Third access to Kelowna needed?

[arbonne]

I know I'm dreaming but what if there was another road built on the opposite side of Duck Lake to meet up will Old Vernon Road or Ellison? Would it help take some of the pressure off Highway. Very saddened by so many accidents and my thoughts go out to all involved in the many horrific accidents of late throughout the Okanagan.

[mwalsh]

I know I'm dreaming but what if there was another road built on the opposite side of Duck Lake to meet up will Old Vernon Road or Ellison? Would it help take some of the pressure off Highway. Very saddened by so many accidents and my thoughts go out to all involved in the many horrific accidents of late throughout the Okanagan.

I think upgrading Glenmore road between Winfield and Kelowna would be a better solution. That road was never build for the traffic it receives now, plus with the numerous closures of highway 97 due to accidents makes it an obsolete detour. Perhaps upgrade and 4 lane Glenmore?

[Dizzy1]

Glenmore is a useless detour for northbound traffic - you'd need to have to backtrack halfway through Kelowna to get there. It would be quicker to wait it out. The lack of detour viable detour routes, turn around points and the general lack of interest to get traffic moving - things are only going to get worse as traffic grows

[Bsuds]

You can access Glenmore from Sexsmith which is hardly halfway into Kelowna. Maybe improve that access and widen Glenmore would help.

Even better (while we're putting in a wish list) get people to pay attention the the Road.

[LoneWolf_53]

Accessing Glenmore Road as a bypass isn't the problem. The issue is that from where most of the detour traffic enters Glenmore Road it's only single lane, then once all that volume reaches the light at Beaver Lake Road in Winfield it practically comes to a stop as the light can't handle that much volume.

I was just discussing that with a friend two days ago, and from what he told me, there has been a plan to merge Glenmore Road onto Hwy 97 via an overpass, which would allow traffic to come onto either Hwy 97 or Main Street, for some time now, and property has even been purchased to make it happen.

It's simply a matter of getting the powers that be to actually see the existing dire need for this improvement and get on with it.

[Dizzy1]

You can access Glenmore from Sexsmith

I did not know that - thought you had to go all the way to Spall. Thanks

[mwalsh]

Glenmore is a useless detour for northbound traffic - you'd need to have to backtrack halfway through Kelowna to get there. It would be quicker to wait it out. The lack of detour viable detour routes, turn around points and the general lack of interest to get traffic moving - things are only going to get worse as traffic grows

You can access Glenmore road via Sexsmith quite quickly. Furthermore, the planed through road from UBCO to Glenmore by the dump would add another crossing point for a detour (provided the road is upgraded and widened as it's fails miserably at moving traffic in it's current state).

[Donald G]

No doubt a third access would help a bit but IMO it is not the roads that are causing any of the accidents. The drivers can take exclusive credit for the carnage that is taking place; primarily speed, cell phones and alcohol/drugs. A general caption that would capture all three would be driver irresponsibility, which some translate as driver stupidity.

[tiredofthebitching]

I know I'm dreaming but what if there was another road built on the opposite side of Duck Lake to meet up will Old Vernon Road or Ellison? Would it help take some of the pressure off Highway. Very saddened by so many accidents and my thoughts go out to all involved in the many horrific accidents of late throughout the Okanagan.

The property on the opposite of Duck Lake has already been purchased for a 4 lane rd. There is even an existing dirt road already. The City of Kelowna purchased the properties to make the 4 lane rd. when the city was in negotiations to move Western Star out to the industrial park by Hiram Walker. Old Vernon Rd was to be upgraded and a bypass to the Hwy was to be created.

[KL3-Something]

Or, they could simply put barriers down the centre median to eliminate almost all of the collisions that cause these kinds of road closures.

[Boda]

Or, they could simply put barriers down the centre median to eliminate almost all of the collisions that cause these kinds of road closures.

I've wondered why the resistance to this seemingly cost effective solution?
Am I missing something? Aesthetics maybe?

[rookie314]

Ask your MLA, they take care of the highway. Probably to busy though, spent a grand total of 42 days sitting in Victoria this year.

[Donald G]

As long as drivers continue to act like testosterone crazed deer in rutting season, road dividers will help but not eliminate the serious accidents that call for a second, third and even fourth access to the city.

[Donald G]

As long as drivers continue to act like testosterone crazed deer in rutting season, road dividers will help but not eliminate the serious accidents that call for a second, third and even fourth access to the city.

[Rwede]

Ask your MLA, they take care of the highway. Probably to busy though, spent a grand total of 42 days sitting in Victoria this year.

Can't ask your MLA anything when he's sitting in Victoria. Much better when he's working here in the riding so that we can set up meetings with him.

I'd like to see a concrete meridian from the airport to Winfield. It's far more cost effective than simply putting more cars on other roads. Glenmore upgrades would be good too, just to handle the traffic that's already there.

The land on the east side of Duck Lake is not owned by the province, it's part of El Dorado Ranch. There will not be any roads built there for many, many years, if ever.