Buried in a city plan, that isn\u2019t exactly leisurely reading, is a plan for a two kilometre stretch of road in Kelowna with a price tag of $135 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Clement Avenue Extension from Spall Road to Highway 33 is still in the planning phase, but a group of local residents argue that this is the time to mount an opposition to wasteful spending that would destroy green space along the Okanagan Rail Trail bike path in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Save the Rail Trail Green Space Association is trying to prevent the Clement Avenue Extension and its president Rebecca Tyson said saving the green space along the trail is important, and so is properly allocating $135 million. The association has a petition with roughly 1,200 signatures so far in an effort to try to stop the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you sit down and do the math… this two kilometre segment of road will only save drivers 20 to 90 seconds,\u201d she told iNFOnews.ca. \u201cSo little time that it won’t even be noticeable, and we lose all the green space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clement Avenue would run parallel to Enterprise Way, right next to the rail trail, and the preliminary design is set to be finished this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n