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Expect major delays on Glenmore Road in Kelowna starting Monday
If part of your commute is using Glenmore Road to get from Lake Country to…
Cost of road work jumps at night, Kelowna council learns
KELOWNA – Tired of dodging potholes and waiting in line as city streets are rebuilt…
Heads up drivers: Highway 97 at Stickle Road construction set to start
VERNON – Changes are coming to a busy Vernon intersection. Road work will start on…
Province to start Stickle Road construction after long weekend
VERNON – After being talked about for years, the government is finally breaking ground on…
More median barriers coming to Highway 5 North in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Near the end of this month, almost two kilometres of median barriers will…
City of Vernon moving ahead with road project despite local business concerns
VERNON – The City of Vernon will be improving its consultation process after a local…
Heads up drivers, new one-way streets coming to downtown Vernon
VERNON – Things will look a little different in downtown Vernon after two streets are…
Lack of public consultation for Vernon road project could cost the city
VERNON – Vernon council might swallow a $100,000 loss after concerns have arisen about a…
Water main break closes downtown Vernon road
VERNON - A water main break forced the closure of a Vernon roadway Wednesday afternoon. The break happened on 37 Avenue between 30 and 31 Streets, in front of the Civic Arena, today, Sept. 9. City crews are working to repair the break and expect to finish later Wednesday afternoon, or on Thursday, Sept. 10. ...
Paving project set for Highway 6, Mabel Lake Road
LUMBY – Millions of provincial tax dollars will be spent on paving projects in parts of Lumby this summer. The province announced today close to 75 kilometres of roadway in the area will get repaved. Work is to start sometime in June on Highway 6 and Mabel Lake Road with the $8.9 million project expected...
Vernon council not happy with provincial government over Stickle Road plan
VERNON - Elected representatives refuse to keep quiet about their concerns around a Ministry of Transportation initiative to modify the Stickle Road intersection at Highway 97 in Vernon. Not only does local government disagree with the plan, which would see the intersection changed to right in, right out only (municipalities want a traffic light instead)...
Paving work will impact traffic on Highway 97
VERNON - There will be delays on Highway 97 over the next month as repaving work gets underway. The project is for roughly 30 km of highway resurfacing between Old Vernon Road and Bailey Road. A five kilometer section on Highway 33 from Beaverdell Dump Road to Beaverdell will also be included The $3.8 million...
From spring cleaning to spring construction
KAMLOOPS - It’s that time of year. Spring officially kicks off March 20, but we’ve been lucky enough to already have several weeks of spring-like weather, allowing crews to get roads cleaned ahead of construction season. Streets Manager Glen Farrow says things are progressing well and crews are ready to move in to the Sahali...
Overlanders Bridge update moving forward
KAMLOOPS - The city is moving forward on the $9.3 million in repairs needed for the Overlanders Bridge deck and sidewalk, work set to take place in 2015. Originally the project was set to fix the bridge deck at an estimated cost of $6.12 million but early this year staff asked councillors to hold off...
Downtown intersection set to reopen
KAMLOOPS - After a year delay and several months of construction the work connecting access to Riverside Park and the downtown core is nearly complete. Last summer a the city backed off the project because the cost was higher than anticipated and money wasn't available in the capital plan budget to cover it. When it finally resumed,...