Transportation Master Planning & Projects

When traffic advisories are shared with the District, they are posted to the Traffic Advisories page of our website. For real-time traffic information, please refer to drivebc.ca. Where motor vehicle incidents cause traffic delays, best efforts are made to share current information through the District Twitter page.

This project is led by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI). For project details, please visit Highway 14 – Corridor Improvements posted by the province. As the District receives project updates from MOTI, they are posted to the Highway 14 project page of the District website. Please also view a photo gallery of the work here.

In addition to the housing contributions, BC Housing has made a significant contribution to the District’s road improvement program. The intersection at Charters will be upgraded to a signal light, that will enable vehicles to turn left from Charters onto Sooke Road. Charters itself will be fully upgraded as well and include a sidewalk.

At the same time, with developer contributions and endorsement of a grant application, the District is planning for considerable road improvements from Phillips to Throup to Grant Road.

This will alleviate the congestion on Sooke Road and provide a safer connection for pedestrians and cyclists.

Timelines are not yet known. The District will keep the community informed as timelines are verified.

• See also: development announcement from BC Housing

Paving priorities for roadways are set based on conditional assessments that involve the following considerations in their evaluation:

• Level of Service required based on density/population served
• Frequency of use (anticipated vehicles/day)
• Physical condition of pavement and projected life expectancy
• Safety as well as consequence of failure
• Typical design life
• Road Classification

District staff are working with the Ministry of Transportation to improve this stretch of Highway 14. As updates are available, this page will be kept current. The noted gate is on private property and has been installed by the property owner.

Final Design in progress, anticipating Tender in Spring and Construction in Summer/Fall.

Project notes:

• Roundabout at Church and Throup inclusive of corridor construction up to and just south of Wadams Way.
• Intersection upgrades from HWY 14 to approximately the RCMP detachment including the extension of south-bound right-hand turn lane into the town centre.
• Active Transportation infrastructure (bike lanes, multi-use paths, sidewalk) will be included primarily on the southbound/west side of the corridor within scope up above points as per “collector” standards.
• This project is a complex corridor project involving the alignment of District construction with required frontage construction projects for current developments.

Final Design in Progress; currently at 85% detailed design from HYW 14 to Grant Road West.

Project notes:

• The project plan is inclusive of the completion of bike lanes, sidewalks, boulevard improvements, lighting, and pavement resurfacing – both sides of the corridor.
• This project is included in the 5-year financial plan for construction in 2024; however, a significant grant opportunity to fund the majority of this project was presented for Council consideration at the January 25^th Regular Council Meeting. Staff are proceeding with direction and support from Council to apply the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream through the Canada Infrastructure Program. The grant submission deadline is January 27, 2021. Grant status notification should be received by April 2021. If successful, the project will begin in summer 2021 with a target competition date of October 31, 2021.
• The District will be consulting neighbouring property owners to determine changes in access and communicate impacts and opportunities. Neighbouring property owners can expect the District to connect with them by Thursday, February 4th, 2021.

Required for BC Housing developments

Project notes:

• Final Design for the intersection projects has just been engaged and the District is working with neighbouring businesses
• This project is required to support additional density from the 2 BC housing developments. A delay in implementation from 2021 is being considered to strategically implement these intersection upgrades closer to, or in conjunction with, the Throup connection to Phillips Road – this will ultimately reduce congestion on HWY 14.
• Discussing timelines with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, as it may be beneficial to delay until 2022/23 to align with other work.

EV charger at Eustace location will be completed in 2021.

Project notes:

• Pending outcome of Otter Point Road Corridor Active Transportation Project above, the addition of bus shelter at the south-bound location on Otter point near Eustace will be tendered as part of the Otter point corridor project.

Anticipated completion through 2021.

Project notes:

• page 42 TMP, “Connect the west and east sections of Brailsford Place by removing the barrier currently in-place and alter the street design to provide a continuous Local Street standard.”