Future Construction and Expansion
As part of the provincial government's Gateway Program, there is a plan to build a road known as the South Fraser Perimeter Road, that would link Highway 17 from just south of Ladner, along the River Road corridor through Delta alongside the Fraser River, through north Surrey and eventually connecting with the Trans Canada Highway, Highway 15, and the Golden Ears Bridge in Langley. Other major connections would be at Highway 91 and Highway 99A. It will initially feature many at-grade intersections but is planned to be a full four-lane freeway in time.
Whether the road will officially be an extension of Highway 17 or just an expressway maintained by the by British Columbia Ministry of Transportation is yet to be determined.
On Vancouver Island, there have been numerous studies to upgrade the Island portion of Highway 17 to freeway standard. This seems to be edging closer with the BC Government's issuing of the Highway 17 Corridor Planning Strategy. This study envisions interchanges at Haliburton, Sayward, Keating Cross Road and/or Island View, Mt Newton Cross Road, McTavish Road (Complete April 9, 2011) and Beacon Avenue in Sidney.
On April 9, 2011 a new interchange at McTavish Road was opened with two multi-lane roundabouts at the end of the off-ramps. This new interchange will serve Victoria International Airport.
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