Construction to begin this summer on ambitious Merritt highway rest stop redevelopment

Construction on Gateway 286 redevelopment project near Merritt expected to begin this summer

Construction on a major redevelopment project of Gateway 286, just off the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt could get underway in the summer. Spayum Holdings, the development company which represents the five Nicola Valley First Nations (Upper Nicola, Lower Nicola, Coldwater, Shakan, and Nooaitch), has announced the signing of a development agreement for the former Merritt tourist information centre with Kelowna-based Troika PR Gateway Inc. In a …

Construction to begin this summer on ambitious Merritt highway rest stop redevelopment

Construction is expected to start this summer on an ambitious project that aims to bolster First Nations economic development in Merritt. Gateway 286 is a project slated to take shape on 29 acres of land near the old Merritt visitor information centre — a project that will include a 30,000-squ...

Construction to start in the summer on redevelopment of Merritt rest stop

Hundreds of travellers continue to stop regularly at the rest area at the junction of the Coquihalla Highway and Okanagan Connector in Merritt.Only it hasn’t been an official rest stop since it was closed in 2018.