Funding is on the road to boost the Okanagan香蕉视频直播檚 economic recovery.
The Thompson Okanagan is getting $9 million in transportation investments made to support the region during the COVID-19 pandemic.
香蕉视频直播滻nvestment in our transportation infrastructure has never been more important as we focus on recovery from the pandemic,香蕉视频直播� Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming said. 香蕉视频直播淭hese infrastructure recovery projects are important for communities as they improve access to crucial services and provide good jobs that lay the foundation for strong economic growth.香蕉视频直播�
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Local projects getting a boost include:
Active transportation - more than $1 million invested
香蕉视频直播� Kelowna - wheelchair accessibility and active transportation crossing improvements at Airport Way
香蕉视频直播� Kelowna area - repairs and restoration of six kilometres of highway shoulder, improving cycling connectivity between Kelowna and Big White
香蕉视频直播� Kettle Valley Rail Trail and in Myra Bellevue Provincial Park - repairs for trails and trestles, which includes trail remediation as well as handrail and decking replacement to improve safety for people walking and cycling
香蕉视频直播� Salmon Arm - safety improvements for the Canoe School crossing on the Trans-Canada highway
香蕉视频直播� Vernon - shoulder repaving to improve safety for cyclists along Old Kamloops Road and Commonage Road
Climate adaptation - nearly $4 million invested
香蕉视频直播� Sicamous - armouring and drainage improvement as well as replacement of aging and undersized culverts along Solsqua Road
香蕉视频直播� Summerland - Fish Lake Road drainage improvements including replacement of undersized culvert and repairs to road and surface
香蕉视频直播� Summerland - Kettle Place drainage improvements including design for culvert installation and adjacent road repairs/maintenance
香蕉视频直播� Penticton - design completed for culvert construction and adjacent road repairs and maintenance on Valiant Drive
香蕉视频直播� Joe Rich - Highway 33 drainage improvements including 18 kilometres of ditching, culvert installations, armouring, and cleaning in area affected by wildfire
香蕉视频直播� Sicamous - Armouring and drainage improvements including replacing aging and undersized culverts along Highway 97A at Elliott Road
Rural and remote communities - nearly $4 million invested
香蕉视频直播� Vernon - road strengthening, ditching, and shoulder widening along Cosens Bay Road
香蕉视频直播� Seymour Arm - road strengthening, ditching, erosion repairs and rip rap for Seymour Arm Road and side roads
香蕉视频直播� Princeton - production of High Fines Surfacing in Wright Pit for resurfacing of Summers Creek Road and side roads
香蕉视频直播� Trout Creek - production of 12,000 cubic metres aggregate at Big White Pit for resurfacing McCulloch Road to improve access to KVR Trail
香蕉视频直播� Winfield - production of 6,000 cubic metres aggregate at Winfield Pit for resurfacing Dee Lake Road to improve access to community and park
香蕉视频直播� Kelowna area - grading, ditching and culvert installation for improved regional park access along Chute Lake Road
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