Poor design at Elliott Road

[ellenbill]

Have you noticed the right turn lane has been eliminated coming out of save on Elliott onto hwy. 97. Rather dumb planning in my view!

[Frisk]

Yes! I was very confused by that yesterday!

[Symbonite]

makes it safer for people coming down the hill and some jack pulling a right and semi truck then has to slam on his brakes...



Happens to me all the time going hwy 97 to kelowna and some guy pops infront of me off Gallatly and I have to slam on the brakes while im doning 50 give me a break!

[ellenbill]

So I take it you never turn right on a red when safe to do so? Seems to me that would hold up others that wish to do so!

[GordonH]

My bad I've deleted this post.

[Catz]

I think what they did there is rediculous! There is no reason to not have a rt lane and a straight lane .

[GordonH]

I think what they did there is rediculous! There is no reason to not have a rt lane and a straight lane .

I would agree, some of the decision/choices made by MOTI (and City councils/planning Dept) can be baffling.

[Jx3]

How I don't travel thru Westbank very often, a right off Elliot Rd the traffic on Hwy 97 is on up grade not a down grade.

Just to familiarize everyone here is google map link to the intersection. https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Elliot ... 85ca?hl=en

Perhaps I'm reading your post wrong but the traffic on 97 is coming downhill where it crosses Elliot. The OP mentioned coming out of Save On which would mean Elliot and Dobbin.

[dogspoiler]

Main st. = Hwy 97 headed south
Dobbin rd. = Hwy. 97 headed north.

[Jx3]

Main st. = Hwy 97 headed south
Dobbin rd. = Hwy. 97 headed north.

Agreed. And since this thread is about the intersection at Elliot and Dobbin the traffic on 97 (Dobbin) would be coming downhill at Elliot.

[wolfen_one]

Not to mention that it took 5 months to do that 1/2 block of work. Rome was not built in a day but I'm sure it was faster!

[dodgerdodge]

To deviate slightly off thread topic the Westlake Rd improvements are coming close to an end (well apart from the middle bit that is ongoing till October) and after months of redesign and re tarmac i notice that at the top where Westlake meets the highway the original road has worn badly due to weight of traffic yet they have stopped short of putting new black top at that last 20 ft and they have also not put in a right turn lane so when the traffic backs up from the lights as it does at rush hour people wanting to take the right have to wait in line whereas before most used to drive over the dirt to get around the line up now that's not going to happen due to the new sidewalk. Surely there was ample room here to add a few extra feet and make left turn, straight through and a right lane?

[Symbonite]

yes i do right turns but on that hill people turning right usually do that at the last second. also they probably took that right lane turn for the buses to not have to contend with the people turning right off the light so they can saftly turn left because of their length.

[Symbonite]

and if you want to turn right...go to brown road.

[ellenbill]

Your right.you could go to brown road but there is room to put in a right turn lane.Its not just the traffic from the shopping centre that uses Elliott north bound.
People are now cutting thru the chevron station to make their right turn. That's not kosher!
I think your missing the whole point. It's just poor traffic engineering by the district of west kelowna.