Finally some good news for BC tourists and travellers who like exploring BC’s back roads. BC’s forest and range minister Pat Bell announced today that British Columbia is on track to complete $20 million in targeted upgrades to more than 200 Forest Service roads that serve as crucial transportation links, improving travel and safety conditions for residents and visitors in about 70 rural communities.

Check out an excerpt from this news story below:

Work began this past spring and will continue through the 2011 construction season. Works includes bridge repairs and replacements, ditching and culvert repairs, clearing brush to improve sight lines, removing loose rock from slope faces, new road safety signage, and road widening, grading and resurfacing.

“Communities have told us they value the economic and social opportunities that come from having a stronger road network,” said Bill Bennett, Minister of Community and Rural Development. “Whether it’s accessing health care, exploring new mineral opportunities, or opening new regions to tourism, the benefits of this investment will strengthen the province as a whole.”

Read the complete story at: Latest BC Tourism News