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Road rehabilitation program begins
Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 08:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 12, 2020
The City’s Road Rehabilitation Program is set to begin on August 17, 2020. The program will see road treatments and paving renewal of 11 road segments across the city beginning with Pritchard Drive North and Industrial Road.
The $1.3 million project consist of a variety of treatments including preservation activities, milling of asphalt, raising of catch basins, pavement overlay and drainage improvements.
The following roads were selected based on maintenance...
Evening Closure Planned for Spring Spruce Up on Boucherie Road
Posted on Monday, May 25, 2020 12:30 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 25, 2020
Crews will close Boucherie Road, between Hayman and Hudson Roads, Wednesday, May 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. to put up hanging baskets and continue spring maintenance.
The work will require a full closure of the road, bike lanes and sidewalks to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. Crews will maintain access for emergency vehicles, residents living within the immediate work area, buses and transit users.
Boucherie Road is West Kelowna’s busiest city street, with...
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 Road...
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