City awards $2.55 million contract for 2025 asphalt overlaying

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A $2.55 million contract to lay asphalt around the streets of Fort St. John has been awarded.

The City of Fort St. John council voted to award the contract for its 2025 Asphalt Overlay Program to Terus Construction at a meeting on April 14th.

“This is huge, and over double what we’ve done in previous years,”  said Councillor Trevor Bolin.

“There were a lot of very happy people on Facebook when this was shared on there, about these streets being overlaid.”

To ensure the city is keeping up with roadway maintenance, the program has been expanded and contains an ambitious list of roads which require overlays.

The 2025 budget for asphalt overlay and repair was increased to allow these projects to proceed.

Ten streets or parts of streets are included in the overlay program, as well as several miscellaneous repairs throughout the city:

• 89 Street from 89 Avenue to 93 Avenue
• 102 Street from 100 Avenue to 101 Avenue
• 114A Avenue from 93 Street to 95A Street
• 87 Street from 96 Avenue to 99 Avenue
• 95 Avenue from 84 Street to 86 Street
• 114 Avenue from 98 Street to 100 Street
• 113 Avenue from 98 Street to 100 Street
• 98 Street from 112 Avenue to 113 Avenue
• 100 Avenue from 104 Street to 108 Street
• 112 Avenue from 89A Street to the laneway between 92 and 93 Streets

“Thanks to staff for getting these projects done,” Bolin said. 

Terus Construction’s bid was the lowest price compliant submission.