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Motorists will continue to see traffic impacts as work continues on Highway 1 in the area from 216 Street to Mt. Lehman Road.

Improvements to Highway 1 between 264 Street and Highway 11 in Abbotsford (a total of 21 kilometres) are being developed in two parts: 264th Street to Mt. Lehman Road and Mt. Lehman Road to Highway 11.

The current phase of highway widening, from 216 Street to 264 Street, will involve rebuilding and replacing the 232 Street and 264 Street overpasses and interchange systems, as well as adding one lane each way on the TransCanada. The rail overpass will also be replaced.

The 264 Street cloverleaf is being replaced with a design called a diverging diamond. This is meant to improve traffic flow.

Improvements in the 264 Street phase include:

• Adding HOV/EV lanes in each direction

• Adding bus-on-shoulder lanes in each direction

• Adding truck climbing lanes (eastbound along the uphill grade east of Bradner Rest Area and westbound from east of Fraser Highway) and a truck staging area

• Replacing cloverleaf interchange

• Improving active transportation connections at 264th Street Interchange and Mount Lehman Road Interchange and building a mobility hub

• Adding a multi-use-path (MUP) on the north side of Highway 1 between 216 Street and Mount Lehman Road Interchange

• Replacing Bradner Road overpass

• Improving Bradner Rest Area, including a reconfiguration and new sani-dump. The rest area closes as of July 26.

This section will be delivered through three major construction contracts:

• A new 264th Street Interchange and 5.6 km of highway widening

• Improvements to the Mt. Lehman Crossing with 3.7 km of highway widening

• Replacement of the Bradner Road Overpass along with 3.9 km of highway widening

This phase is budgeted to cost $2.34 billion.