West Vancouver Photo Gallery – Fall 2007

Building the Eagleridge Interchange
and the north junction

Construction continues at the Eagleridge interchange with the final lane shift completed mid-October. The multi-stage lane-shifting allows crews to work unimpeded and safely in the closed areas. The first of the three lane shifts in this area occurred in October 2006. Construction continues on the improved roadway and support structures required to connect the highway to the newly built overland section. When complete, Sea-to-Sky traffic will be separated from the Horseshoe Bay Village and ferry traffic.

Lane-shifting is a technique used to allow construction to continue without closing the highway for extended periods of time and avoid ever-changing traffic patterns in busy areas such as Eagleridge with heavy traffic heading to multiple destinations.

The end result of construction just north of Horseshoe Bay may be difficult to envision as you drive by, but this is the site of the north junction. This is where the newly constructed four-lane highway section merges with the rebuilt ‘old’ highway. When complete this new highway layout will safely carry through traffic as well as separate traffic to and from residential areas such as the Pasco Road area, Horseshoe Bay Village and the BC Ferry terminal.

These photos show the retaining wall built on the existing highway which will support fill upslope carrying the new highway. Following photos show work beginning below the existing highway on construction of the new alignment of the relocated old highway. Photos show the extensive concrete ‘starter walls’ that from the base of the mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls required to raise the level of the new highway. The final photo is a view from the top of the hillsideof the new highway.

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