Construction delays on the Malahat are coming to an end — at least until the fall — with crews finishing the majority of a highway upgrade project on Monday.
B.C.’s Transportation Ministry said the bulk of the work was completed Monday with a crash attenuator, used to cushion collisions, installed at barriers near the upgraded Shawnigan Lake Road turnoff.
The highway is fully open for normal operations.
The $8-million highway safety upgrade project is several weeks late and has caused lengthy backups and traffic delays.
There is still some painting to be completed by the end of this week, the ministry said.
The province also intends to add additional median barriers at the south end of Goldstream Park, and construct a northbound acceleration lane at Finlayson Arm Road, but the work has yet to be contracted and a start date is unknown, the ministry said. The work is expected to be done in the fall.
