Roads
Silver Star Road, voted worst in B.C., is getting a facelift
VERNON - B.C.’s worst road is getting some love from the provincial government. Silver Star Road in Vernon, voted number one in BCAA’s 2014 worst roads survey, is one of the items listed in a 10-year transportation plan released by the province. Sometime in 2015, the road will be resurfaced as part of an initiative...
Equipment break down delays Vernon snow removal
VERNON - Machinery issues have set back snow removal efforts in Vernon. Snow clearing on 27 Street was delayed Wednesday due to mechanical difficulties with the city’s large snow blower, communications coordinator Tanya Laing Gahr said in a media release. The blower was repaired late Wednesday and snow removal in the downtown core picked up...
What Vernon can expect from city plows Wednesday
VERNON - City of Vernon road crews expect to have all residential roads and cul-de-sacs plowed by mid-morning Wednesday. After that, they will begin plowing and sanding all areas of the city, communications coordinator Tanya Laing Gahr said in a release. Snow removal will continue on 27 Street until noon Wednesday. Late Tuesday night, crews...
Vernon maintenance crews move onto side streets
VERNON - City of Vernon crews are finally moving onto residential streets after more than 24 hours of continuous snowfall. According to city communications coordinator Tanya Laing Gahr crews have plowed and sanded all main roads and are now shifting to side streets. The snowstorm dumped over 35 cm of snow on roadways. Starting late...
Be patient; Vernon road crews will eventually get to your street
UPDATE: PUBLIC TRANSIT RESUMES SERVICE WITH SOME DETOURS IN EFFECT VERNON - City of Vernon crews are working as fast as they can to clear roads, but it will still be some time before all streets are plowed and sanded. With over 35 centimetres of snow in the last 24 hours, public works manager James...
Paving project will smooth out 42 km of Kamloops area roads
KAMLOOPS - The ministry is set to begin digging into a $7.8 million, 42-kilometre Kamloops area road paving plan Wednesday. Dawson Construction of Kamloops was contracted to start working Sept. 10 on the Hwy 1 corridor from Vicars Road to Grand Boulevard. During the first phase they'll also tackle improvements to the westbound truck climbing...
Westsyde Road rehab to be complete by fall
KAMLOOPS - Westsyde Road will get a lot of new asphalt this summer and it will be done with a lower price tag than originally thought as well. The road will see more than 70,000 square metres of concrete surface milled and paved, as well as drainage improvements and replacement of all sanitary, storm, water...
Eight road projects to begin in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA - Road repair projects are beginning across the region this month, so get ready for a few delays. Road projects starting on or after July 14 and running through to mid-August include: - Shannon Way, Westville Place and Westville Way - West Kelowna Road from Westlake to Klein Roads and from Guest Road...