Border
Infrastructure Program
July 2003 to present;
Project value: $211 million
www.bip.gov.bc.ca
Project Summary: The Border
Infrastructure Program (BIP) is a jointly funded
federal-provincial initiative to improve the movement of goods
to and from the Lower Mainland’s four border crossings. The
five-year program will improve and upgrade key sections of the
region’s road network resulting in better links between border
crossings, ports, container facilities, industrial parks,
airports and railways. These improvements involve three main
projects:
1. Highway
15
2. Highway
91/91A
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Construction of a new
interchange at Highway 91 and 72nd Avenue in Delta
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A new interchange on Highway
91A at Howes Street in New Westminster
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Reconfiguration of the Highway
91A/Queensborough Bridge north interchange
3. Highway
10/11
Construction is under way on most of these projects. Completion
is scheduled for 2008.
Activities: With support provided by
Context Research, provide advice and services in stakeholder
relations and public consultation to the engineering and project
management firms managing the construction and design of
improvements for all three projects of the federal-provincial
Border Infrastructure Program. The work includes strategic
management and support in:
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Public consultation and
communications strategy development
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Open houses and information
sessions (including notification and advertising)
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Municipal Council
presentations
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Website content development
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Media relations support
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Project and issues management
Results: There is a high overall level
of awareness and support of the Border Infrastructure Program.
Stakeholder issues have been identified, and are being addressed
and resolved through various forms of consultation, including
dialogue with neighbourhood groups and associations, business
associations, municipal representatives and others as required.
Most significant among these has been an issue regarding access
to the Uptown business area of New Westminster which resulted in
a three-way collaboration to redesign a portion of the
Queensborough Interchange in a way that satisfied all parties
and reduced construction costs. |