. Construction—Summary of work done: Project No. 2552—Willis Point Road, pulvimix, 1.3 miles. 2640—Mayne Island, premix and lay miscellaneous roads, 4 miles. 2641—Pender Island, premix and lay miscellaneous roads, 3 miles. 2743—Guardrail manufacture, 27-inch concrete no-post, 6,528 lineal feet. 2805—East Sooke Road, reconstruction, 2 miles. 2807—Whittaker Road, reconstruction and pulvimix, 0.8 mile. 2906—Saltspring Island, supply and delivery of % -inch crush, 15,000 tons. 2636—Jacklin Road, asphalt curbing, 7,000 lineal feet. Bridges McKenzie Bridge, Project 994, on Sooke Highway 14, was rebuilt using precast-concrete deck beams. Repairs were carried out to Sombrio and Elford Bridges and Phillips Bridge was replaced with a 48-inch culvert. Buildings Keating X-Road Maintenance Depot was completed and the Burnside crew is now working from this assembly point. Concrete pads were placed at Saltspring, Cobble Hill, and Port Renfrew to accommodate trailers for assembly and foremen's offices. Port Alberni District Roads Maintenance—Record rainfalls occurred in the fall, resulting in a major ditching operation in residential areas. Roadmix asphalt and plantmix asphalt were applied to feeder roads in residential areas. A brushing program was carried out in all areas. Construction—An access road to Port Albion Road was constructed except for a bridge and multiplate culvert which will be constructed this year. Snow removal—Snowfall was below average in most areas; however, freeze and thaw conditions required a substantial use of chemicals and sand. All areas were patrolled 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Bridges Lost Shoe Creek Bridge was reconstructed on Alberni-Tofino Highway 4, Somers Bridge was reconstructed on Somers Road. Marlowe and Speht Bridges were reconstructed on Baine Road. A sidewalk was constructed on French Creek Bridge on Island Highway 19. Batty Bridge was constructed on Batty Road. B 112 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Ties, deck, fence, and sidewalk were renewed on Pachena River Bridge on Bamfield Road. Courtenay District Roads Maintenance—Considerable ditching and gravelling of roads and shoulder maintenance of paved roads were carried out during the year. Brush control has always been a problem in the area. Purchase of a Bomford brush-cutter, along with a grader-mounted Roanoke brush-cutter, enabled maintenance crews to control this phase of work. A new gravel pit was developed in Courtenay District in the Dove Creek area. District forces completed the following roadmix pavement: Island Highway 19, Sayward, 1 mile; Cortes Island, 2 miles; Quadra Island, 2 miles; Courtenay area, 15 miles; Campbell River area, 7 miles. On Port Alice access road, 8.8 miles of sealcoat were placed on existing pavement. Major flooding in November caused considerable road damage in the Port Hardy area. Marble River Bridge washed out and Bear Creek fill and culverts washed out on Highway 19. In Sayward Valley, Hammond Creek Bridge washed out as well as a culvert and fill. Snow removal—Winter conditions were not favourable. Numerous freezing- thawing cycles resulted in heavy use of salt. Snowfall varied from 96 cm in Courtenay to 359 cm in Gold River and 301 cm at Forbidden Plateau. Spring road restrictions were not required. Construction—Approximately 1,500 feet of new road were built and paved to service the newly constructed Pool-Arena complex in the Courtenay area. This will later be extended to make a link between Headquarters Road and Island Highway 19. A 2-mile section of road between Cumberland and Bevan Lodge was cleared and grubbed for future widening. Improvements were made to Island Highway 19 in the Port Hardy area where rock corners between Holberg and Coal Harbour Road were removed. Alignment of this highway was also improved at the approach to Glen Lyon Bridge. A third lane was constructed and paved on the hill leading to Quadra Island ferry-landing at Quathiaski Cove. One mile of Coleman Road at Island Highway 19 end was reditched, widened, and strengthened with a gravel lift. This is an important short cut for traffic from Campbell River wishing to go to Comox ferry-landing or to Comox Airport. Funds were provided to assist in construction of a concrete retaining-wall at high-water mark of Alert Bay. The Nimpkish Indian Band received an LIP grant and provided labour for the project. The Department of Highways provided material and supervision. This is the second year of the project and over 1,000 feet of wall have now been constructed. It is not expected this project will extend into a third year as nearly all the reserve frontage is completed. Bridges The old Tsable River Bridge on Island Highway 19 was dismantled. A new two-span precast-concrete stringer bridge was constructed on Bridges Cross Road near Courtenay. A new 38-foot timber bridge was constructed on Kelland Road, but realignment of the road was not completed due to weather. One hundred and seventy feet of timber bridge were constructed on Pickles Road, on Denman Island. The bridge was necessary to cross a bog that is very deep. REGIONAL REPORTS B 113 Several bridges were redecked, these being Buttle Crossing (Highway 19), Bridges 2, Third Crossing Salmon River (Island Highway 19, Sayward Valley), Headquarters, Fitzgerald, and, in the Port Hardy area, Keogh and Cluxewe Bridges. Flooding washed out Marble River Bridge on Port Alice Road and this was replaced with a 160-foot Bailey bridge. Hammond Bridge on Island Highway 19, Sayward Valley, was washed out and replaced with a 100-foot timber bridge. Courtenay bridge crew constructed a 100-foot Bailey bridge for the construction Branch. This was required for access to a Construction Branch project in the Sayward Valley. Rock was drilled and blasted under Port Alice 2 Bridge between Rumble Beach and Port Alice. This was required to make room for debris that has in the past washed out the bridge. Over 1,000 feet of sidewalk at Winter Harbour, adjacent to the shoreline, was either repaired or renewed. Buildings A new link-mesh wire fence was installed on two sides of the Courtenay yard. A parking area for office staff was built as the public were having difficulty finding parking areas. Start was made on a new oil house for the Port Hardy yard. Minor revisions were undertaken in the Courtenay office building. A store and two houses were dismantled on Campbell River arterial in preparation for reconstruction contract. Ferries Normal service was offered during the year by the following vessels: Albert J. Savoie (Hornby Island), Klitsa (Denman Island), Comox Queen (Comox to West- view) (also Queen of the Islands during the summer), Texada Queen (Texada Island), Quadra Queen II (Quadra Island), Cortes Queen (Cortes Island), Nimpkish (Port McNeill to Alert Bay to Sointula). On May 1, 1975, the Cortes Queen was stationed on Cortes Island. A cook house and dining trailer as well as a sleeping and ablution trailer were set up at Whaletown near the ferry-landing for the crew. Property has been purchased at Alert Bay for ferry crew housing, but weather prevented preparation of the site. B 114 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 tfi U H H H Cfi P O CQ 11 £~ o E t-J u I z §15 -fiS.2 "CO Id "A 1^ IA r» r- r- r- On ON On On f ■■* t *n *t *t r— I*- r- t— r- On ON On Oi ON D^ Z O. 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Salmon Arm 699.39 442,500.00 632.69 23. Vernon 704.34 497,200.00 705.91 24. Penticton 748.60 532,800.00 2,210.36 25. Merritt 880.45 505,100.00 573.68 26. Lillooet 471.00 308,500.00 654.99 27. 100 Mile House ..... 545.00 205,700.00 377.43 28. Williams Lake 1,230.00 389,700.00 316.00 29. Kelowna 638.25 287,400.00 450.29 Subtotals 7,047.03 3,834,400.00 544.12 Region 3— 31. Nelson 421.88 398,500.00 944.58 32. Rossland 298.00 424,600.00 1,424.83 33. Grand Forks 505.00 372,200.00 737.03 34. New Denver 420.65 410,200.00 975.16 35. Cranbrook 570.00 354,100.00 621.23 36. Fernie 392.17 240,100.00 612.23 37. Golden 473.07 521,900.00 1,103.22 38. Revelstoke 301.25 617,000.00 2,048.13 39. Creston 324.45 312,300.00 3,650,900.00 962.55 Subtotals 3,706.47 985.00 Region 4— 41. Prince George 1,024.21 773,200.00 754.92 42. Quesnel 1,091.71 468,500.00 429.14 43. Dawson Creek 1,160.00 652,100.00 562.15 44. Fort St. John 1,382.39 495,700.00 358.58 45. Vanderhoof 812.16 361,800.00 445.48 46. McBride 442.30 526,900.00 3,278,200.00 1,191.27 Subtotals 5,912.77 554.43 Region 5— 51. Prince Rupert 291.53 441,100.00 1,513.05 52. Terrace 280.70 277,200.00 987.53 53. Dease Lake 393.10 283,100.00 720.17 54. Smithers 633.80 498,900.00 787.16 55. Burns Lake 560.00 342,500.00 611.61 Subtotals 2,159.00 1,842,800.00 853.54 Region 6— 61. Nanaimo 585.00 212,400.00 363.08 62. Saanich 875.33 236,300.00 269.96 63. Port Alberni 595.00 157,900.00 246,800.00 853,400.00 265.38 64. Courtenay 699.00 2,754.33 353.08 Subtotals 309.84 Grand totals 23,001.10 14,673,900.00 637.96 HIGHWAY STATISTICS B 129 HIGHWAY STATISTICS STATEMENT SHOWING MILEAGE OF PROVINCIAL HIGHWAYS AND CLASSIFIED HIGHWAYS By Surface Type (Figures for classified highways in bold type) Region and Highway District Provincial or Classified A 5 c ,u ill <-,UU A 3 O * 11 Is 'SSr B •o 2 "« g.S6 ■- e _p E-gp-p sis (-.Ken C U > a 0 D •o pu 13 > .5 Total Miles Open E >. cd i "S -a *_ « .n n 00 QJ 5o F >, CPJ t. i pp. ■___•__ °_3 as __._» .- r classified highways in bold type) Region and Highway District Provincial or Classified A ■o B u £ c O w O P-UU A Vi 3 o X n 3 « jSE B -o g.i.E E-§U 3 cpj — ,t_ Oo JOt-lc/i c CU Ij _> CJ 0 D cu "p_p O p- Total Miles Open E >_ ra ♦_ « .-3 ra ojj a £0 F >, "■a is o-2 ■s« • r. tn tiVi Total Miles Not Open Region 4 Provincial.. Classified Classified.... Provincial.. Provincial... Classified Provincial... Provincial.. Classified... Provincial- Provincial.. Classified... 0.21 298.75 20.95 203.45 7.05 250.00 19.76 133.13 35.90 134.80 5.60 08.72 1.52 75.52 439.31 5.95 020.89 164.19 977.77 26.90 1,205.92 7.26 1,255.00 19.76 1,495.80 44.35 800.37 5.79 440.50 3.54 109.04 122.98 232.02 42. Quesnel 14.82 366.70 20.44 13.68 34.12 43. Dawson Creek 9.03 808.12 187.55 124.24 880.03 1,010.87 44. Fort St. John 32.80 S70.47 8.45 537.75 450.40 22.15 774.10 4."). Vanderhoof 20.45 0.19 107.57 2.02 113.28 67.47 119.92 187.39 40. McBride. 149.48 24.73 3.46 10.24 13.70 Regional totals... 11,110.00 0.21 | 90.78 320.19 2.21 3,435.02 14.40 1,300.91 0,182.02 107.60 340.80 1,927.55 2,274.35 Region 5 I J 170.97 6.92 117.05 18.08 313.30 30.39 208.95 11.75 588.40 17.20 45.92 23.47 144.20 11.75 0.2S 0.70 5.82 10.96 53. Dease Lake 42.70 453.90 91.80 14.20 14.20 Provincial.. Provincial.. Classified Provincial.. Classified Provincial.. Classified Provincial.. Classified... Provincial Classified Classified Provincial.. Classified Provincial... Classified.... 437.01 0.59 392.33 28.71 SSS.00 6.03 570.92 12.72 2.14 100.09 102.23 5.44 00.20 42.00 6.64 48.04 12.291 °<43 Regional totals... | 49G.01I CO.11 | 52.95| 0.43 1,572.40 7.51 200.15 2,335.03 60.89 81.42 103.01 245.03 Region 6 238.00 47.95 170.83 53.26 175.00 15.46 255.59 33.12 244.00 701.00 47.95 811.03 67.64 570.00 19.16 712.93 42.79 2.80 250.32 14.38 95.70 3.70 190.02 7.99 357.00 20.22 10.03 70.03 290.30 8.70 0.30 240.50 244.10 1.68 13.02 7.1- 92.33 Regional totals... 840.32 149.79 705.04 26.07 1,148.86] 04.74| 2,855.50 1.68| | 177.54 20.31 53S.S0 505.17 2.84 (5,123. SO |3,407.5<) 10.47[1,033.60| 105.45 11,005.92 32.96 4,339.50 24,470.80 1,182.48 887.10 1.50 3,153.10 4.75 4,040.29 6.25 Grand totals. Pn classified vincial and 13.31 0,157.40 3,513.04 11,688.88 1 4 330.Kni__.ii.RfiO.Ofl SSS Olli.3 15794 4,040.54 HIGHWAY STATISTICS B 131 STATEMENT SHOWING MILEAGE OF PROVINCIAL HIGHWAYS AND CLASSIFIED HIGHWAYS—Continued By Class (Figures for classified highways in bold type) Provincial or Classified Department of Highways Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources Highway District Trunk Main Other Roads Total Miles Open Minor C Not Open Trails Roads Trails Minor A Minor B Region 1 00.03 32.02 75.50 12.14 14.06 86.90 2.20 39.39 60.23 4.13 85.48 0.15 18.38 57.23 78.74 40.82 75.19 2.96 195.61 4.00 21.46 28.74 134.77 201.45 71.04 350.59 16.29 57.81 324.331 206.11 153.85 7.30 Classified.. Provincial. 31.93 1.05 05.18 17.25 Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified._ Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial, Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. 3.91 151.46 50.40 73.64 0.88 20.34 0.95 7.90 54.31 257.03 151.70 170.45 248.83 102.33 427.03 35.70 881.00 565.51 93.70 2.00 17.25 7.90 Region 2 187.41 9.75 122.85 10.62 90.09 32.23 225.81 15.01 109.30 6.17 80.12 4.45 48.44 0.98 43.52 1.38 30.92 17.90 24.43 290.10 7.05 314.50 13.65 208.03 14.56 193.50 7.25 200.45 0.95 335.77 5.02 447.80 0.35 821.87 2.47 417.23 10.66 677.00 9.03 293.80 1,185.06 25.83 731.15 27.69 672.08 46.79 803.35 22.26 032.33 9.30 954.03 9.47 035.08 1.33 1,744.10 5.02 009.00 28.56 75.83 127.00 3.42 5.50 76.30 14.00 47.80 306.90 31.40 19.00 36.00 42.00 473.98 44.58 116.10 18.25 153.64 55.00 2.18 74.90 447.58 12.25 20.20 22.50 26. Lillooet 463.24 91.71 83.50 300.00 121.00 27. 100 Mile House 40.70 08.14 37.57 89.20 0.00 73.20 28. Williams Lake 290.12 1.17 24.46 588.65 55.49 370.90 58.40 100.90 137.08 92.64 900.30 98.49 515.11 6.77 3,295.97 61.96 3,540.49 9.03 8,350.93 176.25 517.77 805.70 425.85 027.04 Region 3 104.85 6.00 81.38 18.26 93.81 9.21 104.75 2.66 138.20 8.92 75.80 17.84 101.00 3.28 49.20 1.00 111.09 1.68 25.28 178.60 106.15 415.88 6.00 293.28 23.00 020.20 10.44 420.65 8.12 574.67 11.42 369.23 22.94 550.28 5.03 301.14 5.05 322.37 2.69 27.03 90.20 12.50 32. Rossland 10.15 39.4 59.66 142.39 0.80 205.50 1.23 53.51 1.18 124.01 2.50 07.00 4.40 352.14 1.75 142.00 2.70 154.58 59.36 48.98 3.45 33. Grand Forks 202.17 32.54 12.15 90.45 4.28 171.94 37.88 274.45 42 00 311.80 51.04 12.00 220.31 0.70 37.14 0.55 37 RR 170,27 38. Revelstoke 09.09 1.35 8.40 1.01 39.05 20.82| 0.50 9.90 52.10 39. Creston 47.70 12.00 Regional totals 020.80 68.85 203.03 10.58 1,481.05 14.56 1,202.___.' 0.70 3,807.70 94.69 344.20 0.55 0.50 572.42 152.60 1 Contains 5.52 duplicate miles. B 132 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 STATEMENT SHOWING MILEAGE OF PROVINCIAL HIGHWAYS AND CLASSIFIED HIGHWAYS—Continued By Class—Continued (Figures for classified highways in bold type) Department of Department of Highways Mines and Petroleum Resources Provincial or Highway District I Classified Other Roads M°iEi Mi"-C Trunk Main Trails Roads Trails Minor A Minor B Open Open Region 4 1 1 2GS.95 41.30| 135.37 53:2.0!] 077.77 232.02 Classified.. 9.55 12.701 4.65 26.90 42. Quesnel 10S.40I 53.001 410.70 033.73 1,205.92 34.12 58.30 178.95 332.80 Classified.. Provincial. 4.09 170.43 3.17 181.55 7.26 1,255,00 19.76 05. SO 828.82 1,010.87 847.50 1,003.00 Classified.. Provincial. 3-17| 14.301 18.43 90.56 37.30J 327.70 8.45 350.81 44.35 800.37 45. Vanderhoof 187.30 185.00 335.17 145.00 Classified.. 2.77| 2.65| 0.37 5.79 Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. 0.74 2.87 3.54 010.03 28.01 300.C2jl.G19.07] 3,345.40 41.721 29.42| 8.45 0,182.02 107.60 2,274.35 417.80 1,517.721 477.80 | Region 5 | Provincial. 20.GO 194.11 33.08 58.01 313.30 03.1 8 33.85 33.10 Classified-- Provincial. 9.35 S5.15 13.45 7.59 30.39 208.05 52. Terrace 31.751 87.00 05.05 10.781 7190 30.75 Classified.. 3.70 6.05 2.00 7 SO 11.75 322.00 54. Smithers Provincial. 110.00 211.80 250.27 588.00 102.23 380.00 17.70 270.50 Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. 3.54 79.29 2.49 6.03 5 70.02 12.72 13.00 227.20 1.48 250.53 48.04 50.30 80.00 10.93J 0.31 900.75 107.10 709.25 Classified.. 27.52 60.89 Region 6 | I 270.00 19.70 525.03 2.29 132.80 17 70 14 00 Classified.. Provincial. Classified.. 7.80I 20.45 47.95 81.1.08 67.64 02. Saanich 80.00 40.51) 21.17| 21.73| 22.45 101.80] 30.00] 18.80 9.321 7.841 2.00 03. Port Alberni 18.00 Classified.. 1 9.1 6 234.11 Classified.. Provincial. 14.00 8.23 10.00 10.56 42.79 Regional totals 200.73 314.70| 485.3fl| 1,785.77 2,855.50 505.17 204.21 22.20 120.45 Classified.. Provincial. 52.29 S8.25| 34.45 32.55 177.54 Totals 3.403.10 2,197.9117.008.00111,120.07 24,479.80 4,040.28 2,400.21 2,072.20 2,101.10 Classified., incial and 532.19 307.5SI 256.28 86.43 1,182.48 2.55 Grand totals, prov [ I | classified 3,095.35 2,505.49 7,954.34|] 1,207.10 I 1 25,002.28 j4.042.83 I 2,400.21 2,072.2!) 2,101.10 HIGHWAY STATISTICS B 133 CLASSIFICATION OF HIGHWAYS (Under Part III of the Highway Act) Statement Showing Highways Classified as at March 31,1976 Name of Ref. No. Name of Highway How Classified Approximate Mileage Municipality Arterial Secondary Abbotsford (D) 5r 11r 336r 342r 381r 402r 403 r 202b 259b 270r 33b 152b 580r Ir 17r 135r 272R 293r 376r 414R 415R 14b 22b 297r 298r 572R 509r 569r 394r 395r 575r 188b 45 2r 593r 170r 171R 172r 213r 121b 216b 500r 229b 241b 427r 428r 175b 8r 260r 344R 345r 62b 106b 174b 247b 387R 391R Trans-Provincial Highway (Yale Road) (via Essendene Avenue and West Railway Street) Arterial Arterial _.. Arterial.... Arterial Arterial ____ Arterial Arterial.... Secondary Secondary Arterial Secondary Secondary Arterial. Arterial Arterial Arterial Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial... Secondary Secondary Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial... Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial Arterial.... Secondary Arterial Arterial .... Arterial... Arterial.... Arterial Arterial.... Secondary Secondary Arterial.... Secondary Secondary Arterial ... Arterial.... Secondary Arterial ... Arterial .... Arterial.... Arterial ... Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Arterial Arterial 0.50 0.33 0.23 0.99 16.85 1.25 2.92 Abbotsford-Mission McCallum Road (east side) Trans-Canada Highway 401 and interchanges.. Abbotsford-Huntingdon Highway-...- No. 3 Road 1.90 Alert Bay (V) Fir Street 1.21 Armstrong (C) __ 0.52 Armstrong-Salmon Arm Road Pleasant Valley Road - Ashcroft-Cache Creek Highway, First Street, Barnes Avenue, and Highland Valley Road . Kingsway Lougheed Highway Canada Way (Grandview-Douglas Highway) Tenth Avenue (north half) Barnet Highway Trans-Canada Highway 401 and interchanges Simon Fraser University access highway Simon Fraser University Curtis Extension Road 0.90 Ashcroft (V) 2.65 4.22 6,15 2.57 1.25 6.38 14.23 2.12 0.06 1.50 Burnaby (D) North Road (west half) 1.40 Marine Drive Burns Lake-Francois Lake Road Burns Lake-Babine Road Yellowhead Highway 16 (Alaska Road) Trans-Canada H ighway 3.30 Burns Lake (V) 0.31 0.53 2.53 2.20 0.51 2.64 3.55 10.29 Cache Creek (V) Campbell River (D) Brewster Lake Road Buttle Lake Road Island Highway and Discovery Crescent Brewster Lake Road Southern Trans-Canada Highway Columbia Avenue __ West Saanich Road __ Scott Road and portion of Mount Newton Cross Road Verdier Avenue _... Patricia Bay Highway 1.90 Castlegar (C) 1.78 2.71 4.55 1.60 0.77 4.30 Central Saanich (D) 2.00 Island View Road, Saanich Cross Road, and Central Saanich Road 0.66 Chase (V) 1.00 Old Trans-Canada Highway (Chase business route) _ _ Haldane Street, First Avenue, and Pine Street 1.70 0.65 Chetwynd (V) John Hart-Peace River Highway _ ____ Chetwynd-Hudson Hope Highway Yale Road Trans-Canada Highway (Yale Road) 2.15 0.87 Chilliwack (C) ..._ 1 65 Chilliwhack (D) 6.43 0.77 15.32 1.82 Trans-Canada Highway _ 3.26 Cultus Lake Road Yale Road Vedder Mountain Road, Yarrow Central Road, and Dyke Road Cariboo Highway- 0.50 7.44 4.81 Clinton (V) 1.28 0.34 Key to municipal designation: (D) District, (C) City, (T) Town, (V) Village. B 134 Statement Showing HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Highways Classified as at March 31,1976— -Continued Name of Ref. No. Name of Highway How Classified Approximate Mileage Municipality Arterial Secondary Coldstream (D) - 103r 516r 257b 243 b 167r 553R 566r 578r 579r 14b 115b 153r 493r 523r 222b 223 b 537r 369r 319b 209b 233b 257r 363R 364R 196b 349r 350r 351r 352r 353r 530R 281R 282r 119b 562r 36r 126b 472r 246b 525r 254r 279r 396r 568r 446r 202r 129b 499r 226b 227b 322r 582r 461r 462R 498r 464R 527R 43r 161r 590r Monashee Road (White Valley) _ Arterial ..... Arterial ... Secondary Secondary Arterial _. Arterial ... Arterial .... Arterial Arterial ._. Secondary Secondary Arterial Arterial—_ Arterial ____ Secondary Secondary Arterial.... Arterial.... Secondary Secondary Secondary Arterial.... Arterial... Arterial.... Secondary Arterial —_ Arterial Arterial Arterial Arterial Arterial Arterial .... Arterial.... Secondary Arterial.... Arterial Secondary- Arterial Secondary Arterial.... Arterial ... Arterial... Arterial.... Arterial Arterial... Arterial.... Secondary Arterial Secondary Secondary Arterial ____ Arterial ... Arterial ... Arterial.... Arterial ... Arterial.... Arterial ... Arterial ..„ Arterial Arterial ___ 9.00 1.05 Comox Avenue, Stewart Street, Balmoral Avenue, and Port Augusta Street—.. _ Comox Avenue and Anderton Road 1.50 0.40 7.25 7.31 1.20 1.18 1.57 Trans-Canada Highway and interchanges Barnet Highway Pitt-Pipeline Road North Road (east half) Clarke Road Comox Road Island Highway Ryan Road __ Eighth Street, Fitzgerald Avenue, and Fifth Street 1.40 1.05 1.06 2.39 1.16 0.55 1.08 Cranbrook (C) British Columbia Highway 3 3.02 1.68 Creston-Erickson Road, 17th Avenue, and 16th Avenue Dunsmuir Avenue Courtenay-Cumberland Road (Fourth Street and Cumberland Road) 1.01 Cumberland (V) 1.05 0.68 0.38 3.22 1.43 Alaska Highway, Alaska Avenue, and Manse Road _ Eighth Street Eighth Street Tsawwassen Highway 1.07 Delta (D) 6.43 2.84 9.30 4.92 9.17 3.30 0.75 1.25 1.40 1.11 Ladner Trunk Road Scott Road (west side) Deas Tunnel Throughway Roberts Bank Road _ Trans-Canada Highway Trunk Road and Government Street Tzouhalem Road _____ _.... Elk Valley Road _ ._... Vernon-Salmon Arm Road __ Cliff Street Craigflower Road Tillicum Road British Columbia Highway 3 Nil Vanderhoof-Stuart Lake Road and Fort St. Elkford (V) 0.68 Enderby (C) 0.16 Esquimalt (D) 1.65 0.33 Fernie (C) 1.24 1.70 2.13 1.50 2.18 1.54 1.85 Fort Nelson (V) Fort St. James (V)_ Fort St. John (T) Centre Avenue Alaska Highway Northern Trans-Provincial Highway Trail-Salmo-Nelson Highway Columbia Gardens Road —__ 0.80 1.66 Gower Point Road _ North Road 1.21 1.28 2.00 0.95 0.72 0.45 2.98 0.90 1.75 2.64 1.49 0 50 Golden (T) Trans-Canada Highway _ Kootenay-Columbia Highway Highway 1 and Muchalat Drive ___ Highway 1 Gold River Road Southern Trans-Canada Highway Granisle Arterial __ Southern Trans-Canada Highway Harrison Hot Springs Road and Lillooet Avenue -__ Gold River (V) Harrison Hot Springs (V) Hazelton (V) __ Key to municipal de ignatio n: (D) District, (C) City, (T) Town, (V) Village. HIGHWAY STATISTICS B 135 Statement Showing Highways Classified as at March 31,1976—Continued Name of Ref. No. Name of Highway How Classified Approximate Mileage Municipality Arterial Secondary Hope (T) _ 179r 180r 159b 160b 476r 4S6r 520r 521r 252b 189r 450r 473 r 283r 284R 299r 321R 413r 430r 431R 463r 488r 497R 534r 535r 541r 542r 141b 165b 317r 319r 469r 195b 160r 290r 331r 545r 550R 588R 438r 439r 557R 558R 277R 503R 577r 176b 98r 99r 264r 263 R 456R 576r 256b 77r 25 9r 262R 368R 380R 445r 45 7r 513r Arterial.... Arterial.... Secondary Secondary Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial.... Secondary Arterial Arterial.... Arterial Arterial.... Arterial Arterial.... Arterial .... Arterial.... Arterial Arterial Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial..__ Arterial Arterial Secondary Secondary Arterial.... Arterial..._ Arterial.... Secondary Arterial Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial Arterial.... Arterial ... Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial ____ Arterial ___ Arterial — Secondary Arterial..._ Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial... Arterial... Arterial.... Secondary Arterial... Arterial ... Arterial... Arterial... Arterial — Arterial... Arterial..- Arterial... 1.65 1.05 0.32 Sixth Avenue Eighth Street .... 0.13 0.05 8.40 14.80 24.05 Northern Trans-Provincial Highway 7.75 Waterway Drive, Third Street, and Bruce Avenue Balfour-Revelstoke Highway, Fourth Street, A Avenue, Washington Street, and Kaslo- New Denver Highway- 1.75 1.86 0.74 0.47 0.79 2.25 1.56 0.31 1.57 0.83 0.45 0.56 3.41 1.00 3.09 1.11 7.58 Kaslo (V) Tranquille Highway Eighth Street Fortune Drive Sixth Avenue, Lansdowne Street, and Victoria Street West _ 10th Avenue, Lome Street, and Bridge Street River Street _ — Princeton-Kamloops Highway British Columbia Highway Route 1 ____ Victoria Street West and Mission Flats Road _ Tranquille Highway and Tranquille Criss Creek Road Part First Avenue and part Lome Street Grandview Terrace —- Abbott Street, Bernard Avenue, and Glen- 0 68 0.17 Kelowna (C) 3.21 0.18 3.90 Okanagan Highway (Harvey Avenue) Pandosy Street - Harrison Hot Springs Road - 1.32 Kent (D) 2.37 4.00 2.85 1.70 0.94 20.82 1.24 0.51 2.50 5.90 4.25 1.80 3.15 Agassiz-Rosedale Highway - Agassiz Bypass —- Morrow Road - —— Lougheed Highway... —- Southern Trans-Canada Highway 3 Southern Trans-Canada Highway 3a — Kimberley (C) Kimberley Highway _ Kitimat (D) Chemainus Road - —- Cowichan Lake Road and North Shore Road . South Short Road - Glover Road 0.90 Lake Cowichan (V) 1.44 1.12 1.00 3.00 1.64 0.07 ~- - 4.04 6.00 11.00 2.70 20.42 3.12 1.73 2.49 Langley Bypass - Carvolth Road Aldergrove-Bellingham 2.00 Fraser Highway — —- Trans-Canada Highway 401 and interchanges Carvolth Road - — Lillooet (V) Lillooet-Cache Creek Road 12b, Main Street, Main Street South, Lillooet-Seton Lake Road 133 Key to municipal designation: (D) District, (C) City, (T) Towq, (V) Village. B 136 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Statement Showing Highways Classified as at March 31,1976—Continued Name of Ref. No. Name of Highway How Classified Approximate Mileage Municipality Arterial Secondary Lions Bay (V) 518R 567R 147b 108R 478R 479R 526R 236b 436r 22r 407R 253 b 254b 494r 467r 337r 356r 422r 561r 186b 73r 101R 102r 130b 458r 459r 23r 25r 563r 77b 93b 96b 97b 260 b 246R 484R 540r 224r 242r 340r 355r 221b 559r 560r 88r 291r 168r 248r 249R 482r 36b 169b 411r 412r 416r 453r 510r 585r 193b 249b 333r Garibaldi Highway. Nil Vernon Street „_ _„_. Shuswap Avenue Arterial... Arterial ___ Secondary Arterial __ Arterial... Arterial ._ Arterial .. Secondary Arterial... Arterial ... Arterial „__ Secondary Secondary Arterial.... Arterial ____ Arterial... Arterial Arterial Arterial _.. Secondary Arterial ____ Arterial.... Arterial Secondary Arterial __._ Arterial.... Arterial Arterial — Arterial — Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Arterial — Arterial... Arterial ... Arterial ____ Arterial.... Arterial Arterial _— Secondary Arterial..__ Arterial... Arterial Arterial... Arterial — Arterial — Arterial.... Arterial — Secondary Secondary Arterial.._ Arterial .___. Arterial __.. Arterial ._ Arterial Arterial ... Secondary Secondary Arterial _ 1.61 1.73 0.28 0.75 0.90 0.74 Lumby (V) 1.25" Trans-Canada Highway Lytton Street approach and Main Street Yellowhead Highway Route 16 First Avenue and Main Street. — Parsnip River Road Lougheed Highway McBride (V) 0 78 12.70 12.46 0.24 Maple Ridge (D) Dewdney Trunk Road and 224th Street 11 15 232nd Street and Fern Crescent Harrison Avenue, Delkatla Street, Hodges Avenue, Delkatla Causeway, Shore Road, and Queen Charlotte City-Masset Road ____. Tow Hill Road McCallum Road (part west side) Trans-Canada Highway Fraser Highway Huntingdon-Mission Highway 4 00 Masset (V) 2.85 0.55 1.19 8.59 3.60 5.35 1.00 1.51 1.21 2 65 Merritt-Kamloops Merritt-Princeton Voght Street _ _ Southern Trans-Canada Highway Midway-U.S. Customs Route 100 Lougheed Highway Lougheed Highway Huntingdon-Mission Highway- Dewdney Trunk Road Seventh Street and Grand Avenue Cedar Valley Road Cedar Valley Road (east half) Shook Road Trail-Salmo-Nelson Highway . Vernon-Slocan Highway, Nelson Avenue, 0 50 4.48 1.23 9.10 1.40 1.48 15 50 0 70 2.00 0 50 0 45 1.00 1.16 2.42 2.00 2.00 1.45 0.65 Nakusp (V)..- _____ _ Broadway Street, Sixth Avenue West, and Nicol Street, Terminal Avenue, Fraser Street. Stewart Avenue and Brechin Road Brechin Road . Esplanade and Front Street 0 35 Nelson (C) 3.10 1.43 0.91 0.44 12.10 4.20 3.30 3.46 Nelson-Nelway Highway . Slocan Valley-Nakusp Highway ...... Sixth Avenue and Victoria Street Nil. Trans-Canada Highway Mount Sicker Road, Chemainus Road, Crofton Road, and Chaplin Road ___ Cowichan Lake Road New Denver (V)_.__ New Westminster (C) North Cowichan (D) _ Quamichan Lake Road Chemainus Road West Saanich Road Wain Road 4.25 North Saanich (D) 5.60 1.50 0.44 3.97 0.30 0.60 4.90 Patricia Bay Highway Dolphin Road and Swartz Bay Road McTavish Road McDonald Park Road—. Trans-Canada Highway and interchanges 2.20 2.66 1.14 Key to municipal designation: (D) District, (C) City, (T) Town, (V) Village. HIGHWAY STATISTICS B 137 Statement Showing Highways Classified as at March 31,1976—Continued Name of Ref. No. Name of Highway How Classified Approximate Mileage Municipality Arterial Secondary North Vancouver (D)_~_ 157R Main Street, Dollarton Highway, and Deep Arterial... Arterial... Secondary Secondary Secondary Arterial Secondary Arterial.... Secondary Arterial.... Secondary Arterial.... Arterial Arterial ~. Arterial Arterial ..„ Arterial._. Arterial... Arterial Secondary Arterial Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Arterial ____ Arterial... Arterial.... Arterial ... Arterial.... Secondary Arterial.... Arterial.... Secondary Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial Secondary Arterial .._. Arterial __. Arterial..... Secondary Arterial.... Arterial .... Arterial.... Secondary Arterial.... Arterial... Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Arterial... Arterial Arterial — Arterial .... Secondary 5.71 3.81 199b 162b 197b 441R 212b 492r 190b 571R 255b 176r 177R 367r 2.38 Oak Bay (D)_ Cadboro Bay Road _ Cedar Hill Cross Road and Gordon Head Road 2.10 1.10 0.98 1.63 Oliver (V) .. 0.66 100 Mile House (V) Mile 100-Roe Lake Road . 0.35 2.00 2.15 0.76 7.00 3.30 0.38 0.83 0.23 4.79 89th Street and 64th Avenue 0.69 Parksville (V) Peachland (D) 480r 419r 420r 421r 359r 135b 21r 74b 75b 78 b 79b 92b 33r 152r 240r 315r 316r 39b 75r 165r 210b 517r 504r 505r 506r 240b 507r 57r 200r 116b 546r 245r 397r 143b 276r 512R 157b 178b 179b Pemberton Portage Road Pemberton Meadows Road Penticton (C) 5.50 Pitt Meadows (D) Lougheed Highway (Dewdney Trunk Road)... 3.23 1.70 0.90 1.90 2.00 3.50 Port Alberni (C) 1.80 1.60 1.25 1.70 0.30 Redford Street and Port Alberni Highway 0.43 Port Alice (V) ___ Port Clements (V) ... NU. Nil. Central Arterial _ 3.70 3.80 Port Coquitlam (C) \\ Pitt River Road, McLean Avenue, Kings- way, and Trenton Avenue 3.22 Port Edward (V) Port Hardy (D) 7.04 2.46 0.98 1.42 Hardy Bay Road ____ __ Byng Road _ _ 1.66 Port McNeill (V)__ Port Moody (C) Campbell Way _ __ _ loco-Port Moody ___ 1.20 2.59 3.93 0.51 9.50 0.09 3.00 5.30 Barnet Highway _ 0.80 Pouce Coupe (V) 50th Street, 50th Avenue, and Dawson Powell River (D) Marine Avenue, Ocean View Avenue, Second Street, Poplar Avenue, First Street, and Lund Highway— Wharf Street . Fourth Street Northern Trans-Provincial Highway, 20th Avenue, Victoria Street Cariboo Highway Fifth Avenue and Carney Street First Avenue and Cameron Street 1.70 0.91 2.45 0.90 220b 0.64 487r 586r 587r 589r 203 b Co-op Read, part Cemetery Road, Park Avenue, Second Avenue, McBride Street, and Northern Trans-Provincial Highway... 9.35 1.31 1.86 2.20 ....___.. Tulameen Road 0.40 Key to municipal designation; (D) District, (C) City, (T) Town, (V) Village. B 138 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Statement Showing Highways Classified as at March 31,1976—Continued Name of Municipality Ref. No. Name of Highway How Classified Approximate Mileage Arterial Secondary Qualicum Beach (V) _ Quesnel (T) . Revelstoke (C).. Richmond (D). Rossland (C).. Saanich (D).. Salmo (V) Salmon Arm (D).. Sayward (V)_. Sechelt (V).___ Sidney (T) . Silverton (V). _.. Slocan (V) Smithers (T) South Fort George (V)_ Spallumcheen (D) __ Sparwood (D) _ Squamish (D) . Stewart (D). .... Summerland (D).. 94r Island Highway 154R Jones Street, Second Avenue, Main Street, and Station Road __ — 435r Island Highway (Qualicum Beach diversion) _ 51 Ir Cariboo Highway _ 531R Elliott Street and Blackwater Road 532r Anderson Drive, March Drive, Moffat Bridge, and approaches 533r Ewing Street and Fraser River Bridge 400r Trans-Canada Highway 401b Big Bend Highway 163b Victoria Road, McArthur Avenue, First Street, Railway Avenue, and Fourth Street _ 295r Sea Island Highway — 301R Deas Tunnel Throughway 343R Westminster Highway 564R Knight Street 234b j No. 3 Road and Bridgeport Road 144r Rossland-Paterson Highway, Columbia Avenue, St. Paul Street, LeRoi Avenue, and Schofield Highway _ _ ... 418r Rossland-Sheep Lake Highway __ 528R Patricia Bay Highway _. 529r West Saanich Road and Royal Oak Drive 538R British Columbia Highway Route 1 148b Tillicum Road 154b Gorge Road _ 198b Gordon Head Road (and McKenzie Avenue) 205b McKenzie Avenue 237b Quadra Street __ _ __ - 238b West Saanich Road 230R Salmo-Fruitvale Road 23 lR Nelson-Nelway Road 197r Trans-Canada Highway 325r Trans-Canada Highway _ _ 326r I Okanagan Highway 97b _ 23b [ Salmon Arm-Enderby 24b Salmon Arm-Enderby 80b Salmon Arm-Enderby 217b Salmon Arm-Grand Prairie Road _ 481R Island Highway ___ 244R Porpoise Bay Road - 320r j Sunshine Coast Highway 292r Ocean Avenue 388R Patricia Bay Highway 389R Lochside Drive and Fifth Street _ 390r Beacon Avenue —_ 194b Fifth Street, Malaview Avenue, and Rest- haven Drive _ 207b First Street and Beacon Avenue 228b McDonald Park Road (east half) 443r Lake Avenue — 581r Vernon-Slocan Highway 522r Yellowhead Highway 16 483R j Cariboo Highway interchange, Rose Avenue, Fourth Street, and Queensway Street 271R | Okanagan Highway 153b j Pleasant Valley Highway 171b j Armstrong-Salmon River Highway _ 447r Southern Trans-Canada Highway 448r Corbin Road _ 489r Elk Valley Road ___ 399r Darrel Bay Road ___ 406r Alice Lake Road — 426r Garibaldi Highway 460r Squamish Valley Road _ — 192b Mamquam (Garibaldi Park) Road 584r Stewart-Watson Lake Highway _ 238r Okanagan Highway _ 142b Peach Orchard Road _ Arterial.... Arterial.___ Arterial ___ Arterial __ Arterial... Arterial.... Arterial ... Arterial — Arterial.... Secondary Arterial- Arterial ___ Arterial Arterial Secondary Arterial.... Arterial ____ Arterial Arterial.... Arterial _— Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Arterial.... Arterial .... Arterial.... Arterial Arterial.... Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Arterial.... Arterial .— Arterial Arterial ____ Arterial .... Arterial.... Arterial.__. Secondary Secondary Secondary Arterial ____ Arterial ___ Arterial . . Arterial ___ Arterial ... Secondary Secondary Arterial ... Arterial ___ Arterial ___ Arterial .... Arterial ... Arterial.... Arterial __. Secondary Arterial ... Arterial ... Secondary 3.26 1.60 1.59 4.09 0.98 1.95 0.24 1.00 2.70 0.93 6.23 6.45 4.42 2.65 1.05 8.30 5.55 2.72 0.78 0.65 0.87 8.75 3.42 1.32 0.65 0.98 0.18 1.88 1.04 0.33 0.59 220' 2.11 1.00 13.50 16.60 0.70 3.55 0.20 0.36 19.95 2.51 10.60 7.00 1.35 2.30 0.09 1.70 1.25 2.85 3.10 0.75 0.69 4.20 0.21 6.20 1.78 0.53 0.25 2.25 7.35 2.96 2.65 Key to municipal designation: (D) District, (C) City, (T) Town, (V) Village. HIGHWAY STATISTICS B 139 Statement Showing Highways Classified as at March 31,1976—Continued Name of Ref. No. Name of Highway | How Classified Approximate Mileage Municipality Arterial Secondary 114R 125r 139R 269r 314r 371r 379R 384R 385R 455r 554r 150b 151b 182b 334r 161b 440r 136b 570R 595R 547R 417R 536R 224b 192r 43 2r 201b 375r 232r 233r 180b 573r 574R 251b 205r 206r 89r 25 Or 289r 329r 372r 149b 306r 307r 475r 502r 583r 196r Arterial Arterial Arterial _.._ Arterial.... Arterial Arterial ____ Arterial.... Arterial Arterial _._ Arterial _— Arterial Secondary Secondary Secondary Arterial Secondary Arterial .._ Secondary Arterial.... Arterial .... Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial.... Secondary Arterial Arterial.... Secondary Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial .... Secondary Arterial Arterial.... Secondary Arterial Arterial.... Arterial „.. Arterial.... Arterial.... Arterial..... Arterial..._ Secondary Arterial.... Arterial — Arterial Arterial.... Arterial .... Arterial.__. 1.00 6.24 7.04 2.77 0.75 14.25 14.02 16.79 8.75 0.60 11.93 New McLellan Road Scott Road (part east side)_ Old Yale Road and Bridge Road Deas Tunnel Throughway and interchanges Trans-Canada Highway 1 and interchanges King George VI Highway Fraser Highway__ Langley Bypass- _ 1.50 5.75 152nd Street (Johnston Road) NU. Alaska Highway 1.50 Tahsis (V) 1.59 Taylor (V) 0.95 Telkwa (V) 1.43 Telkwa Coal Road.... _ 1.00 2.00 3.70 1.59 3.65 1.61 Tofino (V). Alberni-Tofino Highway Rossland Avenue, Victoria Street, Columbia River Bridge, Bailey Street, and Southern Trans-Canada Highway Smelter Hill Road and Aldridge Avenue Warfield Hill Road Trail (C) 1.66 Ucluelet (V) 1.13 0.66 1.36 Trans-Canada Highway-— — Northern Trans-Provincial Highway Fort St. James Highway 0.97 1.23 0.95 3.98 1.34 0.68 1.13 0.10 0.70 3.30 9.46 0.50 Vanderhoof (V) 0.37 Vernon (C) Vernon-Slocan Highway 27th Street- NU. Southern Trans-Canada Highway Trail-Salmo-Nelson Highway Victoria (C) - 1.15 Warfield (V)___ West Vancouver (D) Taylor Way Horseshoe Bay-Squamish Highway..— Trans-Canada Highway _ ___ Marine Drive Marine Drive, Washington Avenue, and Campbell River Road White Rock (C) 3.12 Williams Lake (T) 1.00 0.80 0.67 1.38 1.17 1.00 Mackenzie Avenue South ___ South truck route Cariboo Highway Chilcotin-Bella Coola Highway ..... Zeballos Road ...._ Zeballos (V) Key to municipal designation: (D) District, (C) City, (T) Town, (V) Village. B 140 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE The following pages disclose in detail departmental expenditures for the fiscal year 1975/76. A. E. Rhodes Comptroller of Expenditure REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE HOW THE HIGHWAY DOLLAR IS SPENT Fiscal Year 1975/76 B 141 1. Administration and engineering. 2. Maintenance and operation. 3. Purchase of new equipment. 4. Capital construction. 5. Capital (miscellaneous). B 142 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE, FISCAL YEAR 1975/76 SUMMARY MAINTENANCE Vote 95— $ Roads 54,105,687.80 Bridges 4,042,182.10 Ferries 5,122,434.97 Gravel-crushing 1,102,863.98 Mixing plants 1,083,676.35 Sandbag and flood prevention 355,000.00 Electrical maintenance 1,003,923.38 Machinery 20,579,831.37 87,395,599.95 Capital Capital Construction— Vote 96 (a) General Highways— Roads 51,548,375.46 Surveys 5,060,088.89 Legal surveys 229,372.00 Rights-of-Way 4,901,749.30 Gravel-crushing 394,543.94 Secondary highways 966,673.83 Roadside development 1,167,482.71 Special paving program 240,777.34 Fencing 41,212.53 Bridge elimination 9,846.26 Safety measures 170,077.08 Materials testing 3,063,303.77 Signals, lighting, etc. 540,737.13 Special message signs 316,343.83 Radio-telephone installations 347,400.26 Archaeological explorations 110,966.73 Vote 96 (b) Bridges, Ferries, and Ferry-landings— Bridges 26,528,131.28 Ferries 1,977,581.82 Ferry-landings 1,106,816.10 69,108,951.06 Vote 96 (c) Hardsurfacing- Hardsurfacing 29,612,529.20 25,377,932.21 Grand total, Maintenance and Capital 211,495,012.42 Miscellaneous Votes Vote 93—Minister's Office 133,445.18 Vote 94—General Administration 7,531,328.15 Vote 95—(See under Maintenance above). Vote 96—(See under Capital above). Vote 97—Vehicle Damage Claims 53,522.56 Vote 98—Highway Signs 1,240,394.68 Vote 99—Grants and Subsidies 29,965.82 Vote 100—Purchase of New Equipment 3,992,328.36 Vote 101—Salary Contingencies 2,299,119.14 Total Miscellaneous Votes 15,280,103.89 Gross expenditure, Department of Highways 226,775,116.31 -(1) For Work In Government Program, see Department of Labour; (2) For British Columbia Ferries, see Department of Transport and Communications. REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 143 STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR FERRIES MANNED BY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS PERSONNEL A. Ferries for which the cost of maintenance and operation is provided for in Department of Highways estimates: Name of Ferry Albion-Fort Langley Ferry .... Arrow Park Ferry Barkley Sound Ferry subsidy. Barnston Island Ferry Big Bar Ferry Castlegar Ferry Cedarvale Ferry Clayhurst Ferry Francois Lake Ferry Glade Ferry Harrop Ferry Isle Pierre Ferry Kootenay Lake Ferry Lasqueti Island Ferry subsidy . Little Fort Ferry Lytton Ferry Marguerite Ferry McLure Ferry Miscellaneous items Misty Islands Ferry subsidy .. Needles Ferry North Bend Ferry Prince Rupert Ferry subsidy . Shuswap Lake Ferry subsidy _ Soda Creek Ferry Usk Ferry Upper Arrow Lakes Ferry ._ Subtotal Revenue $ Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Expenditure $ 583,175.19 85,498.34 27,600.00 218,510.99 43,184.85 192,249.39 57,407.40 125,431.12 690,973.95 68,922.38 88,224.07 37,066.76 1,059,366.30 60,000.00 27,000.00 87,600.98 30,036.01 27,000.00 46,631.01 33,297.00 478,964.57 167,007.74 5,400.00 18,000.00 29,584.05 48,137.17 786,165.70 5,122,434.97 B. Ferries for which cost of maintenance and operation is provided for in estimates of British Columbia Ferries: Name of Ferry Alert Bay Ferry Revenue 142 Comox-Westview Ferry 637 Cortes Island Ferry 68 Darrell Bay-Woodfibre Ferry 9 Denman Island Ferry 55 Gabriola Island Ferry 151 Hornby Island Ferry 20 Quadra Island Ferry 167 Queen Charlotte Islands Ferry 30 Texada Island Ferry 161 Thetis Island Ferry 26 Ferries generally ._ ,005.50 465.02 ,887.55 823.00 118.20 223.90 791.20 ,227.20 782.25 ,597.70 ,879.60 Nil Subtotal 1,471,801.12 Expenditure 593. 1,557 457 530 482 993 508 985 205 808 466 44 822.26 .602.46 ,572.88 ,935.94 ,252.12 ,448.85 058.39 ,201.09 ,879.17 ,797.12 ,669.17 ,936.68 7,635,176.13 SUMMARY Name of Ferry Revenue Expenditure Ferries for which the cost of maintenance and $ $ operation is provided for in Department of Highways estimates Nil 5,122,434.97 Ferries for which the cost of maintenance and operation is provided for in estimates of British Columbia Ferries 1,471,801.12 7,635,176.13 Total 1,471,801.12 12,757,611.10 B 144 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 Summary of Maintenance and Capital Expenditures for Roads, Bridges, Ferries, Surveys, Rights-of-way, Hardsurfacing, Etc Electoral District Total Alberni 2 Atlin 5 Boundary-Similkameen 3 Burnaby-Edmonds Burnaby North Burnaby-Willingdon Cariboo ... 6 Chilliwack 1 Columbia River 2 Comox 13 Coquitlam 2 Cowichan-Malahat 2 Delta 2 Dewdney . Esquimalt Fort George 10 Kamloops 9 Kootenay 4 Langley Mackenzie Nanaimo Nelson-Creston New Westminster North Okanagan North Peace River North Vancouver-Capilano North Vancouver-Seymour . Oak Bay Omineca ... Prince Rupert Revelstoke-Slocan Richmond .... Rossland-Trail Saanich and the Islands Shuswap 2, 5, 4. 5, 1. _ 1. 3. 1, 1, 1, 5, .... 2 6 1, 3 Skeena 10, South Okanagan .... South Peace River .. Surrey Vancouver-Burrard Vancouver Centre .. Vancouver East Vancouver-Little Mountain Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver South Victoria West Vancouver-Howe Sound 13 Yale-Lillooet 14 Headquarters 33 ,685,650.71 ,975,019.96 ,026,723.04 187,245.97 166,129.14 165,014.52 ,913,604.20 ,764,797.40 ,855,145.20 ,005,270.49 ,396,290.50 .291,939.37 ,022,672.57 ,223,104.65 ,827,708.55 ,944,196.36 ,679,012.93 ,848,678.03 464,283.87 ,864,837.10 ,714,286.78 ,401,756.50 ,383,033.76 ,334,592.16 ,842,109.06 128,943.68 ,822,314.60 Nil ,816,012.04 778,602.44 ,784,709.41 ,320,539.94 ,551,483.68 ,240,280.48 ,916,815.70 ,921,250.57 ,520,232.21 ,798,077.39 643,826.27 Nil 117,418.63 86,528.04 Nil 115,607.62 590,030.22 Nil ,971,685.38 ,218,332.72 ,169,218.58 Gross expenditure 211,495,012.42 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 145 HEADQUARTERS Roads generally (includes items for centreline marking, leases, autoplan, maintenance management, and other miscellaneous expenditures) Bridges generally (bridge damage and Bailey bridging) Ferries generally (miscellaneous expenditure, Interior) Gravel-crushing Machinery (repairs, fuel costs, etc.) . Surveys (general surveys and supplies) (Project 2736) Roads (general capital items) — Roadside development (research, landscape development, etc.) $ (Project 2635) 22,693.67 Special message signs (Project 2734) 316,343.83 Geotechnical and material testing (Project 2739) 3,063,303.77 Archaeological exploration (Project 2740) 110,966.73 Radio-telephone installations (Project 2741) 347,400.26 Safety measures (Project 2836) 155,077.08 Construction generally (expenses and pay) 282,405.34 Secondary highways (Project 2354) (Credit) 100,000.00 4,077,192.29 50,728,13 46,346.27 71,745.58 20,579,831.37 1,034,616.23 Bridges (general capital items) — Bridge steel (Project 22) . Bridge design and and engineering services (Project 281) Bridge redecking, Trans-Canada and general highways (Project 739) Increase in height clearance (various bridges throughout the Province) (Project 757) Bailey bridge stock (all districts) (Project 938) Retroactive pay clearing Surfacing (general capital items) — Paving generally (wages and general expenses) Pulvimixing generally Survey investigations, etc. Miscellaneous paving Retroactive pay clearing 128,835.14 776,041.92 528,014.71 6,238.74 136,598.70 59,462.85 345,621.95 606,081.40 485,783.22 253.85 37,635.55 4,198,190.68 1,635,192.06 1,475,375.97 Total, Headquarters ._ 33,169,218.58 ALBERNI DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Port Albion Access Road (Project 2646) 200,000.00 Alberni Valley roads (Project 2809) 150,000.00 Day labour—Bridges—Minor bridges (Project 995) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Maintenance and operation of ferries . Snow removal Sandbag and flood prevention Surveys (Project 2736)— Canadian Highway 4, west boundary Lot 9 to Alberni lunction Minor road surveys Miscellaneous Alberni: C and G Third Avenue; Redford Street to Dunbar Street to Redford Street; Anderson Avenue to 17th Avenue Port Albion Highway, Highway 4 to Ucluelet Indian Reserve 1 Vancouver Island Highway, Parksville Bypass 613.55 3,700.93 1,658.78 705.00 6,865.83 Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Craig's Crossing to Lantzville to Highway 4 148,394.00 New Island Highway 26,530.00 Parksville Bypass 775.00 350,000.00 30,000.00 1,050,741.58 56,192.36 87,600.00 184,487.53 23,821.02 13,544.09 175,699.00 B 146 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 ALBERNI DISTRICT—Continued Construction— $ $ Roads—Gold River to Tahsis Road (Project 2701) 150,000.00 Construction of Craig's Crossing to Highway 4, Mile 17.97 to Subdivision 2310 to Mile 29.23 Subdivision 2355 (Project 2749) 231,155.97 381,155.97 Bridges— Cameron River East and West Bridges, widening (Project 596) 241.56 Tahsis River Bridge (Projetc 1027) 200,000.00 200,241.56 Surfacing—Island Highway 19, Alberni Highway 4, Hilliers Cutoff 4a (Project S-0975) 132,167.60 Total, Alberni District 2,685,650.71 ATLIN DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Telegraph Creek Road, reconstruction, clearing, and gravelling (Project 2563) 41,702.41 American Creek to Nass Valley, gravel haul (Project 2697).... 50,000.00 Stewart Cassiar Highway 37, new construction and clearing (Project 2823) 145,325.52 Kitwanga-Meziadin Highway (Project 2880) 150,000.00 387,027.93 Day labour—Bridges—Waterfall (Project 1022) 11,400.00 Maintenance of roads 1,037,935.23 Maintenance of bridges 73,378.98 Snow removal 538,938.00 Surveys (Project 2736) — Kitwanga-Meziadin Lake, Kitwanga to DL 3401 (Northern Development Package) (see also Skeena) 337,243.57 Minor road surveys 3,293.15 340,536.72 Construction— Roads— Stewart-Cassiar Highway 37, Sawmill Point to Pine Tree Lake (Northern Development Package) (Project 2689) 3,477,785.23 Cassiar Highway Construction, 10 miles south of Nass River Bridge to DL 3401 (Project 2702) 108,017.87 3,585,803.10 Total, Atlin District 5,975,019.96 BOUNDARY-SIMILKAMEEN DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Sundry roads, Grand Forks and Christina Lake reconstruction and gravelling (Project 2613) 25,000.00 32 Hummingbird Road, reconstruction and gravelling (Project 2614) 50,000.00 Naramata Road, reconstruction (Project 2759) 34,820.00 30 North Fork Road, right-of-way acquisition, fencing and dyking (Project 2813) 70,000.00 84 Brown Creek, reconstruction and gravelling (Project 2814) 20,000.00 46 lewel Lake Road, reconstruction, gravelling, and gravel- crushing (Project 2862) 43,930.61 Day labour—Bridges— Carmi Bridge (Project 971) 24,156.28 Minor bridges (Project 1009) 32,224.74 243,750.61 56,381.02 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 147 BOUNDARY-SIMLIKAMEEN DISTRICT—Continued Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736) — Minor road surveys (Region 2) Minor road surveys (Region 3) Nahun to O'Keefe (includes Nahun to Morden Creek and Morden Creek to O'Keefe) Okanagan Highway, Penticton to Kelowna... Penticton Bypass Southern Trans-Provincial Highway, Hedley to Keremeos Legal Surveys (Project 2737)— Highway 5 right-of-way through part of DL 1199, KDYD ...... Reposting Highway 97 right-of-way through part Sec. 40, Tp. 85, SDYD Road 104a through SW. Va Sec. 32 and NW. Vi of NW. Va Sec. 29, Tp. 53, ODYD Southern Trans-Provincial Highway— Ingerbelle relocation Spencer Hill section, DL 3229 (DL 365 to northern boundary DL 770(S)), SDYD Rights-of-way (Project 2744)—■ District road improvements Highway 3 to Spencer Hill. Highway 97 south Westbridge, bridge approach Construction— Roads—DL 3229 to Spencer Hill (Project 2315) Bridges—Midway Bridge, Myers Creek Road (Project 910) Surfacing— Greenwood to 9 Mile Creek, treat shoulders (miscellaneous paving) Rock Creek to 9 Mile Creek (miscellaneous paving) Sections Penticton-Osoyoos (miscellaneous paving) Ashnola Road from IR boundary to old B.C. Forest Service Camp (pulvimixing) White Lake Road from 1.2 miles from Highway 97 to junction of Twin Lakes (pulvimixing) 31,258.67 4,507.01 670.40 20,015.94 13,937.18 311.85 340.54 500.00 501.72 42.69 7,924.22 1,856.55 350.00 500.00 1,000.00 169,009.71 113,021.38 41,468.07 34,818.25 65,234.53 1,409,644.02 109,121.96 557,147.00 70,701.05 9,309.17 3,706.55 495.60 142,914.12 423,551.94 Total, Boundary-Similkameen District 3,026,723.04 BURNABY-EDMONDS DISTRICT Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736)— Kensington Road from Sprott Road to Highway 1 Overpass .... 20,296.59 Marine Way from Boundary Road to Byrne 12,009.53 Total, Burnaby-Edmonds District 102,771.31 26,976.24 25,192.30 32,306.12 187,245.97 BURNABY NORTH DISTRICT Maintenance of roads 91,368.92 Maintenance of bridges 4,958.64 Snow removal 22,776.60 Surveys (Project 2736)—Broadway Extension from Gaglardi Way to North Road 14,426.98 Rights-of-way (Project 2744)—Stormont Interchange 32,598.00 Total, Burnaby North District 166,129.14 B 148 Maintenance of roads ... Maintenance of bridges Snow removal HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 BURNABY-WILLINGDON DISTRICT Rights-of-way (Project 2744)—Trans-Canada Highway, Vancouver to Fraser River, section 5 Total, Burnaby-Willingdon District 59,922.79 11,788.46 13,113.80 80,189.47 165,014.52 CARIBOO DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Likely Road, reconstruction, gravelling (Project 2245) Horse Lake Road, reconstruction, gravelling (Project 2246) .__.. Purchased culvert pipe for Nazko and Blackwater roads (Project 2310) Chilcotin-Bella Coola Road, widening, reconstruction, gravelling (Project 2479) 93 Mile Road, reconstruction (Project 2481) 156,788.60 Green Lake Road, reconstruction from Mile 14 to 17, gravel; Chasm Road, reconstruction from Mile 3.5 to Mile 4.5, gravel; Mound to Loon Lake Road, reconstruction from Mile 0 to Mile 3.0, gravel (Project 2661) Highway 97, shoulder widening Quesnel south (Project 2818) Highway 97, shoulder widening McLeese Lake south (Project 2819) 440,000.00 Highway 97, major slides (Project 2820) 8,500.00 Dog Creek Road, reconstruction (Project 2861) 55,000.00 58,312.34 32,951.77 32,000.00 96,443.66 74,933.36 41,500.00 Day labour—Fencing—(Project 2745) Day labour—Bridges— Minor bridges (Project 1003) Minor bridges (Project 1004) (Project 1016)— $ Udy Creek 31,702.98 Barker Creek 12,339.01 996,429.73 9,450.65 Antler Creek (Project 1030) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Maintenance and operation of ferries Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736) — Bella Coola 20 to Dog Creek Intersection Chilcotin Highway, Towdystan Lake to Young Creek Forest Grove to Canim Lake McKenzie Avenue, Williams Lake, Highway 20 to north municipal boundary Minor road surveys Williams Lake to Deep Creek Legal surveys (Project 2737)— Barkerville Road, Plan 16631 to east boundary DL 446, Cariboo District Cariboo Highway, widenings in DL 313, Cariboo District Highway 24, Cariboo Highway to east boundary DL 4262, Cariboo District 24,900.00 95,600.00 44,041.99 12,793.06 177,335.05 2,509,926.87 214,560.59 102,804.91 1,121,122.62 Nazko Road right-of-way DL 4510 to DL 11824, Cariboo District No. 419 Horsefly Road south boundary NW. Va DL 9050, east boundary SW. Va DL 4911, Cariboo District Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Highway 20, Chilcotin Bridge to Williams Lake Highway 97, Australian to Alexandria IR 1 Highway 97, North Star Road Interchange Lease of sand pit 32 Fraser Road 17,758.62 3,001.84 2,555.31 48,554.74 3,432.58 2,883.10 3,327.25 1,276.89 5,889.99 13,899.50 13,083.51 6,450.00 27.60 87,895.90 1.00 251.85 78,186.19 37,477.14 94,626.35 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 149 CARIBOO DISTRICT— Continued Construction—Roads—Highway 97, Lac la Hache (M. 102-114), $ prepare for paving (Project 2733) 569,190.00 Surfacing— Cariboo Highway 97, Lac la Hache to Lac la Hache $ camp-site (Project S-2374) 262,391.34 North of 100 Mile House to south of Lac la Hache, Mile 1.17 to Mile 14.19 (Project S-2475) 35,442.23 Cariboo Highway, Mountain House Road to Marguerite section, Mile 14.3 to Mile 40.2 (Project S-6375) _ 134,946.50 Medium-cover aggregate in stockpile, Highway 97, 54 Mile to 100 Mile House (Project S-8075) 193,004.25 Cariboo Highway, Mile 42 to Mile 50 and Mile 40.31 to Mile 47.05 (miscellaneous paving) (Project S-2370) 24,802.10 Mile 54 to 100 Mile, chip seal (miscellaneous paving) .... 112,991.11 Mile 54 to 100 Mile, treat shoulders (miscellaneous paving) 185,902.86 Highway 63 and 38, Green Lake Road from Mahoney Lake to Andersons to Secrest Hill pit (pulvimixing) 53,013.71 1,002,494.10 Total, Cariboo District 6,913,604.20 CHILLIWACK DISTRICT Day labour—Secondary—(Project 2748) — 62b Sardis Road, District of Chilliwhack 150,352.00 186b South Fraser Way, District of Matsqui 5,137.00 District of Chilliwhack— 174b Yale Road 3,500.00 247b Vedder Mountain Road, Yarrow Central Road, and Dyke Road 665.29 159,654.29 Maintenance of roads 393,166.60 Maintenance of bridges 56,500.00 Snow removal 164,300.00 Sandbag and flood prevention 154,283.64 Surveys (Project 2736) — Abbotsford-Mission from C Street Interchange, Abbotsford to Lougheeed Highway, Mission 1,905.15 Minor road surveys 6,661.31 Highway 9 lunction, Flood-Hope-Haig (see also Yale-Lillooet) 62,386.82 Sumas River South Frontage Road, Abbotsford to Vedder Canal 550.00 Trans-Canada Highway, Interchange at No. 1 Road 244.33 71,747.61 Legal surveys (Project 2737)—O'Byrne Road right-of-way in Sees. 36, Tp. 25, Sec. 8, Tp. 1, R. 29, and Lots 439 and 775, Gp. 2, NWD 3,818.49 Rights-of-way (Project 2744)— Abbotsford Bypass 60,900.00 Abbotsford to Mission 77,025.00 Abbotsford to Mount Lehman 37.80 Frost gravel pit 40.29 Lickman frontage road 800.00 Lickman Road to River Road 1,000.00 Lower Sumas Mountain Road 5,480.00 Mission Bridge south approach 39.20 Trans-Canada Highway— Abbotsford to Vedder . . .... ...... 18.20 McDermott Road 35,000.00 180.340.49 Construction— Roads—■ Lickman Road to River Road frontage (Project 2375) .... 6,625.91 Kilgard Road (Project 2513) 80,380.99 Highway 1, Annis Road to Ford Road (frontage road) (Project 2693) 54,331.68 141,338.58 B 150 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 CHILLIWACK DISTRICT— Continued Construction—Continued $ Bridges—Mission Bridge (Project 528) 324,122.91 Surfacing—Chilliwack East and miscellaneous roads in Chilliwack and Agassiz areas (Project S-0475) 115,524.79 Total, Chilliwack District 1,764,797.40 COLUMBIA RIVER DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— $ Toby Creek Road (Project 2621) 30,000.00 Highway 95, widen shoulders south of Golden (Project 2765) 47,502.18 77,502.18 Day labour—Roadside development landscaping (Project 2635) 35,000.00 Day labour—Bridges— (Project 1013) — Spillimacheen Bridge 66,618.60 Tegart Bridge 281.40 66,900.00 Maintenance of roads 594,392.60 Maintenance of bridges . 105,281.44 Snow removal 521,900.00 Surveys (Project 2736)—minor road surveys 1,161.00 Legal surveys (Project 2737)— Hawkins Road through Sec. 34, Tp. 25, R. 21, W5M 2,060.94 Road right-of-way through part DL 267 and 375, Kootenay District, Athalmer 1,823.50 Toby Creek Road 4 through part DL 375, Kootenay District .. 4,997.50 8,881.94 Rights-of-way (Project 2744)—Golden Bypass 34,650.00 Construction— Surfacing— Trans-Canada Highway 1, Glacier to Donald section (Project S-4573) — 586,455.82 Golden to Yoho National Park, Highway 95 Interchange, 0.5 mile (Project S-4374) — 823,020.22 1,409,476.04 Total, Columbia River District ._ — — 2,855,145.20 COMOX DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Tsable River Bridge approaches (Project 2542) 5,000.00 Cumberland Road to Comox Lake, construction of bypass (Project 2750) 30,000.00 Ninth Avenue improvements, Campbell River (Project 2685) 45,000.00 (Project 2810) $ Coleman Road, widen 31,749.89 Central Road, widen 8,231.70 Cortes Island, multi-plate culvert 17,618.43 Courtenay ditching 47,133.96 Cortes Island, roadmix _ 6,597.50 Sointula, roadmix 9,683.42 Headquarters road, ditching and shouldering — 21,397.55 Hardy Bay Arterial 504r, rebuild 10,216.55 Island Highway 493r, ditching .- 7,371.00 Day labour—Secondary 222b Eighth Street of Courtenay 223b Cumberland Road -(Project 2748) — Fitzgerald Avenue and Fifth Street, City City of Courtenay 160,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 240,000.00 3,000.00 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 151 COMOX DISTRICT—Continued $ Day labour—Bridges—Minor Bridges (Project 996) 22,836.36 Maintenance of roads 1,725,220.04 Maintenance of bridges 127,584.29 Snow removal 211,527.97 Sandbag and flood prevention 131,178.98 Surveys (Project 2736)— $ Campbell River Bypass 115.50 Campbell River curb and gutter from First Avenue 38.45 Highway 19, Hoye Bay ferry approach 3,093.00 Island Highway, Courtenay, curb and gutter to Courtenay River Bridge, H.Q. road 9.50 Minor Road surveys 2,777.02 Port McNeill Bypass 11,647.36 Sayward-Woss Lake to Nimpkish lunction .... .... 40,377.50 58,058.33 Legal surveys (Project 2737)— Island Highway, east boundary Sec. 21 to west boundary Sec. 31, Tp. 3, Rupert District (Port McNeill to Port Hardy) 7,148.40 Island Highway Tsable River Bridge approaches in DL 44 and Sec. 2, Nelson District 2,600.80 Mullholland and Sandcliffe Drive right-of-way through Lots 1 to 12, Plan 471, DL 115, Comox District 1,071.30 Site plan, Gold River Road in Ahamiquus IR 12 (miscellaneous) .. _ .. .... 266.64 11,087.14 Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Alberni to Tofino 1.00 Campbell River, curb and gutter 81,122.38 Courtenay Bypass 22.80 Eighth Street and Cliff Avenue 961.59 Ryan Road, Comox __.... 1,100.00 Sayward to Keta Summit 47,460.00 Vanier Drive . .. ._. 1,100.00 131,767.77 Construction— Roads— Vancouver Island Highway, Woss Camp to south end Nimpkish Lake (Project 2505) - 2,122,720.92 Vancouver Island Highway 19, Sayward to Keta Summit section (Project 2582) 3,313,778.83 Vancouver Island Highway 19, Keta Summit to Eve River (Project 2583) 3,819,890.02 Vancouver Island Highway 19, Sayward to Keta Summit, relocation of existing logging-road (Project 2608) .... 31,885.08 9,288,274.85 Bridges— Noomas Creek Bridge, Storey Creek Bridge, Kinman Creek Bridge, Island Highway (Project 804) 20,690.81 C.F.P. underpasses, reload yard, Anne Creek, 48 Mile, Gold Creek (Project 859) 29,770.45 Gold and Steele Creek Bridges (Project 926) 332,130.03 382,591.29 Surfacing—District of Campbell River, Vancouver Island Highway 19, Fisherman's Wharf to Evergreen Road, storm sewer, and gutter and paving (Project S-0275) 667,143.47 Total, Comox District 13,005,270.49 COQUITLAM DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Construction of bus pull-outs to serve expanded bus service (Project 2587) 1,000.00 Sunnyside to Anmore, reconstruction, widenina, paving (Project 2694) >. 35,000.00 36,000.00 B 152 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 COQUITLAM DISTRICT—Continued $ Maintenance of roads 223,265.81 Maintenance of bridges 79,217.03 Snow removal 32,094.30 Surveys (Project 2736)— Braid Street connector (7a), Leader Avenue, (Cape Horn) to $ King Edward Street 12,370.69 Lougheed alternate, loco Overhead to Sharpe Road 15,872.19 Lougheed (Coquitlam West), Kingsway Avenue to Barnet Highway 220.60 Lougheed Highway, North Road to Cape Horn 57,369.52 Pitt River Road, Red Bridge site plan, Port Coquitlam 4,717.66 Port Moody arterial 6,928.95 97,479.61 Legal surveys (Project 2737)—Trans-Canada Highway (Miscellaneous) area computations at Cape Horn Interchange 25.00 Rights-of-way (Project 2744)—■ Cape Horn Interchange, Mary Hill Connector 750.00 Lougheed Highway, Essondale to Barnet Highway to Pitt River 441,423.79 Lougheed Highway Crabbe Avenue to Trunk Road 608.25 Turtle Head Road, Belcorra Bay 48,412.40 491,194.44 Construction— Roads—Lougheed Highway, Essondale to Barnet Highway, including Scott Creek Bridge and Coquitlam Underpass, including paving excludes Scott Creek stringers (Project 2512) 888,065.37 Bridges—Coquitlam River Bridge improvements, Lougheed Highway (Project 987) 3 81,719.96 Surfacing—Paving Pipeline Road (Project S-0875) 69,912.37 Signals, lighting, etc.—Route 7, Essondale to Barnet Highway, signal and lighting installations (Project E-7411) 97,316.61 Total, Coquitlam District 2,396,290.50 COWICHAN-MALAHAT DISTRICT Day labour—Roads—Whittaker Road, reconstruction, widening and realignment (Project 2807) 35,000.00 Day labour—Secondary—169b Chemainus Road, District of North Cowichan (Project 2748) 22,080.59 Day labour—Bridges—Bonsall, reconstruction (Project 993) 13,454.00 Maintenance of roads 1,070,579.36 Maintenance of bridges 76,498.94 Snow removal 162,467.00 Surveys (Project 2736) — Chemainus River Bridge approaches 201.93 Crofton Access and Chemainus River Bridge 15,076.82 Island Highway, Bench Road to Duncan 8,339.51 Island Highway, Ladysmith to Yellow Point Road 6,645.13 Minor road surveys 22.60 Trans-Canada Highway, Duncan to Westholme Overhead 7,356.05 37,642.04 Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Bench Road right-of-way through part Sec. 4, R. 1, Cowichan District 822.20 Owl Road, right-of-way through Lot 2, Plan 2589, Sec. 6, R. 4, Shawnigan District 716.84 Trans-Canada Highway— Widening, Koksilah Road, Sees. 3 and 4, R. 3, Shawnigan District 837.55 Widenings in parts of DL 72,19, 30, and 32, Oyster District 1,756.30 4,132.89 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 153 COWICHAN-MALAHAT DISTRICT—Continued Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Bench Road to Duncan Crofton Access Duncan to Chemainus River Construction— Roads—Trans-Canada Highway, Haslam Creek to Fielding Road, 4-lane (Project 2808) Bridges—Haslam Creek and Nanaimo River Bridges, Island Highway (see also Nanaimo) (Project 981) Surfacing—Miscellaneous roads in Nanaimo area (see also Nanaimo) (Project S-0674) 30,157.00 7,728.99 54,388.04 Total, Cowichan-Malahat District 92,274.03 274,026.69 448,230.78 55,553.05 2,291,939.37 DELTA DISTRICT Day labour—Roads—Construction of bus pull-outs to serve expanded bus service (Project 2587) Day labour—Secondary—151b Marine Drive, Stevenson Road, District of Surrey (Project 2748) Day labour—Bridges—Canoe Pass Bridge (Project 991) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736) — Frontage Road (north side of Highway 499) from 64th Street to 96th Street Highway 10, Ladner Bridge to Highway 17 Interchange, Ladner and Tsawwassen Junction King George Highway, Whitehouse corner to Freeway 499 Scott Road, Highway 1 to Highway 10 ..... Legal surveys (Project 2737)— Highway 17, widening through Tsawwassen IR and part Lot 797, Gp. 2, NWD Survey and posting plan of N. Vi Sec. 1, Tp. 6, Plan 21448, NWD Rights-of-way (Project 2744)— Abbotsford to Fraser River Highway 17 and 99 Interchange Highway 17, widening Highway 99, Deas Slough Tasker Road 56th Street, curb and gutter Scott Road Tsawwassen to Ladner 3,899.46 34,557.35 932.08 12,316.84 60,544.95 6,107.15 899.67 26.60 1,359.59 35,000.00 33.95 49,290.60 452,121.60 17,901.86 3,000.00 31,393.42 105,500.00 513,455.48 31,311.17 85,584.80 112,250.68 7,006.82 555,734.20 Construction— Bridges— Ladner Interchange structures. to Highway 17 (Project 862) 541.80 Ladner Footbridge, Tsawwassen Highway 17 (Project 863) 31,702.84 32,244.64 Surfacing— Scott Road, curb and gutter (Project S-0775) 403,292.94 Highway 17 to Customs at Blaine, treat shoulders (miscellaneous paving) 964.30 404,257.24 Signals, lighting, etc.—Lighting, George Massey Tunnel (see also Richmond) (Project E-75018) 140,934.12 Total, Delta District 2,022,672.57 B 154 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 DEWDNEY DISTRICT Day labour—Roads—Sylvester Road, reconstruction (Project 2649) 75,000.00 Day labour—Secondary—(Project 2748) — District of Mission— Dewdney Trunk Road 77b 24,616.00 Cedar Valley Road 96b 6,147.00 Shook Road 260b 17,576.00 Dewdney Trunk 73b and River Roads, District of Maple Ridge 147,200.00 Hammond Road 71b, District of Pitt Meadows 1,895.97 Old Dewdney Trunk Road 92b, District of Pitt Meadows 14,695.55 Pitt River Road 210b, McLean Avenue, Kingsway and Trenton Avenue 3,060.47 215,190.99 Day labour—Bridges—(Project 992) — Green Point 10,228.00 Legace Creek 13,772.00 24,000.00 Maintenance of roads 720,364.77 Maintenance of bridges 86,221.07 Maintenance and operation of ferries 291,587.60 Snow removal _.'_. 141,909.90 Sandbag and flood prevention 41,688.29 Surveys (Project 2736) — Highway 7, Highway 7a to Dewdney Trunk Road 34,003.06 Lougheed Highway— CPR Overhead, Dewdney and CPR Overhead at Deroche 3,355.67 Haney to Silver Creek 20,113.37 Pitt River to Haney 17.45 Minor road surveys 8,775.29 Miscellaneous, Haney Institute, gravel-grid 11,997.32 Sylvester Road from Rampart Bridge to Seux Road 14,247.85 92,510.01 Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Abbotsford Bypass right-of-way through part NE. Va Sec. 22, Tp. 16, NWD 4,699.10 Lougheed Highway, Mission Bridge approaches, west boundary Lot 100 to east boundary DL 1, Gp. 3, NWD 2,629.40 Lougheed Highway right-of-way through Chawuthen IR 4 .... 16.52 7.345.02 Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Agassiz Ruby Creek to Haig 36.09 Cape Horn Interchange 600.00 Highway 9, MacDonald Road to Pioneer Avenue 24,955.80 Mission Bridge approaches 883.96 Mission roadworks 323,090.00 Murray Avenue to CPR Overhead 5,377.33 Pitt River to Haney : 386.15 355,329.33 Construction— Roads— Lougheed Highway, Agassiz to Ruby Creek (rock stabilization) (Project 2235) 111,545.58 Mission roadworks (Project 2624) 35,745.92 Seabird IR Access Road (Project 2652) 3,602.90 150,894.40 Bridges— Agassiz Overhead. Lougheed Highway to CPR Overpass over Seabird IR (Project 712) 5,631.77 Murray Avenue, CPR Overhead at Mission (Project 719) 11,525.42 Pitt River Bridge, upstream structure, Lougheed Highway (Project 870) 1,948,460.81 256th Street Bridge at Konaka Creek and 256th Street Bridge north of 120th Avenue in the Municipality of Maple Ridge (Project 1025) 50,000.00 2,015.618.00 Ferry-landings—Albion and MacMillan Island ferry-landings (see also Langley) (Project 850) 5,445.27 Total, Dewdney District 4,223,104.65 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 155 ESQUIMALT DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— $ Willis Point Road, reconstruction, new diversion (Project 2552) 38,000.00 Guardrail requirements, fabrication (Project 2743) 47,000.00 East Sooke Road, reconstruction, realignment (Project 2805) _ 110,000.00 Day labour—Safety Measures (Project 2836)—lacklin Road, improvements, curbing, and paved shoulders Day labour—Bridges (Project 994)—McKenzie Bridge, reconstruction Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736) — Jordan River to Port Renfrew 7,728.86 Old Island Highway 1a, from Tillicum to Thetis Overhead .... 38,925.28 Trans-Canada Highway 1, Harriet Road to Spencer Road 144,758.94 Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Defining original high-water mark in Malahat IR 1, miscellaneous Munn Road right-of-way through Sees. 21 and 40, Highland District ■ Old Island Highway, Thetis Overpass to Wilfert Road, repost- ing, miscellaneous Trans-Canada Highway— Through part DL 139 and 157, Malahat District Widening in DL 145, 147, 51, 67, and 112a, Malahat __ Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Highway 1a to Colwood Corners Service road, Stillwater to St. Giles Thetis Lake Interchange Trans-Canada Highway, Victoria Outlet 195,000.00 15,000.00 66,000.00 1,105,242.08 116,149.43 98,128.00 191,413.08 315.00 1,600.00 133.50 705.80 3,447.08 16,251.31 5,500.00 12,323.27 500.00 Total, Esquimalt District 6,201.38 34,574.58 ,827,708.55 FORT GEORGE DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Upper Fraser Road 458, reconstruction, ditch, gravel, and establish drainage on poor alignment, sections between Eaglet Lake and Upper Fraser (Project 1557) 48,462.65 Forest Access Roads—Prince George area, right-of-way widening, reconstruction, and place gravel on Chief Lake Road, along Nukko Lake Mile 10 to Mile 14 (Project 1826) 125,000.00 15 Mile Road and McKellar Road, road right-of-way brushing, establish drainage, reconstruction, and gravelling 1.2 miles on each road (Project 2467) __ 16,711.18 Shelley South Road 411, reconstruction and place pit-run gravel from Blackburn Road toward Shelley (Project 2546) 56,616.57 Longworth Access Road, construction, establishing drainage, and gravelling of old forestry road for access from Yellowhead Highway 16 east to Longworth from Fraser River for river access (Project 2664) 11,020.01 Yellowhead Highway 16, shoulder widening from Blackwater Road to Chilako River (Project 2722) 101,443.89 Yellowhead Highway 16 West, guardrail installation (Project 2743) 5,527.11 John Hart-Peace River Highway 97, completion of reconstruction to eliminate hazardous curves at Mile 72, plus reconstruction to widen and straighten from Parsnip River South (Project 2821) 391,456.37 Gravelling miscellaneous school bus and feeder routes, 17 miles of local feeder routes gravelled (Project 2822) ...... 101,836.61 Avola to Clemina, ditching (Project 2859) 22,957.50 Highway 97, shoulder widening Quesnel, North Ahbau to Ahbau River (Project 2873) 132,000,00 1,013,031.89 B 156 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 FORT GEORGE DISTRICT—Continued Day labour—Secondary Highways— City of Prince George, First Avenue and Cameron Street 178b to Queensway Street 179b (Project 2748) 201b Main Street, Village of Valemount (Project 2748) 53,477.85 628.00 Day labour—Roadside Development—Seeding, construction of roadside rest areas, right-of-way vegetation control (Project 2635) Day labour—Fencing—Fencing right-of-way Schedule 2 highways (Project 2745) Day labour—Bridges—Minor bridge day labour (Project 1015) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Maintenance and operation of ferries Snow removal Gravel-crushing Mixing plant Electrical maintenance Surveys (Project 2736) — Chief Lake Road Junction (Northern Development Package) Giscome to Hansard (Upper Fraser Road) Hansard bridge site and approaches Hart Highway, Foothills Road to Chief Lake Road (Northern Development Package) Highway 97 (Hart), Chief Lake Road to Parsnip River (Northern Development Package) John Hart Highway, Parsnip River to Pine Pass (Northern Development Package) Prince George to Tabor Lake 54,105.85 115,626.93 3,450.04 22,543.40 88,830.63 28,751.27 41,162.25 Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Highway 16 1,171.65 Highway 16, DL 7203 to DL 7155, Tete laune 20,766.13 Highway 16, Prince George to Tabor Lake 207,499.69 Yellowhead Highway, Tete Jaune East 1,100.00 Construction— Roads— Yellowhead Highway 16, Tete Jaune to Horsey Creek, DL7155 (Project 2115) 314,477.63 Yellowhead and Cariboo Highways 16 and 97, reconstruction, 20th Avenue, Prince George to Parkridge subdivision and Fraser River Bridge approaches to Highway 16 Junction (Project 2468) ..._ 9,853.79 Yellowhead Highway 16, construction, Prince George to Tabor Lake (Project 2774) 1,253,587.89 Bridges— Dore Overhead and Dore River Bridge, Yellowhead Highway (Project 799) 35,404.90 Horsey Creek Bridge, Yellowhead Highway (Project 868) 128,620.55 Massey Drive grade separation structure, City of Prince George (Project 988) ..— 174,764.00 Stock prestressed box-stringers for Region 5 for use on Northern Trans-Provincial Highway, Terrace to Prince Rupert (see also Prince Rupert, Omineca, and Skeena) (Project 977) 308,155.71 Surfacing— Paving Driscoll Creek to Dome Creek (Project S-6073) (Credit) 704.38 Miscellaneous roads in Prince George area (Project S-6274) 666,434.09 lohn Hart-Peace River Highway 97, Parsnip River to Honeymoon Creek section, Mile 99.1 to Mile 113.3 (Project S-6175) 1,828,841.84 Mile 8.3 to Mile 76.0, treat shoulders (miscellaneous paving) _.._ 364,808.08 Mile 40.2 to Mile 59.2, chip seal (miscellaneous paving) .. 71.18 155. 1. 60. 1,877. 377 37, 1,235 303 163 49 118.92 000.00 325.13 954.79 821,39 066.76 .297.38 ,833.60 661.77 ,761.61 300,364.52 230,537.47 1,577,919.31 646,945.16 2,859,450.81 Total, Fort George District .. ..... 10,944,196.36 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 157 KAMLOOPS DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— $ Agate Bay Road, reconstruction and gravelling (Project 2653) 75,000.00 Guardrail requirements, manufacture guardrail (Project 2743) 34,399.77 Barriere Main Road, reconstruction and gravelling (Project 2777) 28,972.70 Westsyde Road, reconstruction and gravelling (Project 2839) 60,000.00 Dunn Lake Road, reconstruction and gravelling (Project 2852) 54,716.58 Bridge Lake Road, reconstruction and gravelling (Project 2907) 4,712.27 Day labour—Roadside Development (Project 2635) Day labour—Bridges—Minor bridge day labour (Project 997) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Maintenance and operation of ferries _.. Snow removal Gravel-crushing Mixing plants Electrical maintenance Surveys (Project 2736)— Deadman Creek Road, Mile 3.25, Deadman Creek IR, Mile 8.24 to Sec. 22, Tp. 22, R. 22, KDYD Kamloops Access from Springhill Drive to Mission Flats Kamloops to Highland Valley via Lac Le leune Little Fort to 100 Mile House, Little Fort to Lac des Roches Minor road surveys North Kamloops Highway, Overlanders Bridge approaches .... North Thompson Highway — Kamloops to Heffley Creek Clearwater River bridge crossing Relocation, 3-mile corner, Lytton to Tank Hill Trans-Canada Highway truck lanes in the Savona area Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Beaton Road through SE. Va and SW. Va Sec. 9, Tp. 20, R. 19, W6M Lower Barnes Road, Ashcroft to DL 1, Gp. 4 Pinantan Lake Road through Kamloops IR Trans-Canada Highway right-of-way easement in DL 235, KDYD Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Halston Overhead Crossing Highway 97 Junction to Monte Creek Merritt Junction to Valleyview North approach to Overlanders Bridge ... North Thompson Highway North Thompson Highway, Heffley Creek South Thompson Bridge Valleyview to Campbell Creek Westsyde Road 2,221.00 62,152.56 2,661.30 1,002.50 5,275.20 3,304.30 4,893.89 15,136.11 42.90 28,551.75 2,638.88 4,840.80 9,099.85 108.00 340,435.70 177,345.67 26,210.06 67,292.53 746.50 74,156.02 52.84 136,722.40 16,500.00 Construction— Roads— City of Ka-nloops, Amalgamation (Project 2695) 959,933.25 Westsyde Road, City of Kamloops (Project 2790) 552,449.14 City of Kamloops, five-year arterial road grant program, repaving of Mission Flats Road (Project 2804) 200,000.00 Halston Overhead at Kamloops and Overlanders Bridge north approach (Project 2845) 240,029.48 Gravel Crushing—Crushed granular surfacing in stockpile, Larsen Hill Pit (McLure) (Project 2768-4) 257,801.32 192,206.33 62,657.01 1,880,552.32 249,471.63 54,000.00 783,055.00 147,526.29 357,732.00 104,204.08 125,241.51 16,687.53 839,461.72 1,952,411.87 13,874.00 B 158 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 KAMLOOPS DISTRICT—Continued Bridges— Valleyview Overpass, complete structure Kamloops Bypass (Project 752) $ 368,085.47 52,929.55 24,321.98 554,643.16 $ 999,980.16 1,642,150.16 Clearwater River Bridge (Project 813) Fortune Drive Underpass (Project 984) Barriere Town Bridge, Barriere Access Road (Project 986) Surfacing— Yellowhead South Highway 5, Avola to Messiter Summit (Project S-2373) 181.74 1,299,460.90 81,921.51 49,067.10 25,529.15 22,930.73 81,073.15 81,985.88 Miledge Creek to Clemina Overhead Section, Yellowhead South Highway (Project S-2175) Tranquille Highway, 13th Street to 0.4 mile west of Crestline Street (Project S-2675) Clearwater South (miscellaneous paving) Highway 5 (miscellaneous paving) Kamloops, Campbell Creek, treat shoulders (miscellaneous paving) Clearwater area roads (pulvimixing) .. Westsyde Road in Kamloops from Dutch Dairies to Black Pines (pulvimixing) Total, Kamloops District 9,679,012.93 KOOTENAY DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Elk Valley Road (Project 2151) .... ... Bull River Road, Wardner to Fort Steele (Project 2251) Kikomun to Newgate Road (Project 2569) 45,000.00 10,000.00 24,155.24 60,000.00 40,000.00 30,000.00 20,660.98 50,000.00 279,816.22 40,748.68 1,048,584.75 51,825.74 594,200.00 125,019.43 10,668.78 Cranbrook area streets (Project 2618) Elk Valley Road, shouldering (Project 2619) Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3, Wardner to Elko, shouldering (Project 2620) _ St. Mary's IR 1, Cranbrook (Project 2817) Wardner to Elko, Grasmere area roads (Project 2863) Day labour—Bridges, minor bridge— Day labour (Project 1011) ._ 22,789.67 17,959.01 Minor bridge day labour (Project 1012) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges .... . - Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736) — Highway 95a, Wycliffe to CPR crossing, Marysville 42.00 27,494.23 90,067.20 7,416.00 Kootenay to Columbia, CPR Overhead near Cranbrook to Wycliffe, including access to Cranbrook-Kimberley airport Minor road surveys Southern Trans-Provincial Highway, Fourth Street North to CPR Overhead, Cranbrook Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Wardner to Fort Steele Road 165f east boundary SL 1, DL 312, to the west boundary DL 4590, Kootenay District Wardner to Fort Steele 165f south boundary DL 4843 to 7,792.98 1,925.80 450.00 400.00 100.00 Reference Plan, Parcel 2 (DD 10863i) of DL 3049, Kootenay District (Sparwood gravel pit lease) — Tye Lake Road right-of-way through Parcel 1, Explanatory Plan 12052i, DL 4590, Kootenay District Wardner to Newgate Road right-of-way through Lot 2820, Kootenay District (miscellaneous) REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 159 KOOTENAY DISTRICT—Continued Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Kimberley curb and gutter __ Libby Reservoir Wardner Bridge approaches 300.00 78,228.18 1,084.00 79,612.18 Construction— Roads— Southern Trans-Provincial Highway, Eager Hill section, reconstruction (Project 1989) 11,813.00 Highway 95a (Blarchmont Hill section), Archibald to Hannay Streets, storm sewer, curb and gutter, and paving (City of Kimberley) (Project 2600) 742,297.29 Bridges— Gold Creek Bridge, Wardner to Newgate Road (Project 718) 101,982.68 Loop Bridge (Project 865) 1,161.81 Highway 3, Hosmer Bridge, redecking (Project 970) _ 174,109.45 754,110.29 277,253.94 Surfacing— Highway 3 and Highway 97, Cranbrook to Hiawatha and Yahk to Kingsgate sections (Project S-4275) 1,581,196.12 Southern Trans-Provincial Highway, Fernie to Elko section, Sparwood Bypass, Mount Fernie campsite road and Morrissey picnic-site road (miscellaneous paving) (Project S-4273) 5,641.90 1,586,838.02 Total, Kootenay District 4,848,678.03 LANGLEY DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Construction of bus pull-outs to serve expanded bus service (Project 2587) Highway 10, Glover Road at Milner, install culvert, asphalt curb, pave shoulder (Project 2724) 2,500.00 32,964.35 Day labour—Roadside development—Roadside rest area development, Bradner Road (Project 2635) Day labour—Secondary—256b 200th Street and 44th Avenue North, reconstruction, City of Langley (Project 2748) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Maintenance and operation of ferries Snow removal - Legal surveys (Project 2737)—Highway 13, right-of-way in parts Sec. 1, Tp. 11, Sec. 6, Tp. 14, Sees. 19, 30, Tp. 10, NWD Rights-of-way (Project 2744)— Cloverdale Bypass 400.00 Cloverdale Valley Road to 176th Street 100.00 Trans-Canada Highway, Mount Lehman to Springbrook 19.60 176th Street and 16th Avenue 300.00 Construction— Roads—Pacific Highway, Clover Valley Road, and Highway 10 (Project 2537) Bridges— Colebrook Overpass, Highway 99a, Cloverdale Overhead to Pacific Highway (Project 782) 10,450.76 Serpentine River Bridge (Project 936) 2,792.08 Ferry-landings—Albion and MacMillan Island ferry-landings (see also Dewdney) (Project 850) Surfacing—Johnston to Livingston Roads, treat shoulders (see also Surrey) (miscellaneous paving) Signals, lighting, etc.—Signal and lighting installation, Route 10 and Route 15, Cloverdale Bypass, Surrey (Project E-7407) Total, Langley District 35,464.35 319,000.00 149,000.00 434,086.04 22,048.79 291,587.59 111,804.50 2,507.85 819.60 1,054,775.22 13,242.84 5,445.27 128.56 24,373.26 2,464,283.87 B 160 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 MACKENZIE DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— (Project 2341) Sunshine Coast Highway 101— $ $ $ Gibsons to Sechelt, shoulder widening 5,929.89 Halfmoon Bay to Earls Cove, reconstruction 4,567.17 Sechelt, shoulder widening .... 129,302.72 139,799.78 (Project 2751) Sunshine Coast miscellaneous— Roads— Lockyer Road 79,713.13 Nor'West Bay Road 19,433.23 Sechelt Intersection .... . 648.20 99,794.56 (Project 2858) Pender Harbour Area- Roads— Cochran Road 53,797.35 Culvert installation, Francis Peninsula Road 3,384.70 Ditching, Garden Bay Road 4,510.38 Gradall ditching 367.50 62,059.93 (Project 2870) Gibsons Drainage Systems— Gibsons drainage system 90,607.70 Kearton Road drainage 6,439.13 Gradall ditching .... .... .. 852.60 97,899.43 399,553.70 Day labour—Secondary—Village of Gibsons, Gower Point Road 226b (Project 2748) 28,995.00 Day labour—Bridges—(Project 990) 25,000.00 Maintenance of roads 890,461.84 Maintenance of bridges 90,768.37 Snow removal 144,580.00 Surveys (Project 2736) — Gibsons Creek to Park Road, curb and gutter 15,349.87 Highway 101 from Secret Cove to Madeira Park 17,122.84 Highway 101, Langdale Ferry to Highway 101 at Park Road 210,424.14 Minor road surveys 29,908.74 Sechelt to Madeira Park 7,601.66 280,407.25 Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Highway 101, north boundary DL 4663 to east boundary DL 1638, Gp. 1, NWD 3,889.00 Sunshine Coast Highway 101, reposting Lots 7, 8, 9, and 10, Bk. Q, DL 1638, Plan 7474, NWD . 898.35 4,787.35 Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Halfmoon Bay to Secret Cove 19,871.00 Highway 101 to Sechelt Madeira Park 20,713.50 Oldershaw Road 3,370.00 Sunshine Coast Highway 7,683.00 51,637.50 Construction— Roads—Sunshine Coast Highway 101, Halfmoon Bay to Secret Cove (Project 2604) 1,418,945.00 Bridges—Noosgulch Bridge on Chilcotin-Bella Coola Highway (Project 775) 19,115.58 Surfacing— Sechelt Peninsula paving, Highway 101, Port Mellon to Sechelt, Roberts Creek Road, Lower Road, Redroofs Road, (Project S-0174) 1,897,434.82 Texada Island roads (Project S-0375) 613,150.69 2,510,585.51 Total, Mackenzie District 5,864,837.10 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 161 NANAIMO DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Guardrail requirements, manufacture guardrail (Project 2743) Access to Malaspina College (Project 2851) reconstruct (Project 993) Day labour—Bridges—Durnin, Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736) — Bowen Road from Northfield Road north to Highway 19 Island Highway, Haslam Creek to Cedar Junction Island Highway 19, South Lantzville Junction to North West Bay logging-road Minor road surveys Nanaimo to Silva Bay Nanaimo to Wellington, 4 lane Rights-of-way (Project 2744)— Craigs Crossing to Lantzville Fry Road Haslam Creek to Nanaimo River Island Highway to Lantzville area Trans-Canada Highway— Cedar Junction to Nanaimo Morden Road Thatcher Road area 35,000.00 40,000.00 7,982.16 1,624.42 3,922.82 25,030.52 3,388.49 2,122.85 _. 15,825.00 2,265.00 99,490.00 50.61 17,564.00 144.00 9,891.00 Construction— Roads—Trans-Canada Highway 1, 1.2 miles south of Cedar Road Junction, Nanaimo (3.2 miles), 2.1 miles of service roads (Project 2562) Bridges— Chase River Underpass (Project 914) 167,378.72 Haslam Creek and Nanaimo River Bridges, Island Highway (see also Cowichan-Malahat) (Project 981) .... 448,230.77 75,000.00 32,546.00 688,670.88 34,235.18 102,684.50 44,071.26 Surfacing—Miscellaneous roads in the Nanaimo area (see also Cowichan- Malahat) (Project S-0674) 145,229.61 2,661,439.19 615,609.49 314,800.67 Total, Nanaimo District 4,714,286.78 NELSON-CRESTON DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3a— Nelson to Balfour section, reconstruction, widening, new alignment, grade revision (Project 2559) 14,379.00 Kootenay Bay to Creston Road section, reconstruction, widening, new alignment, and grade revision (Project 2609) 80,000.00 Whitewater ski access road, new construction (Project 2611) 98,000.00 Nelson area roads, general improvements (Project 2838) 50,121.00 Minor improvements to various local roads (Project 2844) 37,500.00 280,000.00 Day labour—Roadside Development (includes seeding fertilization, etc.) (Project 2635) 185,743.85 Day labour—Bridges—Whitewater 7821, Redfish 961, reconstruction (Project 1007) 52,239.07 Maintenance of roads - 1,604,975.81 Maintenance of bridges 129,714.40 Maintenance and operation of ferries 1,216,512.75 Snow removal 625,041.00 Gravel-crushing 306,735.39 Mixing plants 247,042.44 Surveys (Project 2736) — Nelson Waterfront Road from Vernon Street to Elwyn Street _. 45,463.24 Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3a, Ootischenia to Erie Lake 1,002.84 Taghum, bridge approaches 5,613.22 52,079.30 B 162 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 NELSON-CRESTON DISTRICT— Continued Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Establishing Southern Trans-Provincial Highway right-of-way through part Bk. 152, DL 9550, Kootenay District) Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3a through part of DL 4398, Kootenay District) Highway 6 right-of-way through part Lot 302a, Kootenay District - Subdivision plan of part Lot 1, Plan 2951, Lot 812, Kootenay District — Nicks Island Road South 238 through Lots 14878, 774, and lower Kootenay IR lc Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Additional rights-of-way, Gray Creek area Creston Bypass Highway 3a, Boswell to Gray Creek Nelson Arterial Highway Ootischenia to Meadows South Fork to Salmo Construction— Roads—Nelson Arterial (Project 2092) Bridges—■ Crescent Valley Bridge (Project 746) Cottonwood Grade Separation and Observatory Street Underpass (Project 795) Taghum Bridge, Southern Trans-Provincial Hiahway 3a (Project 939) Surfacing— Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3, miscellaneous sections, Creston to 13.9 miles east of Creston and Department of Highways yard at Creston (Project S-4272) 10 Highway 6— Nelson to Ymir section (Project S-4174) 385 South Slocan to Slocan City (see also Revelstoke- Slocan) (Project S-4375) 15: 540.00 2,500.00 500.00 260.40 ■ 7,009.14 10,809.54 1,674.00 15,625,00 400.00 27,323.69 11,129.00 112,305.50 168,457.19 82,801.94 9,094.50 1,095.59 9,594.21 19.784.30 109.29 188.48 397.83 Signals, lighting, etc.—Lighting installation, Route 3a and Route 6, change (Project E-7204) ._ Total, Nelson-Creston District Inter- 410,695.60 9,123.92 5,401,756.50 NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT Maintenance of roads 1,163,379.68 Maintenance of bridges 26,633.19 Surveys (Project 2736) — Highway 99, Patullo Bridge landslide area site plan 5,386.02 Lougheed Highway, King Edward Avenue to Lougheed Highway at Pitt River 183,554.76 Southwest Marine Drive, Camosun Street to Chancellor Boulevard 4,080.1 1 193,020.89 Total, New Westminster District 1,383,033.76 NORTH OKANAGAN DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Hickman Road, gravelling and paving (Project 2319) 10,000.00 Westside Road, gravelling, widening, major improvements (Project 2658) 49,999.90 Guardrail requirements, manufacture guardrail (Project 2743) 29,200.00 Sugar Lake Road, reconstruction and gravelling (Project 2832) 99,986.40 West Vernon subdivision roads, plantmix paving (Project 2840) 35,000.00 Herry Read, regravel, major improvements (Project 2847) .... 15.000.00 Anderson Road (Project 2860) 29,204.70 Creighton Valley Road, gravelling and widening (Project 2898) 26,559.73 294.950.73 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 163 NORTH OKANAGAN DISTRICT—Continued Day labour—Roadside Development—Roadside rest area, appliances, manufacturing roadside appliances (Project 2635) Day labour—Secondary—Pleasant Valley Road 153b, Township of Spallumcheen (Project 2748) Day labour—Bridges—Cherryville Bridge, purchase steel stringers (Project 999) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Snow removal Electrical maintenance :._. Surveys (Project 2736)— $ Minor road surveys Okanagan Highway, Oyama to Vernon Okanagan Highway, Vernon to Highway 97a Junction Vernon-Slocan Highway, Vernon to Lavington Sec. Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Old Kamloops Road right-of-way in fractional NW. Va 3 and fractional SW. Va, Sec. 10, Tp. 8, ODYD Philips Road in Lot 1, Plan 17062, NW. Va, Sec. 36, Tp. 9 ODYD 776.74 11,717.95 11,657.66 39,282.90 2,836.29 598.83 95,000.00 6,068.10 42,033.00 408,015.86 52,313.25 324,692.00 44,648.85 63,435.25 3,435.12 Total, North Okanagan District 1,334,592.16 NORTH PEACE RIVER DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— (Project 2285) Upper Cache Road 116, new construction and grav- $ elling and multi-plate culvert installation 92,273.62 Kelly's Road 267, new construction and gravelling .... 23,255.50 O'Connell Road 219, new construction and gravelling 10,43 3.61 Wood's Road 135, reconstruction and gravelling 41,676.23 Babcock's West Road 264, reconstruction and gravelling 28,681.97 Garcia Road 168, reconstruction and gravelling 72,398.72 Hudson Hope Road 29, reconstruction and gravelling 7,282.00 Flatrock Road 108, multi-plate culvert installation .. 18,119.56 Fort St. John area, sundry roads, gravelling 85,813.87 379,935.08 172,640.99 Construction Halfway River Bridge approaches (Project 2801) Alaska Highway Road 97, installation of multi-plate culvert (Project 2824) 136,865.75 Day labour—Secondary Highways—District of Hudson's Hope, Road 252b, Beryl Prairie Street (Project 2748) Day labour—Bridges—Fort St. John area, sundry bridges, replacement and minor repairs (Project 1018) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736) — Fort Nelson to Fort Simpson Highway, Alaska Highway to Northwest Territories boundary (Northern Development Package) 4,467.57 Minor road surveys 2,794.79 Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Fort St. John, curb and gutter Resistivity testing program 7,167.40 31.00 689,441.82 12,155.00 54,300.00 866,846.05 144,585.75 495,700.00 7,262.36 7,198.40 B 164 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 NORTH PEACE RIVER DISTRICT—Continued Construction— $ Bridges—Halfway River Bridge, Hudson Hope Highway (Project 985) 840,983.21 Surfacing— Fort St. John District roads (see also South Peace River) $ (Project S-6273) 168,387.86 Highway 29, Chetwynd-Hudson Hope Highway 97 at Chetwynd, Canyon Drive at Hudson Hope (see also South Peace River) (Project S-6374) 546,313.54 Fort St. John, curb and gutter (Project S-6575) 8,935.07 723,636.47 Total, North Peace River District 3,842,109.06 NORTH VANCOUVER-CAPILANO DISTRICT Maintenance of roads 45,789.39 Maintenance of bridges 61,964.29 Snow removal 12,177.10 Surveys (Project 2736)—Upper Levels control line 9,012.90 Total, North Vancouver-Capilano District 128,943.68 NORTH VANCOUVER-SEYMOUR DISTRICT Day labour—Roads—Dollarton Highway, widening through Dollarton IR 3 (Project 2856) Day labour—Roadside Development—Includes seeding, fertilization, etc. (Project 2635) Day labour—Secondary Highways—District of North Vancouver, 199b, Willingdon Avenue and Keith Street (Project 2748) Day labour—Gravel-crushing—Purchase of cone crusher (Project 2796) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Snow removal Gravel-crushing Surveys (Project 2736)— Minor road surveys 1,078.80 Trans-Canada Highway, Second Narrows Bridge to Lynn Creek 631.79 2,217.07 142,719.94 317,749.67 265,000.00 788,011.92 7,738.04 24,144.25 273,023.12 1,710.59 Total, North Vancouver-Seymour District 1,822,314.60 OMINECA DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Sowchea Road 110, reconstruction (Project 2137) 63,500.00 Blackwater-Vanderhoof Road, reconstruction (Project 2669) .. 70,000.00 Keefe's Landing Road to 59 Danskin South (DL), reconstruction, ditching, gravelling, realigning (Project 2671) 70,306.75 Colleymount Road, reconstruction, ditching, gravelling, widening (Project 2675) 48,192.16 Yellowhead Highway 16, widening (Northern Development Package) (Project 2826) 54,500.00 Miscellaneous roads, Vanderhoof District (farm roads) (Project 2827) 30,000.00 Fourth Street, Vanderhoof, storm drains (Project 2849) 58,000.00 Loop Road (Project 2874) 69,000.00 Buck Flats Road, reconstruction, ditching, gravelling, widening (Project 2875) 32,453.60 Highway 16, shouldering, Smithers area (Project 2828) 95,746.06 Day labour—Fencing—(Project 2745) 591,698.57 8,474.86 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 165 OMINECA DISTRICT— Continued Day labour—Bridges— Minor bridge day labour (Project 1019) Minor bridges (Project 1023) Minor bridges (Project 1024) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Maintenance and operation of ferries . Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736) — Houston to Nadina River Minor road surveys Legal surveys (Project 2737)— Endako Mines Road through DL 5998, 5989, 6399, and 3842, R. 5, Coast District Highway 27, south boundary Sees. 21 and 30 to north boundary Sec. 35, R. 5, Coast District Highway 35, Tchesinkut Lake section, south boundary DL 5681 to west boundary DL 5393 Nithi Road right-of-way through DL 1678, R. 5, Coast District Road right-of-way in DL 212a, R. 5, Coast District, and lease area, DL 949 (Colleymount) Topley Landing Road 118, Topley north Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Ferry complex, Southbank Francois Lake ferry-landing Lease of rock quarry Nautley reserve road Yellowhead Highway, Decker Lake section 27,300.00 35,679.46 35,380.10 271.58 62.70 3,017.97 7,017.00 1,819.40 848.00 1,509.96 6,902.15 78.86 13,500.00 1,000.00 864.00 18.82 Construction— Roads—Yellowhead Highway approaches to Endako River Crossing and CNR Overhead (Project 2597) Bridges— Stellako River Bridge, Yellowhead Highway (Project 802) 629,200.30 Buck River Bridge (Project 869) 23,652.69 Omineca River Bridge (Project 908) (Credit) 91,471.31 Stock prestressed box-stringers for Region 5 for use on Northern Trans-Provincial Highway, Terrace to Prince Rupert (see also Fort George, Prince Rupert, and Skeena) (Project 977) 154,077.85 98,359.56 1,312,506.54 164,215.14 690,973.95 813,163.78 334.28 21,114.48 15,461.68 331,484.36 Ferries—Francois Lake ferry (Project 978) Ferry-landings—Francois Lake ferry-landings (Project 1026) 715,459.53 1,956,839.75 1,095,925.56 Total, Omineca District 7,816,012.04 PRINCE RUPERT DISTRICT Day labour—Roads—Towhill Road (Project 2831) 28,708.55 Day labour—Bridges—Minor bridges (Project 1020) 15,300.00 Maintenance of roads 274,568.61 Maintenance of bridges 11,797.08 Maintenance and operation of ferries 38,981.74 Snow removal .... 185,262.00 Surveys (Project 2736) — Fairway Bay to Prince Rupert 41,440.80 Minor road surveys 525.00 Miscellaneous highways, Kaien Island to Industrial Road 2,185.00 Prince Rupert to Galloway Rapids (Northern Development Package) 23,617.25 Prince Rupert to Port Simpson 249,776.45 317,544.50 B 166 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 PRINCE RUPERT DISTRICT— Continued Legal surveys (Project 2737)— $ $ Road within Masset IR 1 75.00 Queen Charlotte City, Masset Road, south boundary DL 64 to north boundary DL 1354, QCD 2,527.43 2,602.43 Rights-of-way (Project 2744)—Skidegate to Queen Charlotte City 3,074.00 Construction— Roads—■ Northern Trans-Provincial Highway 16— Prudhomme Lake, Galloway Rapids (Project 1949) .. 86,361.93 McNeill River, Prudhomme Lake (Project 1970) ...... 583,440.03 669,801.96 Bridges—Stock prestressed box-stringers for Region 5 for use on Northern Trans-Provincial Highway, Terrace to Prince Rupert (see also Fort George, Omineca, and Skeena) (Project 977) ■ 154,077.85 Surfacing—City of Prince Rupert: McBride Street between Fifth Avenue and Hays Creek Bridge, storm sewer, curb and gutter, and paving (Project S-7272) 76,883.72 Total, Prince Rupert District 1,778,602.44 REVELSTOKE-SLOCAN DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Construction, eastern access to Revelstoke (Project 2469) 139,366.27 Highway 31a, Kaslo-New Denver improvement (Project 2815) 50,000.00 Highway 31, local improvement (Project 2816) 30,000.00 Highway 6, improvements (Project 2837) 282,017.05 Balfour-Kaslo-Galena Bay Highway, reconstruction (Project 2857) 50,000.00 Revelstoke subdivision roads (Project 2864) 25,000.00 Highway 6, local improvement (Project 2868) 100,000.00 Day labour—Roadside Development- project 2635) -Landscape Revelstoke Intersection area Day labour—Secondary—City of Revelstoke, 163b Victoria Road, McArthur Avenue, First Street, Railway Avenue, Fourth Street (Project 2748) Day labour—Bridges— Greely Bridge (Project 921) Zwicky, Lake, Kywats, Vallican (Project 1010) (Project 1014)— $ Talman Bridge _ 8,000.00 Hill Creek Bridge 9,000.00 Salt Spur _. 2,000.00 Greely Bridge 25,000.00 25,000.00 24,787.53 44,000.00 676,383.32 20,000.00 11,993.00 Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Maintenance and operation of ferries . Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736) — Cape Horn to Corey Creek Minor road surveys Nakusp, curb and gutter Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Highway 6 right-of-way, DL 397 to DL 7904, Kootenay District Revelstoke east approach in Sees. 26, 35, 36, Tp. 23, R. 2,W6M 34,054.13 990.00 99.00 10,455.49 3,678.54 93,787.53 1,299,596.36 182,108.97 1,350,628.61 1,052,122.80 35,143.13 14,134.03 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 167 RE VELSTOKE-SLOCAN DISTRICT—Con tin tied Rights-of-way (Project 2744)— $ $ Balfour to Kaslo Highway 30,000.00 Camp Creek revisions 5,800.00 Junction Highways 1 and 23 195.52 Radio Repeater site 38.16 Rest area, Griffin Lake 22,656.00 Revelstoke Eastern Access 18,011.34 Slocan to Cape Horn Bluffs 3,000.00 79,701.02 Construction— Roads— Nakusp to Galena Bay, Mile 15.36 (Project 2311) 26,593.37 Vernon-Slocan Highway 6, Slocan to Cape Horn Bluffs (Project 2496) (Cr.) 53.84 Nakusp Hotsprings Road (Project 2595). 13,504.87 40,044.40 Bridges— Big Eddy Underpass, Revelstoke-Shelter Bay Highway (Project 619) 9,382.38 Revelstoke East Overhead (Project 860) 395,443.12 St. Leon Creek Bridge, Galena Bay to Nakusp Highway (Project 866) 114,294.72 519,120.22 Surfacing— Highway 6, South Slocan to Slocan City (see also Nelson- Creston) (Project S-4375) 39,594.41 Revelstoke plant mix f.o.b. the plant and medium-cover aggregate in stockpile, Highway 31, Kaslo to Lardeau (Project S-4475) 298,896.80 Kaslo to New Denver (pulvimixing) 71,454.81 409,946.02 Total, Revelstoke-Slocan District 5,784,709.41 RICHMOND DISTRICT Day labour—Roads—Construction of bus pull-outs to serve expanded bus service (Project 2587) 1,000.00 Maintenance of roads 166,462.30 Maintenance of bridges 50,178.93 Snow removal 9,662.80 Surveys (Project 2736) — B.C. Ferry Route 2 from Iona Spit to Highway 99 160.00 Deas Tunnel weigh-scale 2,046.61 Minor road surveys 5,495.53 7,702.14 Legal surveys (Project 2737)—Knight Street Bridge approaches S/D plan part Parcel B (E.P. 11819) and Parcel 1 (Plan 20045) of SW. Va Sec. 4, Bk. 4 north, R. 5 west, NWD 355.40 Rights-of-way (Project 2744)—Knight Street Bridge. 362,502.33 Construction— Roads—Knight Street roadworks, Cambie to Westminster Highway (Project 2591) 919,836.65 Bridges— Knight Street Bridge (see also Vancouver South) (Project 627) 503,785.81 Westminster Highway Overpass (south structure), Highway 99 (Project 812) 131,564.91 Fraser Street Bridge, removal of structures (see also Vancouver South) (Project 927) 26,554.55 661,905.27 Signals, lighting, etc.—Lighting, George Massev Tunnel (see also Delta) (Proiect E-75018) 140,934.12 Total, Richmond District 2,320,539.94 B 168 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 ROSSLAND-TRAIL DISTRICT $ Day labour—Roads—Guardrail requirements (Project 2743) 70,000.00 Day labour—Bridges—Reconstruction of Kelly Creek and Stoney Creek Bridges (Project 1008) 9,890.35 Maintenance of roads 617,323.14 Maintenance of bridges 34,850.55 Maintenance and operation of ferries 192,249.39 Snow removal 424,600.00 Surveys (Project 2736)— $ B.C. Hydro Access Road, Waneta to Nine Mile Creek 163,859.94 Glenmerry to Montrose 12,619.00 Highway 3a, Tadanac to Trail 17,546.64 Minor road surveys 1,843.83 3b and 22, Earl Street to St. Paul Street 23,211.20 219,080.61 Rights-of-way (Project 2744)— Highway 3, Blueberry section... 7.13 Highway 3, Murphy Creek Trail 200.00 Ootischenia to Meadow Siding 61,514.25 Option to purchase yard-site, Rossland, Region 3 (Cr.) 350.00 Traffic signal, Seventh Avenue and Second Street, Castlegar, Trans-Canada Highway 3 3,219.00 64,590.38 Construction— Roads— Genelle Bluffs section, 1.4 miles southwest of Genelle to southwest access to Genelle (Project 2519) 1,111,643.20 Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3, Sublot 65 to Champion Creek (Project 2599) 1,879,819.01 Seven Mile Dam access (Project 2781) 87,726.95 Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3, construction, Champion Creek to Meadows Siding (Project 2902) 14,224.34 3,093,413.50 Surfacing— Castlegar area, miscellaneous roads (Project S-4474) 968,315.98 Columbia Avenue, Highway 3a in Castlegar between Juniper Street and CPR crossing, storm sewer, curb and gutter, and paving (Project S-4274) 747,725.94 Ootischenia Road (pulvimixing) 55,395.72 Ootischenia to Raspberry (pulvimixing) 54,048.12 1,825,485.76 Total, Rossland-Trail District 6,551,483.68 SAANICH AND THE ISLANDS DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Mayne Island roads, reconstruction, MC2 plant mix and grader overlay (Project 2640) 58,000.00 Pender Island roads, reconstruction, MC2 plant mix and grader overlay (Project 2641) 42,000.00 Saltspring Island roads, reconstruction (Project 2906) 50,000.00 150,000.00 Day labour—Secondary Highways (Project 2748) — McTavish Road 193b, District of North Saanich 100.00 McDonald Park Road 249b, District of North Saanich 1,702.61 1,802.61 Maintenance of roads 732,404.86 Maintenance of bridges 23,229.88 Snow removal 94,105.00 Surveys (Project 2736) — McKenzie Avenue from Trans-Canada Highway (Victoria Outlet) to Highway 17 (Pat Bay Highway) 16,162.82 Pat Bay Highway, Tolmie to Ralph 68,647.61 84,810.43 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 169 SAANICH AND THE ISLANDS DISTRICT—Continued Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Booth Canal Road through part Sec. 4, R. 2 east, North Salt- spring Island North Beach and North End Roads in Sec. 10, R. 1 north, and R. 1 south, North Saltspring Island Porlier Pass Road through Lot 1 of Lot 62, Plan 6663, Galiano Island Posting plan, Ackerman Road, Lot 3, Sec. 19, R. 4, North Saltspring Island, Plan 12958 S/D plan, part Lot 2, Sec. 7, R. 1 east, North Saltspring Island (yard-site) Willis Point Road through Sec. 23, Highland District Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Blanshard Street extension Extension of Swartz Bay ferry terminal. Pat Bay Highway, Haliburton Road, Island View. Victoria Outlet to Battleford Avenue 475.77 1,013.64 452.58 477.15 359.94 1,205.46 10,936.07 350.00 1,101.25 137,555.84 3,984.54 149,943.16 Total, Saanich and the Islands District 1,240,280.48 SHUSWAP DISTRICT Day labour—Roads—Enderby to Mabel Lake Road right-of-way, clearing and grubbing (Project 1891) (Project 2320)— $ Canyon Road 298, roadmix complete 16,143.35 Deep Creek Road 34, roadmix 19,813.32 Sorrento to Eagle Bay Road 67, reconstruction 2.3 miles, clearing and gravelling (Project 2655) Chase-Falkland Road 194, reconstruction 1.3 miles, gravelling (Project 2656) White Lake Road 56, reconstruction 1.9 miles, clearing and gravelling (Project 2754) Chase Overhead 1510, Slide to Trans-Canada Highway 1, backfilling, widening, reconstruction, and blacktopping (Project 2803) Tappen-Notch Hill Road 29, 1.3 miles, paving, slashing, and gravelling (Project 2865) Sicamous streets, widening, ditching, and gravelling (Project 2866) ... Martin Prairie Road 255, reconstruction and gravelling (Project 2876) Gardom Lake Road, regravel, reconstruction (Project 2877) .. Riverside Road, regravel, reconstruction (Project 2878) Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road 28, blasting, widening, and gravelling (Project 2899) Day labour—Secondary (Project 2748) — Haldane Street 241b, Village of Chase Old Trans-Canada Highway 229b (Village of Chase business route) Day labour—Special Paving Program—Kamloops to Vernon, Highway 97 (Schwebs Bridge to Pinaus Lake Road), shoulder widening, ditching, and blasting (Project 2712) Day labour—Bridge Elimination—Hummingbird Creek Bridge 6755 (Project 2742) Day labour—Bridges—Summerville to Husted 605 (Project 998) ... Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Maintenance and operation of ferries Snow removal 180,997.95 35,956.67 276,649.96 51,151.33 170,402.41 227,375.70 58,398.14 44,615.70 19,588.51 43,390.40 142,270.75 10,916.41 9,449.00 1,775.00 1,261,713.93 11,224.00 232,177.34 9,846.26 970.94 1,152,725.10 126,692.99 18,000.00 697,244.20 B 170 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 SHUSWAP DISTRICT—Continued Surveys (Project 2736) — Highway 97a, Highway 1, Sicamous to Mara (via east side of Mara Lake) Minor road surveys Monte Creek to Falkland Shuswap River Bridge at Enderby Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Highway right-of-way through Lot 1, Plan 1716, DL 517, KDYD (Chase) S/D plan, Parcel Z (DF K4195) Plan 5320, Sec. 27, Tp. 22, R. 11, W6M, KDYD, Celista yard-site Skimikin Road 30 through NW. Va and SW. Va Sec. 20, Tp. 7, R. 21, W6M Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Enderby Bridge approaches Highway 97a, Sicamous to Grindrod section Sorrento to Balmoral Construction— Gravel Crushing— Crushed granular surfacing in stockpile, Blunders pit (Project 2768-5) Crushed granular surfacing in stockpile, Grube pit 2224 (Project 2876-1) Bridges—Holmes and Bulman Bridges, Highway 97 (Project 925) Surfacing— Highway 97, paving from Schwebs Bridge to Pinaus Lake Road (Project S-2375) West Sorrento to Chase, treat shoulders (miscellaneous paving) $ 4,192.63 171,273.57 278.20 1,340.80 359.00 400.00 2,799.90 1,068.40 183.73 6.88 58,192.87 25,506.43 67,410.74 69,072.90 177,085.20 3,558.90 1,259.01 83,699.30 4,134.89 136,483.64 Total, Shuswap District 3,916,815.70 SKEENA DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Exstew River Bridge approaches (Project 2343) Kitimat Indian Village Road (Project 2507) Kalum Lake Drive (Project 2545) Kitwanga Bridge approaches (Project 2829) 268,326.32 53,010.53 128,663.15 73,714.35 Day labour—Fencing—Fencing right-of-way, schedule 2, Highways (Project 2745) Day labour—Bridges— Minor bridges (Project 1021) Minor bridges (Project 1023) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Maintenance and operation of ferries Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736) — Highway 16, Yellowhead Highway from Seaton to Kathleen Lake to Trout Creek, Lot 1127 (Northern Development Package) Kitimat Highway from Kitimat to Minette Bay Kitimat industrial road Kitwanga to Meziadin Lake, Kitwanga to DL 3401 (Northern Development Package) (see also Atlin) Northern Trans-Provincial Highway, Shames (Lot 5621) to Tyee (Northern Development Package) Smithers arterial from Bulkley River to Kathlyn Street (Northern Development Package) 18,567.78 53,519.18 2,997.75 70,043.83 8,833.15 112,414.52 25,712.74 3,036.94 523,714.35 4,538.05 72,086.96 ,048,347.09 150,391.18 105,544.57 667,236.22 223,038.93 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 17! SKEENA DISTRICT—Continued Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Inspection subdivision plan, Engholm gravel pit, DL 843, Cassiar District, miscellaneous Plan subdivision, Bk. 3, Plan 1217, DL 1320, Cassiar District, Kitwanga yard-site _ Yellowhead Highway 16 through Bk. 16, 17, 27, 28, 29, Plan 1054, DL 5289, Smithers Yellowhead 16 through Salvus IR 26, and DL 6739, R. 5, Coast District Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Highway 16— Keith Avenue, Terrace Kitsumkalum to Shames .. Terrace Bridge approaches 129.15 989.50 1,536.75 5,454.69 8,110.09 735.00 2,835.50 1,547.60 5.118.10 Construction- Roads— Yellowhead Highway 16— Kitsumkalum to Shames (Northern Development Package) (Project 2365) Igneous Creek to Khyex River Section (Project 2775) Bridges— Exchamsiks River Bridge, Yellowhead Highway 16 (Project 673) Kitsumkalum Bridge, Yellowhead Highway 16 (Northern Development Package) (Project 773) Terrace Bridge (Northern Development Package) (Project 778) Exstew River Bridge, Yellowhead Highway 16 (Project 858) Zimacord River and Delta Creek Bridge, Yellowhead Highway 16 (Project 867) Kitwanga Bridge, Meziadin Lake Highway (Project 909) Stock prestressed box-stringers for Region 5 for use on Northern Trans-Provincial Highway, Terrace to Prince Rupert (see also Fort George, Prince Rupert, and Omineca) (Project 977) Surfacing— Highway 16, New Terrace Bridge approaches and Keith Avenue, storm drainage, curb and gutter, and paving (Northern Development Package) (Project S-6075) Kalum Drive from Highway 16, 4 miles north, Krumm Road, between Kitimat Highway 25 and Old Lakelse Road (Project S-6275) 278,877.54 2,865,458.54 166.00 11.29 2,460,137.72 345,820.46 3,397.91 963,688.95 154,077.85 635,591.74 405,897.03 3,144,336,08 3,927,300.18 1,041,488.77 Total, Skeena District 10,921,250.57 SOUTH OKANAGAN DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Springfield Road (Project 2575) 120,000.00 Westside Road (Project 2660) 50,000.00 Belgo Road (Project 2855) 15,000.00 Day labour—Special Paving Program—Highway 97 (Project 2732) Day labour—Bridges— (Project 1005)— $ Belgo Creek Bridge _ 15,363.59 Sawmill Creek Bridge 5,200.00 20,563.59 Okanagan Lake Bridge (Project 972) 35,000.00 185,000.00 8,600.00 55,563.59 B 172 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 SOUTH OKANAGAN DISTRICT—Continued Maintenance of roads .. Maintenance of bridges Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736) — Greater Kelowna road-grid system Kelowna Couplet to Vernon Road Minor road surveys 2,634.31 12,914.96 17,597.44 Legal surveys (Project 2737)—Princeton Avenue, Peachland in DL 1184, 1274, 2538, ODYD Rights-of-way (Project 2744)— Glenmore Street, widening 45,474.00 Hollywood, Teasdale slide 41,040.00 Springfield Road 45,000.00 Construction— Roads—City of Kelowna, amalgamation (Project 2576) Bridges—Mission Creek Bridge 7 (Project 969) Surfacing—Kelowna area roads, Springfield Road and Benvoulin Road (Project S-2575) . Signals, lighting, etc.—Lighting, installation, Route 97, Benvoulin Road to Route 33, Kelowna (Project E-75002) Total, South Okanagan District 632,191.39 109,444.79 266,000.00 33,146.71 5,912.86 131,514.00 600,000.00 312,043.36 179,455.91 1,359.60 2,520,232.21 SOUTH PEACE RIVER DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Sundry roads reconstructed, regravelled, gravelled, constructed (Project 2286) 153,495.41 Peace River and Kiskatinaw River Slides, reconstruct, gravel, pulvimix surface, and reconstruct ditches on both slides, install multi-plate culvert (Project 2586) 99,280.84 Kelly Lake Access, construct and gravel on the access road (Project 2665) 99,617.27 Day labour—Secondary—Construction 196b Eighth Street to reimburse City of Dawson Creek (Project 2748) Day labour—Bridges—Minor bridge day labour, purchase concrete stringer, Hays Bridge (Project 1017) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Maintenance and operation of ferries Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736)— Alaska Avenue curb and gutter, Alaska Highway (17th Street) to Pouce Coupe Highway (Eighth Street) Hart Highway 97, Pine Pass to West Pine Bridge (Northern Development Package) Hart Highway 97, Bennett Creek to Dawson Creek (Northern Development Package) Highway 97, Chamberlain Creek Kiskatinaw Bridge relocation (Alaska Highway) (Northern Development Package) 22,265.85 1,392.05 10,955.00 3,315.90 163.00 Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Highway right-of-way within NE. Va Sec. 11 and SW. Va Sec. 14, Tp. 82, R. 14, W6M, Peace River District 2,442.38 Spirit River Highway 49, Dawson Creek to Alta. Border 10,477.39 Subdivision of part SW. Va Sec. 28, Tp. 79, R. 16, W6M, Peace River District, gravel pit 1,324.81 352,393.52 11,226.31 60,000.00 829,075.05 125,629.22 125,431.12 652,100.00 38,091.80 14,244.58 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 173 SOUTH PEACE RIVER DISTRICT—Continued Construction— Surfacing— Fort St. John District roads (see also North Peace River) $ (Project S-6273) 98,894.47 Highway 29, Chetwynd to Hudson Hope, Highway 97 at Chetwynd, Canyon Drive at Hudson Hope (see also North Peace River) (Project S-6374) 1,274,731.61 John Hart-Peace River Highway, Groundbirch to Arras section (Project S-6572) Arras to Dawson Creek, Dawson Creek to Pouce Coupe, Pouce Coupe to Alta. Border (miscellaneous paving) Rolla Street, Road 206a, 17th Street north of Dawson Creek, Eighth Street north of Dawson Creek (Miscellaneous paving) 2,500.00 202,691.65 11,068.06 1,589,885.79 Total, South Peace River District 3,798,077.39 SURREY DISTRICT Day labour—Roads—Construction of bus pull-outs to serve expanded bus service (Project 2587) Day labour—Secondary—152nd Street (Johnston Road) 182b, District of Surrey (Project 2748) Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Maintenance and operation of ferries Snow removal Surveys (Project 2736)— Dewdney-Alouette transportation study 17,502.53 Minor road surveys 2,196.97 Patullo Bridge to River Road 6,027.33 Rights-of-way (Project 2744)—King George Overpass to Roberts Bank Railway Construction— Roads—King George VI Highway, construction, Roberts Bank Railway Overpass approaches (Project 2210) Surfacing—Johnston to Livingston Roads, treat shoulders (see also Langley) (miscellaneous paving) Total, Surrey District „.. 2,500.00 26,035.00 242,496.59 83,052.95 218,510.99 35,545.30 25,726.83 5,363.83 4,580.50 14.28 643,826.27 VANCOUVER CENTRE DISTRICT Maintenance of roads 14,526.28 Maintenance of bridges 61,964.28 Snow removal 3,863.08 Surveys (Project 2736)—Lions Gate Bridge, south approach 37,064.99 Total, Vancouver Centre District 117,418.63 VANCOUVER EAST DISTRICT M aintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Snow removal Construction— Signals, lighting, etc.—Traffic signal, Cassiar Street, Vancouver (Project E-5309) Total, Vancouver East District 23,557.45 17,935.99 7,034.60 38,000.00 86,528.04 B 174 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 VANCOUVER-POINT GREY DISTRICT $ Maintenance of roads 108,262.71 Surveys (Project 2736)— $ Chancellor Boulevard, East Mall to Blanca Street 4,977.56 Southwest Marine Drive Access to Forestry Buildings . ..... 2,367.35 7,344.91 Total, Vancouver-Point Grey District 115,607.62 VANCOUVER SOUTH DISTRICT Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Rights-of-way (Project 2744)—Knight Street Bridge Construction— Bridges—• Knight Street Bridge (see also Richmond) (Project 627) 503,785.81 Fraser Street Bridge—Removal of Structures (see also Richmond) (Project 927) 26,554.54 Total, Vancouver South District 31,790.45 27,599.97 299.45 530,340.35 590,030.22 WEST VANCOUVER-HOWE SOUND DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— Mt. Currie to D'Arcy Road (Project 2427) 69,401.72 (Project 2594)— $ Squamish to Pemberton Highway, improvements 201,619.31 Improvements, Brandywine 7,813.43 209,432.74 Mamquam Bridge approaches (Project 2812) 75,817.23 Pemberton Meadows Road (Project 2853) 52,341.03 Bowen Island, materials (Project 2854) 39,766.27 Highway 99, Squamish to Pemberton, Suicide Hill improvements (Project 2869) 174,062.18 Riprap, Lillooet Lake Road (Project 2908) 50,000.00 670,821.17 Day labour—Bridges—(Project 989) — Newman Creek Bridge 4,673.25 Harvey Creek Bridge 18,572.36 "M" Bridge 22,743.12 Lonetree Bridge 4,924.01 Strachan Creek Bridge 6,087.26 57,000.00 Maintenance of roads 1,410,471.25 Maintenance of bridges 175,392.55 Snow removal 375,096.67 Surveys (Project 2736) — Highway 99, Brohm Lake to Whistler lunction 56,999.50 Minor road surveys 17,610.52 Mount Currie to D'Arcy 1,860.36 Squamish to Cheekye 3,256.55 79,726.93 Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Defining IR 8 (Nesuch) Boundary and east Vi DL 209 1,134.47 Eaglecliff Road, widening through part DL 1552, Gp. 1 NWD 696.74 Pemberton, Portage Road through Lots 3127, 3128, Lillooet District 3,076.00 4,907.21 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 175 WEST VANCOUVER-HOWE SOUND DISTRICT—Continued Rights-of-way (Project 2744) — Eaglecliff Road, Bowen Island Horseshoe Bay to Taylor Way Mamquam River to Alice Lake Junction Upper Levels widening Construction— Roads— Trans-Canada Highway 1, Horseshoe Bay to Taylor Way, reconstruction (Project 1715) Horseshoe Bay to Taylor Way, section 2 (Project 2127) .. Cypress Bowl Access— Section 1 (Project 2353) (Credit) Section 2 (Project 2360) (Credit) Bridges— Nelson Creek Bridge (Project 573) Argyle, Eagleridge, Westport, Caulfield superstructures, Trans-Canada Highway (Project 767) Westmont, 28th Street, 15th Street, and Taylor Way superstructures, Trans-Canada Highway (and including deck) (Project 768) Squamish Highway Underpass (Almondel and 21st Street) (Project 781) 26th Street and 11th Street pedestrian overpasses, Trans- Canada Highway 1 (Project 857) Cheekye River Bridge, Garibaldi Highway (Project 864) Lions Gate Bridge modifications (Project 929) Surfacing— Cypress Creek to Horseshoe Bay (Project S-0974) Cypress Creek Bridge to Taylor Way section, Trans- Canada Highway (Project S-0675) 240.00 5,510.62 85,512.60 1,867.50 49,683.41 1,561,737.79 182,461.02 434,193.21 4,704.91 47,590.16 1,018,385.70 76,175.32 300.00 110,202.17 7,089,819.04 407,700.75 1,290,177.67 Signals, lighting, etc.—Lighting and signal installation, Highway 1 (Upper Levels) (Project E-7201) 93,130.72 994,766.97 8,347,177.30 1,697,878.42 65,316.19 Total, West Vancouver-Howe Sound District 13,971,685.38 YALE-L1LLOOET DISTRICT Day labour—Roads— . Hope-Princeton passing lanes (Project 2015) 250,000.00 Highway 12b, new construction, Mile 11 to Mile 15, gravel realignment (Project 2548) 300,000.00 Highway 8, Merritt to Spences Bridge, reconstruction (Project 2555) 64,407.75 Coldwater Road, reconstruction (Project 2556) 40,599.66 Lillooet to Pioneer Road, reconstruction from Mile 20 to 23, gravel (Project 2761) 44,999.19 Road 173, Highland Valley, repair slides (Project 2833) 35,576.21 Douglas Lake Road, reconstruction (Project 2841) 49,460.45 Trans-Canada Highway 1, Lytton, fill failure (Project 2850) .. 41,877.79 East Gun Lake Road, new construction, gravel alignment from Mile 3 to 4 (Project 2882) , '45,000.00 Road 173, Highland Valley, reconstruction Logan Lake to Lornex Mine (Project 2896) 50,464.63 Mamit Lake Road, minor improvements (Project 2903) 41,120.49 ————— 963,506.17 Day labour—Fencing—Schedule 2, Highways (Highway 5) (Project 2745) 17,748,97 B 176 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 YALE-LILLOOET DISTRICT— Continued $ Day labour—Bridges—Minor Bridges (Project 1000) 38,402.64 (Project 1001)— $ Silver Skagit 6554, reconstruction 25,467.04 Bear Creek 820, reconstruction 3,034.86 (Project 1002)— Gun Creek 264 9,605.88 Marshall Creek 1634 18,475.59 28,501.90 28,081.47 Maintenance of roads Maintenance of bridges Maintenance and operation of ferries Snow removal Sandbag and flood prevention Surveys (Project 2736) — Fraser River Crossing at Lillooet Highway 12, from Gibbs Creek Overhead to Salus Creek Highway 12, Pavilion Station to Pavilion Lake Hope to Merritt (Coquihalla) 94,986.01 2,273,512.53 222,108.88 254,608.72 1,056,798.00 4,028.07 Hope-Princeton Highway, Whipsaw Creek revision Hope-Princeton slide Hope-Princeton slide at Princeton Merritt-Nicola Avenue, curb and gutter Minor road surveys Miscellaneous, Craigmont Mines Road to DL 2265 Highway 9, Junction, Floods to Hope to Haig (see also Chilliwack) Southern Trans-Canada Highway (truck lanes) Hope-Princeton Trans-Canada Highway 1 Trans-Canada Highway— East end Ferrabee Tunnel South boundary Sec. 7, Tp. 18, R. 24, KDYD, to north boundary DL 500 Legal surveys (Project 2737) — Defining right-of-way boundary within Nicola Mameet IR 1 .... Highway 12 through Fountain IR 3 and 3a and DL 2661, Lillooet District Texas Creek Road right-of-way through part DL 2947a Parcel A, Lillooet District Rights-of-way (Project 2744)— Floods to Hope Hunter Creek to Floods Lower Barnes Road Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3, Hope-Princeton slide 11,492.07 2,544.40 10,494.70 150,035.88 4,010.64 15,910.81 845.70 43,086.40 6,660.71 16,216.45 20,795.60 28,750.47 4,217.00 8,441.67 2,540.00 1,964.51 3,846.81 455.00 138,377.74 750.00 26.00 65,000.00 Construction — Roads— Lougheed Highway, Ruby Creek to Katz Flats to Haig, rock stabilization (Project 1864) 28,646.06 Trans-Canada Highway 1— Hell's Gate Bluffs (removal of overhanging rock and Talus) (Project 2340) 376,477.47 From Highway 9 to Wahleach Power Station (Project 2486) 1,592,082.89 Hunter Creek to Floods (Project 2686) 3,222,845.63 Hope Drainage, Highways 1 and 3 (Project 2846) 22,579.14 Gravel-crushing—Crushed granular surfacing in stockpile, Anderson pit 2835 (Project 2904) Bridges—. Upper Cambie, Cambie, and Lower Cambie Creek Bridges (Project 982) 498,190.35 Bridal Veil Underpass, Trans-Canada Highway (Project 983) 360,991.72 326,042.50 6,266.32 204,153.74 5,242,631.19 31,970.64 859,182.07 REPORT OF COMPTROLLER OF EXPENDITURE B 177 YALE-LILLOOET DISTRICT—Continued Ferries—Boston Bar aerial ferry modifications (Project 682) Surfacing— Southern Trans-Provincial Highway 3— $ Miscellaneous sections (Project S-2173) 9,500.00 Miscellaneous sections between Hope and Princeton (Project S-2274) _ 1,020,550.90 Trans-Canada Highway 1— Jackass Mountain, Nicoamen Creek section (Project S-2474) 17,500.00 Hope to Hell's Gate section (Project S-2075) 981,678.66 Cache Creek Ashcroft Manor, treat shoulders (miscellaneous paving) 26,323.81 Hope Easterly (miscellaneous paving) 48,633.30 Jackass Mountain, Nicoamen Creek (miscellaneous paving) 99,756.11 Spences Bridge, Oregon Jack (miscellaneous paving) 101,956.09 20,742.07 Coldwater Road from its junction with Highway 5 mixing) (pulvi- Douglas Lake Road from its junction with Highway (pulvimixing) ..... Highland Valley Road (pulvimixing) Sections from Merritt to Spences Bridge (pulvimixing) 77,866.04 43,726.97 69,166.04 120,009.61 Signals, lighting, etc.—Lighting installation, Route 1: Interchange to Bridal Falls (Project E-75008) .. Total, Yale-Lillooet District Route 9 2,616,667.53 23,379.31 14,218,332.72 B 178 HIGHWAYS REPORT, 1975/76 INDEX Page Associate Deputy Minister 11 Bridge Engineer, Senior 34 Bridge Construction Engineer 39 Bridge Design Engineer 34 Bridges Constructed or Reconstructed 45 Bridges Under Construction 47 Bridges—Tenders Received and Contracts Awarded 77 Chief Highway Engineer 27 Chief Planning Engineer . 61 Claims 19 Classified Highways .. 13 3 Communications Engineer 24 Comptroller of Expenditure 140 Construction, Director of 48 Contract Projects, Paving _ 56 Contract Projects, Summary by Electoral Districts 73 Contracts Awarded— Bridges 77 Ferry Terminals 80 Highways, grading 75 Miscellaneous 81 Paving ll 75 Day-labour Work Completed or in Progress 114 Deputy Minister 5 Dock Design Engineer 36 Expenditures, Comptroller of 140 Ferries, Superintendent of 24 Ferry Terminals—Tenders Received and Contracts Awarded . 80 Geotechnical and Materials Testing Branch 65 Grading—Tenders Received and Contracts Awarded 75 Highways Classified 133 Highways— Mileage by Class 13 1 Mileage by Surface Type 129 Tenders Received and Contracts Awarded 75 Highway Design and Surveys, Director of 28 Insurance and Claims Officer 19 Legal Surveys 26 Maintenance Engineer, Senior 12 Metric Engineer 28 Mileage of Highways— By Class 13 I By Surface Type _. 129 Miscellaneous Tenders Received and Contracts Awarded 81 Paving Engineer, Senior „ 55 Paving Contracts 56 Paving—Tenders Received and Contracts Awarded 75 Personnel List 9 Personnel Officer 22 Planning Engineer, Chief 61 Planning Engineer, Senior 62 Planning Branch 62 Properly Negotiations 21 INDEX B 179 Page 83 86 93 Regional Reports— Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 .101 Services Engineer 24 24 12 8 Sign Shop Snow Removal, Mileage and Costs . Tenders Received and Contracts Awarded— Bridges 77 Ferry Terminals 80 Highways, grading . 75 Miscellaneous 81 Paving 75 Traffic Engineer, Senior 58 Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1976 730-976-1412 """@en ; edm:hasType "Legislative proceedings"@en ; dcterms:identifier "J110.L5 S7"@en, "1977_V01_16_B1_B179"@en ; edm:isShownAt "10.14288/1.0377902"@en ; dcterms:language "English"@en ; edm:provider "Vancouver: University of British Columbia Library"@en ; dcterms:publisher "Victoria, BC : Government Printer"@en ; dcterms:rights "Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy or otherwise distribute these images please contact the Legislative Library of British Columbia"@en ; dcterms:source "Original Format: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Library. 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