A second bus-only lane between the Burnside bridges and Tolmie Avenue on Highway 1 in Saanich is the latest part of transit improvements for Greater Victoria’s increasingly congested highways.
Carla Qualtrough, federal minister of public services, announced Ottawa’s share of the financing at the B.C. legislature Wednesday. The $4.9 million federal share combines with the $11 million provincial share for the southbound lane project, matching the northbound lane completed in December.
Susan Brice, chair of the Victoria Regional Transit Commission, said the ongoing improvements have already made riding the bus more attractive as transit is moving faster than the often-clogged traffic entering the city from the north.
The new lane establishes a system of continuous bus lanes in both directions between the Mackenzie interchange and downtown Victoria.
BC transportation Min @clairetrevena says buses are already moving better than cars on congested route #yyj pic.twitter.com/6qByP1rH9v
— Tom Fletcher (@tomfletcherbc) March 6, 2019
Transit commission chair Susan Brice says she’s hearing good things about the ongoing project #yyj pic.twitter.com/cKxLPo4YvQ
— Tom Fletcher (@tomfletcherbc) March 6, 2019
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