A total 45 kilometres of Highway 23 will see surface upgrades between Nakusp and Upper Arrow Lake's Galena Bay, the Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT) has announced.
This marathon stretch of highway, part of the key transportation corridor between Revelstoke and the Kootenays, will undergo extensive seal coating, which is "the application of a special protective wearing surface to an existing pavement or gravel base," according to MOTT.
A timeline for the Highway 23 resurfacing was not mentioned.
The project, announced Friday, May 9, comes among seven southern Interior improvements to highways and local rounds funded by some of the $57 million the B.C. government has invested for transport infrastructure in 2025.
"Almost 630 kilometres of highways and side roads in B.C.’s southern Interior will be upgraded to provide better driving surfaces for residents, travellers and goods movement," MOTT said in the release. "Drivers are reminded to observe construction-zone speed limits and the directions of traffic-control workers."
Delays and closures will be posted to drivebc.ca.
