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Expect Delays on Old Okanagan Highway For Gas Main Upgrade
Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2020 12:30 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2020
Motorists can expect delays along Old Okanagan Highway beginning next week as FortisBC crews put in a major gas main upgrade.
Starting May 19, FortisBC crews will be working along Old Okanagan Highway between Reece Road and Gosset Road. Construction will take approximately five weeks to complete.
The gas main upgrade is required to keep up with the demands of the growing City.
Traffic control personnel will be on site using single-lane alternating traffic methods,...
Upper Smith Creek Road temporary closure extended, local residential access maintained
Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2020 10:00 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 13, 2020
Upper Smith Creek Road, above Copper Ridge Drive, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday until May 29 to allow for approved subdivision-related work.
The closure had to be extended as crews have encountered significant rock that will require additional drilling and blasting.
While this closure will take two more weeks, it will also allow crews to pour concrete curbs and pave the road during this time, which would remove the need for a future one-week...
Detours around Glenrosa-McIver Intersection start May 14
Posted on Monday, May 11, 2020 10:45 AM
The first set of detours needed for the Glenrosa-McIver Road improvement project are set to start May 14.
Crews will close Glenrosa and McIver Roads for several months to allow for the planned realignment of the intersection. The temporary detours are part of the traffic management plan for the first stage of construction. Key features of the upcoming closure and detours include:
- Closure of Glenrosa Road at McIver Road until approximately November.
- Rerouting access to the south side of Glenrosa...
Glenrosa detour information to come next week
Posted on Friday, May 08, 2020 11:00 AM
May 8, 2020
Glenrosa Road near the McIver intersection will temporarily close starting May 14 to allow for planned road improvements.
Information about detours and impacts for transit, pedestrians, local traffic, emergency access and timing will be posted to the City’s website, sent to our subscribers and posted on social media channels early next week.
More information about the project can be found at www.westkelownacity.ca/glenrosamciverupgrades.
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Construction to start on Glenrosa/McIver Road Improvement Project
Posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2020 06:00 AM
Construction of one of West Kelowna’s largest road improvement projects is getting underway in early May. BC General Contracting has been awarded the contract and will be mobilizing to site in the second week of May.
The project includes road and area upgrades between McGinnis and Glen Abbey Roads, the addition of a sidewalk connection to Webber Road, and realignment of the Glenrosa/McIver intersection. Pedestrian access will also be improved on McIver Road, from Glenrosa to McTaggart, and drainage...
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