Province announces Fisher Creek Bridge replacement project

FISHER CREEK, B.C. – Construction on the new Fisher Creek Bridge, roughly 52 kilometres west from the District of Chetwynd, is expected to start this summer.

The BC government has announced that construction on the bridge replacement project is expected to finish in the summer of 2026.

According to the announcement, during the construction period, traffic will be rerouted along a detour that’s being built adjacent to the existing highway and bridge.

The project will replace the current 18-metre concrete girder bridge along the Highway 97 Pine Pass corridor with a 38-metre, single-span steel girder bridge built on a foundation of steel piles.

The contract for the bridge, which also includes roughly one kilometre of highway reconstruction, channel widening, riprap replacement, protection berm construction and environmental restoration, was awarded to West Horizon Contracting.

In 2011, the bridge was washed out after heavy rains, cutting the Peace Region off from the rest of the province until it was later rebuilt.

The new bridge will reportedly be able to withstand “a flood that comes once in 200 years” and include some new features designed to make it more resilient to extreme climate conditions.

“The improvements will further strengthen the highway corridor by building resiliency for travellers and the supply chains connecting northeastern B.C. with the rest of the province,” the announcement reads.

Residents can see up-to-date information on road closures and detours on DriveBC.