DELTA Mayor George V. Harvie on Thursday wrote a letter to Rob Fleming, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, to request the postponement of the Highway 17A Overpass repairs until January.

“In discussion with the Delta Chamber of Commerce and other local businesses, we recognize that closing the Highway 17A Overpass during the busy holiday season would negatively impact our community,” said Harvie. “That is why I reached out to Minister Fleming to work together on finding alternative solutions.”

With the delay of the Highway 17A Overpass repairs to January, the project would need to be completed by March in order to allow for increased farming activity in the spring.

“Our community understands these repairs are necessary but we are looking to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to consider delaying the repairs until January 2024 in order to support our local businesses during the holiday period,” said Harvie. “This modest delay would also allow our staff to work with the ministry, TransLink, and local residents and businesses to find alternate traffic routes to mitigate the impacts of the repairs.”

Read the letter from Mayor George V. Harvie to Minister Rob Fleming.

Read the letter from the Delta Chamber of Commerce.