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| Park Bridge opens at Kicking Horse Canyon The new Park Bridge along the Trans-Canada Highway in Kicking Horse Canyon has been completed ahead of schedule. Constructed under Phase 2 of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project, the Park Bridge is a 405-metre span featuring five piers reaching up as high as 90 metres. Approaches to the bridge and realignment of more than five km of new four-lane highway east of Golden have also been completed. The rest of the Phase 2 work will be completed in January 2008. The first phase of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project, completed in 2006, replaced the pre-existing Yoho Bridge and upgraded three km of the Trans-Canada Highway to a four-lane, 100 km-per-hour standard. The federal government committed $20.8 million toward the first phase of the project, with $43.4 million provided by the Province of British Columbia. The $765-million Phase 3 is a longer-term endeavour, involving complex upgrading of approximately 17 km of the Trans-Canada Highway to four lanes. This upgrade will include roadway realignment to improve traffic operations and safety, and the reduction of rock fall hazards from Golden to Yoho National Park. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |