In May, the B.C. government announced it was planning upgrades at the rest stop on the Trans-Canada Highway just west of the Revelstoke Bridge.
Currently, the rest stop is in poor shape: The blacktop is aged with giant pot holes, and the facility features aged outhouses, some garbage cans and some cobra lights. It serves as a rest stop and is also key during highway closures, when it is used to store vehicles. It varies by season, but the rest stop is sometimes home to people living out of their camper vehicles.
Following the announcement, revelstokemountaineer.com followed up with the Ministry of Transportation for details, but the ministry provided few details, saying it was still in early stages.
We asked about scope, cost and schedule for the planned upgrades: “The project is in the early stages of development and does not yet have a defined scope, cost or schedule,” a ministry spokesperson responded.
Revelstoke Mountaineer asked if “new lighting, paving, toilets, physical expansion, or other facilities not currently in the area [are] planned?” In response, the ministry spokesperson said, “Improvements under consideration include improved washroom facilities, optimizing traffic flow and increased space for both commercial and private vehicle parking. However further planning is needed before details can be confirmed as we need to thoroughly assess the property to understand the available footprint.”
When asked how residents could engage with the project, the spokesperson said it would be consulting with the City of Revelstoke, BC Trucking Association, Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement “and others not identified yet in these early stages.”
The spokesperson said that once preliminary planning had been done, the province would create a project webpage.
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