The underpass that takes traffic over Highway 1 on Horseshoe Bay Drive is getting a four-month, $2.8-million upgrade.
A detour will move drivers to the ramp between the Eagleridge roundabout and the Marine Drive intersection during construction.
The work is intended to help the structure “better withstand an earthquake,” according to Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone.
The work involves repairing and extending the bridge deck and removing the joints over the piers. Steel brackets will be placed at the base of each pier as reinforcement, according to a release from the province.
The project is scheduled to be complete in June.
– Jeremy Shepherd
