Glenrosa active transportation infrastructure improvements set to resume

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, March 03, 2021

Beginning March 8, the City of West Kelowna will begin construction on Phase 2 of active transportation infrastructure upgrades on Glenrosa and McIver Roads; work will require road closures and detours for up to 12 weeks.

Crews will close Glenrosa Road from Morningside to Webber and McIver Road from Glenrosa to McTaggart. Glenrosa Road traffic will detour via Yorkton Road and Morningside Drive. The City recommends that McIver Road residents detour via McTaggart, Gorman and Webber Roads. Motorists are asked to follow the 30km/h speed limits along all detour routes and in and around work zones in respect of crews and their neighbours. In an effort to mitigate other traffic concerns during construction, the City will:

• Re-open both lanes most weekends; motorists can expect uneven or gravel surfaces
• Open the southbound lane of Glenrosa (between Morningside and Webber) afterhours weekdays, but require northbound traffic to continue to use the detour at all times from Monday to Friday
• Close Yorkton north of Morningside to thru traffic and block off Larsen at Yorkton
• Install a temporary three-way stop at Glenrosa/Morningside/Glen Abbey
• Temporarily move the bus stop on Glenrosa at Morningside north of the intersection

The upgrades achieve Council’s 2020 to 2022 Strategic Priorities – Invest in Infrastructure objectives and include:

• Project 1: McIver and McTaggart Roads infrastructure investments, $1.1 million, with funding provided under the federal/provincial Gas Tax Community Works Fund Agreement
  • Sidewalks, storm sewers, curbs, streetlights and some road improvements on McIver Road, and storm sewer upgrades on McTaggart Road
• Project 2: Glenrosa Road infrastructure investments, between Morningside and Webber Roads, $1.35 million, with $975,000 from development cost charges and $375,000 from City reserves
  • Sidewalks, storm sewers, curbs and partial road improvements

The City invested $4.6 million in Phase 1 in 2020, with $3.1 million from development cost charges and $1.5 million from City reserves. The project added bike lanes, storm sewers, sidewalks and streetlights, realigned the McIver intersection and resurfaced the road from McGinnis Road to Glen Abbey Place.

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