KELOWNA – Here’s your chance to express your opinions on Highway 97 traffic congestion issues through the central Okanagan.
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is holding open houses seeking input into future transportation needs and solutions along the corridor.
“We are very interested in hearing the public’s views on the Highway 97 corridor and the surrounding roads and we encourage everyone to join the conversation,” says transport minister Todd Stone in a news release.
The sessions will include population, land use and corridor conditions/performance forecasts and people will be asked to give their feedback.
The news release states: “The need for additional highway capacity on Highway 97 and a second crossing is still at least two decades away. The ministry is starting the planning process now in order to be prepared for the population growth expected.”
The central Okanagan population is about 187,000 and is expected to grow to nearly 225,000 in 20 years.
The open houses are:
* Monday, Nov. 30 from 4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Westbank Lions Community Centre, 2466 Main St., West Kelowna.
* Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Ramada Kelowna Hotel and Conference Centre, 2170 Harvey Ave., Kelowna.
The ministry says the need for additional capacity on Highway 97 and a second crossing of Okanagan Lake is at least two decades away.
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