The McKenzie Interchange Project is a grade-separated interchange on the Trans-Canada Highway at the intersection with Admirals Road and McKenzie Avenue in Saanich.
This intersection had been the number one bottleneck in the province outside of the Lower Mainland. The new interchange significantly improves safety and reduces traffic congestion for drivers, transit users, pedestrians and cyclists.
The project involves:
Project cost:
The total cost of the Highway 1 Admirals Road/McKenzie interchange is $96 million, with the Government of Canada contributing over $32.6 million under the New Building Canada Fund’s Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component- National and Regional Projects and the Government of British Columbia funding the remaining $63.35 million.
Status:
Substantially complete
The McKenzie Interchange Project is improving traffic flow of passenger, transit and goods movement vehicles and congestion-related impacts to the economy and the environment.
Project benefits include:
The McKenzie Interchange Project is a partial cloverleaf. It features pedestrian, cycling and transit facilities. This design was chosen because:
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