Description
Adding dedicated transit lanes along Highway 97 would create a fast and reliable transit corridor from the bridge to UBC Okanagan. It would make more efficient use of the existing road network, increase the number of people that can move along Highway 97, and allow transit to bypass traffic and stay on schedule.
Adding dedicated transit lanes would also protect space for potential future conversion to light rail or other type of transit. This may be possible in the future as the population grows, and technology brings costs down. The goal of the project would be to achieve a fast and reliable transit corridor without reducing vehicle capacity.
The Ministry of Transportation and Transit is leading preliminary discussions. It is anticipated the project will be part of the next phase of the Province’s Central Okanagan Planning Study.