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Also, I do agree that, unless the states decide to upgrade U.S. 97 up to the border, BC 97 south of Penticton should be left as is.
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^^ Yeah they've been talking about that Vernon bypass since I was a kid. I don't think it'll ever happen. The last big improvement was the extension of 32nd avenue and the overpass north of town, which alleviated the zig zag you had to do right in the middle of town.
The overpass and twinning north of Swan lake was a good project as well. The Wood lake bypass is great, That was such a bottleneck when the road ran along the lake, and makes travel from Vernon to the airport a snap. I don't see a Kelowna bypass happening anytime soon either. I do agree about extending the twinned section past the connector turnoff to Peachland. South of that I don't know how they'd expand the highway. The best thing they could do along there is probably add service roads in the places where businesses abut the highway to reduce congestion. |
And I heard there was a time when Interior BC wasn’t treated as some sort of hinterland. :rolleyes:
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The highway should be a proper free-way from Prince George to Kamloops with lanes separated by a grass median. |
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For me this is the best option for everyone. The highway loses a major bottleneck and Peachland gets to reconnect with its greatest asset, the lake. Essentially it would be similar to the Wood Lake bypass. |
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Is there much highway construction by Golden right now? hoping to get to the Horse to ride some pow soon!
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I'm not at all surprised if that sort of crap happens. * I mean, in principle, not in practice. Ps: In Ontario, Highway 402 was supposed to go north of London towards Woodstock to join up with 403, but this one rich family had its route altered to the inconvenience of everyone else. |
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That's gonna be one hell of a project, I can't wait to see it completed in its entirety. Currently that stretch of highway is a goat path. The highway will be 4 lanes from Golden to the Yoho Park boundary. Definitely will be over a billion dollars for Phase 4. Hopefully the feds will contribute a good chunk.
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IIRC the total cost for phase 4 is $469M with each level of government contributing “nearly” half and half.
Additionally I wanna see the lights in Golden replaced with interchanges, same with the T-intersection with 95, and most importantly twinning from Leanchoil to first few km’s into the park because that < 90-degree turn looks absolutely awful. Ps: Are there not enough federal votes to buy from Golden? |
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