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Leigh Road Interchange Project

The Leigh Road Interchange began design in 2007. Road clearing and some grading were undertaken in 2008/2009. The bridge was completed in June 2009. In 2010 some work was completed on Savory Road at which point the project was halted due to the economic climate. Work resumed on the Leigh Road Interchange in the Fall of 2011

On Saturday June 15^th at 6:00pm the traffic signal at the Trans Canada Highway (TCH) and Spencer/McCallum Roads will be deactivated and the three ramps at the Leigh Road Interchange will be opened to traffic. The highway ramps that will be opened on June 15^th include the northbound off-ramp (driving from downtown Victoria on the TCH to the Leigh Road bridge), northbound on-ramp ( driving from the Leigh Road Bridge turning north onto the TCH to travel toward Goldstream Park) and the southbound on-ramp (driving from Leigh Road turning south onto the TCH to travel towards downtown Victoria). Note that the Leigh Road Interchange technically faces north/south and east/west on the TCH however all directions above are written in the direction you are driving (eg. north to go up island, south to go to downtown Victoria).

On the June 15^th opening night traffic will no longer be able to cross the TCH north or southbound from McCallum or Spencer Roads. On the north side of the TCH local traffic north of the TCH will take the newly constructed McCallum Road frontage road that travels from Florence Lake Road, parallel to the TCH, past Savory Road to meet the portion of Bear Mountain Parkway that connects to the Leigh Road Interchange bridge. On the south side of the TCH at Spencer Road traffic can only turn right or southbound onto the TCH. No left turn or straight through movement for vehicles will be allowed at Spencer Road and the TCH. Likewise if you are on the TCH travelling from up island toward Langford you will no longer be able to turn right onto Spencer Road, rather you would continue to the Millstream Interchange to exit into Langford. On the opening day local traffic can still exit the TCH coming from up island at Goldstream Avenue. Eventually when the last southbound off-ramp is constructed at the Leigh Road Interchange vehicles coming from up island will be able to exit at the Leigh Road Interchange and the Goldstream Avenue exit would close at that time.

Once the Leigh Road Interchange is opened pedestrians will no longer be able to cross the TCH at Spencer or McCallum Roads, rather they will have to cross the TCH on either the Leigh Road Interchange bridge or the Millstream Road Interchange bridge. Students attending School District 62 (Sooke) schools in the vicinity of Spencer and McCallum roads who did not sign up for a bus pass in this school year will be given free access to school buses for the last few weeks of June following the interchange opening should they require transportation across the Trans Canada Highway. Information can be obtained from the SD62 Transportation Department.

Approximately two weeks prior to the opening of the Leigh Road Interchange the intersection of Goldstream Avenue and Leigh Road will be changed to become a 4-way stop. It was determined that this was the safest manner in which to operate this intersection on the opening day of the interchange. Traffic travelling on Goldstream west to Leigh Road will get a dedicated and protected right hand turn lane and will not be required to stop at the 4-way stop. A traffic signal will replace the 4-way stop at Goldstream Avenue and Leigh Road at some point in the future when traffic volumes warrant it. Eventually this intersection needs to be re-aligned as well (right now it does not line up directly at right angles) and therefore the 4-way stop is considered an interim solution working with the property the city already owns.

View the Leigh Road Interchange Overall Design [PDF - 2.6 MB]

View the Leigh Road Interchange Operational Diagram - Vehicle and Pedestrian Traffic Flow [PDF - 3.7 MB]