Sooke seeks cheaper Throup connector plan

Sooke seeks cheaper Throup connector plan

Sooke council wants staff to price out a lower-cost version of the Throup Road-Phillips Road connector before asking voters whether they are willing to pay for it. The long-discussed road link is intended to give drivers another east-west route through Sooke and ease pressure on Highway 14, the town’s main traffic corridor. The project gained new urgency after Charters Road was closed to through traffic for several months in 2024, worsening cong…