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Province to remove Vernon’s ‘crosswalk to nowhere’
VERNON – It didn’t take long before avid walker Jasmine Finlay, who moved here a…
Last Spike rest area in Shuswap getting $70,000 facelift
SICAMOUS – Big improvements are on the way to the Last Spike rest area on…
Safety improvements coming to West Kelowna’s Highway 97 and Boucherie Road
WEST KELOWNA – The provincial government is going ahead with construction on Highway 97 at…
Province moving forward with controversial improvements to Stickle Road intersection in Vernon
VERNON – The Ministry of Transportation has announced it’s finally moving ahead with the Stickle…
First phase of new avalanche control system installed near Revelstoke
KAMLOOPS – Safety improvements to the B.C. highway system announced over the last couple years…
Here’s how much Vernon’s infamous Stickle Road ‘odyssey’ is costing taxpayers
"BY THE TIME THIS RIDICULOUS ODYSSEY IS OVER THESE MOUNTING CONSULTATION EXPENSES MAY BE MORE…
Shuswap housing developer who sued over highway project unsuccessful in court
SHUSWAP – A Shuswap company claiming business losses due to a highway improvement project has…
Winter is coming: Snow tires on B.C. Interior mountain passes required Oct. 1
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Cooler temperatures and leaves changing colour signal the beginning of fall, and not…
More median barriers coming to Highway 5 North in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Near the end of this month, almost two kilometres of median barriers will…
Okanagan Connector getting new rest area
KELOWNA – Weary travellers on the Okanagan Connector will soon be given a new place…
VIDEO: Thermal camera captures cougar lounging on highway
ELKO – If you're planning on driving Highway 3, make sure you keep an eye…
HandyDART service to expand in Kelowna this September
KELOWNA – HandyDART services will be expanded in Kelowna starting this fall. Local residents who…
Highway 1 through Hoffman’s Bluff set to receive major facelift
CHASE – Major renovations of Highway 1 between Hoffman's Bluff and Chase are set to…
Section of Highway 97 closed overnight in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Highway 97 will be shut down completely overnight in north Kelowna for utility…
Construction work set to start on Highway 1 overpass in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Valleyview overpass on Highway 1 in Kamloops will soon be getting a…
Highway 97 widening contract goes to Kelowna company
KELOWNA – Highway 97 will be widened to six lanes from Highway 33 to Edward…
VIDEO: Take a drive through Kamloops in 1966
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you’re interested in what a highway drive through the B.C. interior was…
Province drops controversial plan to remove land from Kal Park
COLDSTREAM – The provincial government has abandoned efforts to remove land from Kalamalka Lake Provincial…
Peachland bypass could result from new traffic study
PEACHLAND – What to do with the highway through Peachland is the question a new…
Safer driving on Trans Canada near Cherry Creek with new left-turn lane
KAMLOOPS - Locals, tourists and commercial drivers can now feel safer turning left onto Highway 1 at Gardi Road near Cherry Creek thanks to a newly built left-turn lane. “Left-turn lanes have been proven to reduce collisions by eliminating the conflict between turning and through traffic,” Minister of Transportation Todd Stone said in a media...
Province wants to know where you would put a second bridge across Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA – Here’s a chance to move beyond complaining about local traffic to actually providing…
West Kelowna looks for choices in Okanagan Lake second crossing project
KELOWNA - A project that would see a second crossing installed over Okanagan Lake has yet to get the full backing of West Kelowna council. West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater says his council doesn’t have the full understanding neccessary to take a firm stand on what the city wants from the Okanagan Lake second crossing...
Federal and provincial governments announce more funding for Highway 1
PRITCHARD – With three kilometres of highway construction completed, the federal and provincial governments have announced $94.4 million in funding to complete the expansion of Highway 1 from Hoffman's Bluff to Chase Creek. The province is contributing $18.3 million, while $76.1 million is coming from Ottawa. The money is paying to widen a 7.5-kilometre section...
Petition calls for improvements on stretch of highway where Clearwater couple died
CLEARWATER - Following multiple crashes along a portion of the Yellowhead Highway, including two that resulted in people having to be airlifted to Royal Inland Hospital last week, locals are asking for more safety measures to be implemented along the highway. Three days ago, Hettie Buck created an online petition to call on the Ministry...