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Qualicum Beach Secures $4M for Highway 19A Waterfront Safety Upgrades
The project will add cycling paths, shared walkways and traffic-calming roadwork after studies found 94% of drivers exceed the 50 km/h limit.
- The Town of Qualicum Beach secured $4,067,672 in federal funding on July 30 for the Highway 19A Waterfront Complete Street Project, which Mayor Teunis Westbroek called a "transformational investment."
- Traffic studies found 94 per cent of motorists exceed the 50 km/h speed limit along the corridor, making safety improvements the town's top priority for many years.
- Planned improvements include a continuous cycling path on the north side of Highway 19A, new shared pathways, additional parking, and reconstructed roadways with narrower travel lanes designed to slow traffic.
- The funding supports 54 community infrastructure projects across British Columbia as part of a $152-million investment administered by the UBCM, according to Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Christine Boyle.
- Implementation planning for the redesign is underway, and the town will share construction timelines and additional project details as the work moves forward.
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Sooke News MirrorQualicum Beach secures $4M for Highway 19A waterfront safety upgrades
The Town of Qualicum Beach has secured more than $4 million in federal funding for a long-awaited project to improve safety along its Highway 19A waterfront corridor. The $4,067,672 the town will receive comes from the Strategic Priorities Fund, part of the federally funded Build Communities Strong Fund administered in B.C. by the Union of BC Municipalities. The funding will support the Highway 19A Waterfront Complete Street Project, which aims …
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