brings stories of highway crashes in poor road conditions — and with it, demands that tougher regulations be instituted for contractors that maintain major roads. The former won't change anytime soon, but over the next 19 months, higher maintenance standards will be rolled out for virtually every highway in the province. "I've asked that we improve the maintenance standards, so they will be higher, and the maintenance contracts will have to live up to them." Emergency crews respond to an accident on the Coquihalla Highway on Feb. 25, 2018. Could cost more moneyCombined, the current maintenance contracts cost the province around $300 million a year.

Source: CBC News March 03, 2018 15:56 UTC