The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is pleased to

welcome you to an information session for:

Westside Road Improvements

4 Mile Creek to Waterfront Farm

Pine Point to 4 Mile Creek La Casa to Muir Road

Information Session

Your comments are appreciated

WELCOME

Waterfront Farm to Blue Grouse, 0.9 km

• Completing November 2015

Westside Road Asphalt Resurfacing 2015/16, 8.5 km

• Completing November 2015

EXISTING PROJECTS:

4-Mile Creek to Waterfront Farm, 1.3 km

• Tender this Fall

Pine Point to Waterfront Farm, 1.3 km

• Tender 2016

La Casa to Muir Road, 1.1 km

• Tender 2016

NEW PROJECTS:

• Traffic volumes range from 1,500 vehicles per day near Fintry to 4,000 vehicles per day south of Bear Creek Provincial Park during the summer

• Two 3.0 m lanes with minimal shoulders

• Minimal ditch width for drainage and debris catchment

• No room for road side barrier

• Uneven pavement with cracking shoulders.

• High maintenance and repair costs

EXISTING CONDITIONS:

CHALLENGES

• 10-40 metre high rock cuts requiring blasting

• The narrowest sections of Westside Road • High rock and talus bluffs above and below the work

areas

• Utility relocation

• Steep loose material embankments

The widening of Westside Road will incorporate the following design criteria:

• 3.6 m lanes

• 1.3 m paved shoulders

• Concrete roadside barrier

• Ditch widening for rock catchment

• Signage as per design standards

DESIGN SPECIFICS

HOW DID WE ARRIVE AT THIS CONCEPT?

The following criteria were considered during the planning of all Westside Road improvement projects:

• Stakeholder input • Safety of the road • Mobility along the corridor • Reliability of the road • Traffic management • Alignment consistent with existing road

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BENEFITS

The proposed improvements to this section of Westside Road will benefit the travelling public by:

• Improving reliability

• Shifting the alignment to a more stable location

• Protecting against steep drops to Okanagan Lake

• Increasing road and shoulder width to improve safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians

• Archaeological impact assessment completed

• Environmental impact assessment completed

• Using the best management practices to reduce the environmental impact

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

NORMAL CONSTRUCTION ZONE DELAYS SINGLE LANE ALTERNATING TRAFFIC

Timing and Communication

• Similar to that previously employed at other sites on Westside Road

• Call our Toll Free number for real-time updates

Controls

• Average delay is 10 minutes except during scheduled full closures

• The Maximum delay is 15 minutes

WHY SCHEDULED FULL CLOSURES ARE REQUIRED

• Blasting closures to remove 50,000 cubic metres of rock

• Based on 250 cubic metres per blast, 200 blasts will be required

• The minimum period for a closure is 50 minutes (Close, blast, check, clear the road)

• The closures are planned around school bus and commuter schedules

• Two hours will allow the contractor time to reliably clear and reopen the road as scheduled

• Keeping the schedule allows all to plan their day

ROAD CLOSURES The Blasting Phase of the construction will require 2 Two

Hour full closures scheduled:

• Monday to Friday except Stat Holiday Fridays and Mondays (No Friday Afternoon closures in the Summer)

• 9:30 to 11:30 and 12:30 to 2:30

• Changeable message boards near the site and at either end of Westside Road will advise on closures

• Notices on Drive BC and the project website

• Toll Free Number with real-time updates

Controls

• Contractor performance will be monitored for closure compliance

• In the event of unplanned or over-run closures over 30 minutes, queuing traffic will be advised

Emergency Services

• Emergency services dispatch will be pre-advised of a closure and estimated re-opening time

• Dispatch will notify if emergency services will be passing through the site and the road will be urgently re-opened

KEEP UP TO DATE!

• DriveBC: www.drivebc.ca

• Project Website:

www.th.gov.bc.ca/Okanagan

Valley/projects/westside_w-

kelowna_vernon/index.htm

• Toll Free Number: 1-844-371-3824