Lougheed Highway – Silverdale Avenue to Nelson Street Functional Design

The  project  covers  a  3.05  kilometre  section  of  Lougheed  Highway  No.  7  in  the  District  of  Mission, extending  from  approximately  100  m  east  of  Silverdale  Avenue  to  approximately  500  m  west  of Nelson  Street. 

Moving  from  west  to  east  the  highway  passes  through  a  suburban  residential /  light industrial area for the first kilometre and then for the remaining two kilometres (“the Silverdale Flats” section) the highway is bordered on the north by agricultural land and on the south by the CP Railway.

The assignment involved a two phased approach with the first phase being a conceptual design and options  evaluation  exercise  concentrating  primarily  on  the  environmental  assessment  to identify the best  possible  location  for  the  new  4  lane  highway  alignment  based heavily on reducing environmental   impact   but   also   considering   drainage, geotechnical issues, property impact, constructability, utility impact, geometrics and intersection locations. Binnie also completed traffic analysis to identify operational  issues  including  mobility,  safety,  and access  management. Alternative options were developed, and evaluated based on analysis and a recommendation was made for the road network that will accommodate future land development and growth.