Travel delays to Seymour Arm

Press release –

Short delays due to forest service road upgrades

SEYMOUR ARM – Travellers on the 1000, 1020, 1100 Forest Service Road to Seymour Arm may experience delays of up to 30 minutes between now and Oct. 30, 2009 due to roadwork that will improve safety and year-round driving conditions.

The upgrades will take place from Kilometre 0 at the 1000 Road junction, and continue to Kilometre 8.5 on the 1100 FSR, which marks the turn-off to Seymour Arm. The project includes the widening of the road surface, improving sightlines, and realignments of the road to improve safety.

British Columbia’s 55,000-kilometre network of Forest Service roads is bigger than the provincial highway system. As first announced by Premier Gordon Campbell at the 2008 Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, the Ministry of Forests and Range is providing $20 million over two years to improve travel conditions on Forest Service roads that serve as crucial transportation links for rural communities and recreation sites.

New road maintenance funding is the latest in a series of initiatives to improve safety on Forest Service roads.

Press release
June 26, 2009
Ministry of Forests and Range