R.W. Bruhn Bridge and Approaches

The Highway 1 four-laning project includes approximately 1.9 km of Highway 1 four-laning, replacement of the existing R.W. Bruhn Bridge with a new four-lane bridge, and intersection improvements between Old Sicamous Road and Silver Sands Road.

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Notice of work

**All work subject to change due to weather**

Location: Between Old Sicamous Road and Silver Sands Road

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Legend

Open	Open, no scheduled delays
SLAT	Delays up to 30 minutes (single-lane-alternating traffic - all traffic permitted)
Full closure	Use alternate route (Highway 97A/B). Follow alternate route signs. Local traffic only permitted at the top of each hour Note: local traffic is for access to/from Old Spallumcheen Road and Old Sicamous Road only

January 26 to February 1, 2025

	Sun Jan 26	Mon Jan 27	Tues Jan 28	Wed Jan 29	Thur Jan 30	Fri Jan 31	Sat Feb 1
midnight to 6 am	SLAT	Open	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT
6 am to 9 am	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
9 am to 3 pm	Open	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure
3 pm to 8 pm	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
8 pm to midnight	Open	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT

February 2 to 8, 2025

	Sun Feb 2	Mon Feb 3	Tues Feb 4	Wed Feb 5	Thur Feb 6	Fri Feb 7	Sat Feb 8
midnight to 6 am	SLAT	Open	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT
6 am to 9 am	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
9 am to 3 pm	Open	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure
3 pm to 8 pm	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
8 pm to midnight	Open	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT

 

February 9 to 15, 2025

	Sun Feb 9	Mon Feb 10	Tues Feb 11	Wed Feb 12	Thur Feb 13	Fri Feb 14	Sat Feb 15
midnight to 6 am	SLAT	Open	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	Open
6 am to 9 am	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
9 am to 3 pm	Open	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Full Closure	Open	Open
3 pm to 8 pm	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
8 pm to midnight	Open	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	SLAT	Open	Open

Status

• In construction
  • On site Contractor: Aecon-EAC General Partnership

Project overview

Project improvements include:

• Replacing the aging R.W. Bruhn Bridge with a new four-lane bridge
• Four-laning approximately 1.9 km of highway between the existing Old Sicamous Road intersection and Silver Sands Road
• Improving Highway 97A/B in advance of project construction

Schedule

• Construction started: Fall 2024
• Scheduled completion: late 2027
• Reinforcement and deck patching of existing bridge is nearing completion
• Pile driving to complete the temporary in-water construction trestle bridge is nearing completion and in February, crews will begin driving piles for the R.W. Bruhn Bridge; nightshift activities will be starting in these areas but no noise impacts should be noticed
• In-water trestle installation is underway
• Rock blasting of the hillside on the west side of project above Old Sicamous Road and Old Spallumcheen Road will continue through spring 2025; drilling of rock on day and night shift is expected with daily blasts to be conducted between 10 am-11 am
• Hauling of material from the west side of site to both the Harvey pit disposal site and the Malakwa Ski Hill Pit is ongoing; expect to see a continued presence of haul trucks traveling out of the east end of the project through town towards both these locations

Project benefits

• Improve safety and traffic flow along the Trans-Canada Highway 1 corridor
• Improve safety of local road connections at the Trans-Canada Highway 1
• Enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists along the existing Trans-Canada Highway 1 corridor

Project cost

The total project cost is estimated at $260.5 million. This includes up to $91.08 million from the Government of Canada under the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component of the New Building Canada Fund.

• Read funding announcement for details

Public consultation

Notice of application to the federal Minister of Transport, pursuant to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act:

• Notice of Proposed R.W. Bruhn Bridge Replacement (PDF, 46KB)

Please visit the website regularly for project updates. The following Information Boards provide background on the project, an overview of the design, summary of recent progress, schedule and next steps.

• Winter 2023 R.W. Bruhn Bridge Information Boards (PDF, 1.2 MB)

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Several consultations have been held to gather feedback and present options for the R.W. Bruhn Bridge Replacement Project. 

• Community Engagement February 1 - 18, 2018 Summary Report (PDF, 8.1MB - April 2018)  
• Community Engagement Presentation - Sicamous - February 1, 2018 (PDF, 8.8MB)
• Community Engagement November 15 2016 - January 15, 2017 Summary Report (PDF, 10.1MB - February 2017)
• Community Engagement Presentation - November 15-29, 2016 (PDF, 6.6MB)
• Project Liaison Committee Meeting, December 5, 2017 (PDF, 3MB) 
• Presentation to Sicamous council, September 20, 2017 (PDF, 808KB)

Project concept

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