Golden road improvements/closures.....

[kimrick]

Didn't go further east than Sicamous.............had a couple jobs over there.
Didn't go further south than Vernon.....................that was to buy material.
Going west we made it to Kamloops.....................and that was a couple Costco runs and some tool research.
We were very busy working and the highways we travelled were in good shape and not too crowded other than that busy piece south of Salmon Arm to Armstrong.
Going to travel more this winter but we won't get past Revy. So we won't see the amazing construction to the east.
Those engineers are amazing and lets not forget about the construction workers. I couldn't get up on those platforms and walk around. If I got there, all I would want to do would be to lay down.

Really amazing what one person can do, and some one else would have nothing to do with it....
Hanging over the side in a crane on a platform that someone else built is not for me...
Just saying

 

[tex78]

or you could learn to drive?

He's one of them speeders on the straight and brake hard for every corner I bet

 

[kimrick]

He's one of them speeders on the straight and brake hard for every corner I bet

Dont start Tex.......
I know your ch!t disturbing ways..LOL.

 

[skegpro]

This was the hiway in 1962 The big Bend, only open in summer took 5-6 hrs, most of it is under water now from the dams
View attachment 247398

Lots of good terrain off that road.

 

[kimrick]

Lots of good terrain off that road.

Please elaborate on that.....
Sounds like some good intel.........

Thanks in advance

 

[skegpro]

Anyone know why they never developed the howse pass?

 

[tex78]

Dont start Tex.......
I know your ch!t disturbing ways..LOL.

Lol

Not starting nothing, when it's the truth

You don't know how many times I have asked myself , when I was a red plate

Did I drive like a douche bag ???

Like seriously, it's crazy

60% is sask plates too boot

 

[ctd]

Or drive like everyone that lives in BC…..75km/hr everywhere except the left hand passing lane then you speed up to 140 until the passing lane ends….BC is a great place, just be nice to see all the taxes that everyone pays out there go to some infrastructure outside of Vancouver and the island.

When you look in a mirror what do you see?

 

[tex78]

Anyone know why they never developed the howse pass?

Cause it would have been epic and cut time and load off highway1 from central ab


Cause that would have made sense, which no government person has anymore

 

[ctd]

Anyone know why they never developed the howse pass?

Federal Park, like the burial lake of dumb asses brother.

 

[Legend14]

I would love Howse pass too but it might ruin one of the best areas all these other people can’t really,or don’t want to go to,it would be ruined by tourists basically

 

[kimrick]

Anyone know why they never developed the howse pass?

Is that project canned?
Since when?

As far I understand there is a full contingent of folks working on it still.
Please provide photos and referances..........

Never see it in our life time Skeg pro.....Takes years to engineer.

 

[kimrick]

Federal Park, like the burial lake of dumb asses brother.

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Goggle has no definintion of your post in reference to the original title other than
"D--- A---"
Thanks CTD...

 

[kimrick]

Lol

Not starting nothing, when it's the truth

You don't know how many times I have asked myself , when I was a red plate

Did I drive like a douche bag ???

Like seriously, it's crazy

60% is sask plates too boot

I get that,
But this thread is not about that...
Search threads,,, we have covered that before..
Thanks big guy..

 

[snopro]

I get that,
But this thread is not about that...
Search threads,,, we have covered that before..
Thanks big guy..

Richard have you thought about being a moderator on the site? Your doing great!

 

[kimrick]

Richard have you thought about being a moderator on the site? Your doing great!

Ha Ha!
Ken, I could only could do it for a couple months...
Way to busy other times....
Who says retirement is boring.

I sure would have enjoyed being a safety sprecialist on this project though....
I am sure that everyday would have its own new challenges and hurdles to overcome.

 

[DaveB]

Well I did the full pull from RD to Vancouver last week for a meeting. Took #1, around through Radium, then #1, #5, etc through to Hope then Van. All the passes were snowy/icy. On the way home I took #3 the whole way....stopped to visit my Ma in Wynndel....again all the high points were crappy. I'm running studded Nokians on my work truck and I got passed A LOT by all BC plates....and I'm not a putt putt driver. SO it's not just red or green plates that drive poorly. Oh and all the vehicles I saw in the ditch had BC plates too....

On topic: I drove through that construction section east of Golden this past summer. Crazy where these guys are working. Looking forward to the completed road.

 

[Luke The Drifter]

I drove through there this summer as well. That is a massive project but the cranes on the pads/matting would be a hard no for me. There is definitely a lot of trust in the engineering of that and the crews that put it together!

 

[kimrick]

Highway 93 Both Directions - Highway 93, in both directions. Travel advisory in effect at Kootenay National Pk (7 km south of British Columbia and Alberta Border). Winter driving conditions. Forecasts calling for heavy snowfall through Sunday AM, then turning to rain. Snowfall to 20cm expected. Drive with caution, prepare for changing conditions and consider alternative travel plans. Next update time Sun Nov 14 at 6:00 PM MST. Last updated Sat Nov 13 at 4:33 PM MST. (DBC-35039)

 

[kimrick]

That initial climb into the Kootney pass (bypass route/detour) is a biotch.
Truckers chaining up all day from view on web cams.......