Contract Information:
Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Nicola) Ltd. was formed in 2019 after being selected as Preferred Proponent in the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructures 2018/2019 Highway Maintenance Contract re-tendering process. The current contract began operations on July 1, 2019 and will expire on June 30, 2029 with the possibility of a 5-year extension. As with all other YRB companies, Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Nicola) Ltd. is 100% employee-owned. All employee-owners take great pride in the work they do providing maintenance services in the communities where they and their families live.Geographical Information:
The Nicola contract area contains the main cities of Merritt, Lytton and Logan Lake as well as the communities of Aspen Grove, Douglas Lake, Quilchena, Kingsvale, Brookmere and Mamette Lake to name a few. The Service Area is located in the middle of the Southern Interior keying into the main transportation hub with the Lower Mainland. The contract boundaries are located to the south on Highway 5 at Portia U-turn and on Highway 5A 3.5kms south of Gulliford Road intersection, to the East on 97C 10kms East of the Sunset Main Road exit, to the North on Highway 5 at Walloper Underpass Bridge and on Highway 5A at Intersection at Old Kamloops Road, to the West on Highway 8 through to Spences Bridge, to the North on Highway 12 21km North of the Botanie Creek Road intersection and on Highway 1 from Spences Bridge down through to the south 4.8kms South of Kanaka Station Road Intersection. Service area 14 contains 2985 lane kilometers of maintained roads (1066 of numbered highways, 16 rest areas, 315 bridges and related structures (including 85 bridge sized culverts), 107 retaining walls and the Lytton Reaction Ferry systemCompany Awards:
- Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Nicola) Ltd received the award of excellence in road and bridge maintenance in 2021.