Highway 4 PROJECT LOCATIONThe $38.1 million Project is jointly funded by the Province of B.C. and...
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Kennedy Lake PROJECT LOCATION UCLUELET UCLUELET/TOFINO JUNCTION PACIFIC RIM HIGHWAY 4 4 Improving safety and promoting tourism and economic development • Upgrading 1.5 kilometres of the Pacific Rim highway • Stimulating economic development and tourism opportunities that rely on this vital corridor • Improving safety for all users of the highway, including drivers, cyclists and pedestrians • Straightening alignment, reducing road grade, and eliminating overhanging rock • Building a new rest area and view point How to get in touch If you have questions or comments about this Project, please contact the project team by email or the toll-free 24hr hotline: • [email protected] • 1-855-451-7152 (Leave a message after the recorded traffic advisory update) For more information, visit the Project website at gov.bc.ca/highway4kennedyhill How we’re improving Highway 4 N New rest area and view point accessible by passenger vehicle, RV, bus, and transport truck Removing the existing overhanging rock above the road surface that is a hazard to larger transport vehicles currently requiring them to cross centreline Rock slope stabilization and slope meshing to mitigate rockfall onto the highway, including a wide rock catchment ditch Reducing the existing 12% grade along sections of the hill down to 9% at the bottom and 4% at the top Removing the sharp blind corners, straightening the road and eliminating the 30km/hr speed advisory curves Widening the highway to accommodate two full lanes and 1.5m paved shoulders, including a roadside barrier along the lakeside of the highway Safety Improvements Highway 4 Kennedy Hill
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Kennedy Lake
PROJECT LOCATION
UCLUELET
UCLUELET/TOFINO JUNCTION
PACIFIC RIM HIGHW
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Improving safety and promoting tourism and economic development
• Upgrading 1.5 kilometres of the Pacific Rim highway
• Stimulating economic development and tourism opportunities that rely on this vital corridor
• Improving safety for all users of the highway, including drivers, cyclists and pedestrians
• Straightening alignment, reducing road grade, and eliminating overhanging rock
• Building a new rest area and view point
How to get in touch
If you have questions or comments about this Project, please contact the project team by email or the toll-free 24hr hotline:
• 1-855-451-7152 (Leave a message after the recorded traffic advisory update)
For more information, visit the Project website at gov.bc.ca/highway4kennedyhill
How we’re improving Highway 4
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New rest area and view point accessible by passenger vehicle, RV, bus, and transport truck
Removing the existing overhanging rock above the road surface that is a hazard to larger transport vehicles currently requiring them to cross centreline
Rock slope stabilization and slope meshing to mitigate rockfall onto the highway, including a wide rock catchment ditch
Reducing the existing 12% grade along sections of the hill down to 9% at the bottom and 4% at the top
Removing the sharp blind corners, straightening the road and eliminating the 30km/hr speed advisory curves
Widening the highway to accommodate two full lanes and 1.5m paved shoulders, including a roadside barrier along the lakeside of the highway
Safety Improvements
Highway 4 Kennedy Hill
About the Project
The Highway 4 - Kennedy Hill Safety Improvements Project will contribute to a safer and more reliable connection between Port Alberni and the west coast of Vancouver Island.
This is a critical route for moving goods, linking communities, and supporting a thriving tourism industry in the region. It is the only east-west corridor servicing the west coast communities of Ucluelet and Tofino as well as the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve at Long Beach.
The Project is located adjacent to Kennedy Lake, approximately 14km northeast of the Tofino/Ucluelet Hwy 4 junction. The project starts at the bottom/south end of Kennedy Hill at the TR19 Creek culvert, and continues up the hill towards Port Alberni for a distance of approximately 1.5km.
Construction is expected to last approximately two years, beginning in spring 2018 and ending in summer 2020. The $38.1 million Project is jointly funded by the Province of B.C. and the Government of Canada.
Highway 4 at Kennedy Hill, see back for project location.
Minimizing disruption and planning ahead
• Majority of the rock blasting and traffic stoppages are planned during the night to minimize traffic disruptions, but some traffic stoppages are required for “daylight critical” activities like rock scaling.
• Nightly long-duration traffic stoppages are permitted year round as per the stoppages schedule to the right.
• Two midday 1hr stoppages permitted during off-peak season, and Single Lane Alternating Traffic (SLAT) permitted year round between 7am and 10pm.
• SLAT may result in up to 30min delays during peak traffic periods during the day.
• No traffic stoppages are permitted on Friday evenings between 10pm and midnight. First nighttime stoppage to occur between 1am and 4am Saturday morning.
• No traffic stoppages are permitted during long weekends, including the day before or after (SLAT will still be in effect).
Planned Traffic Stoppages Schedule
Where to find up-to-the-minute traffic information
• Toll-free 24hr hotline travel advisory messaging updated daily: 1-855-451-7152
• Drive BC website: drivebc.ca
• Project website: gov.bc.ca/highway4kennedyhill
• Twitter (@TranBC, @DriveBC, #BCHwy4)
• Changeable Message Signs (CMS) along corridor
Peak Season
Off-Peak Season
June 15 – September 15
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