Phase 2
This phase of the study completed in 2021. It further evaluated the options identified in Phase 1. It identified short-term and medium-term options to:
Improve safety on the existing route
Support transit service
Support active transportation
Reports
Highway 97 - Peachland Transportation Study 1999
(Excerpts from report)
We are exploring ways to improve safety, travel times and congestion moving in and through Peachland and the Central Okanagan region. The Peachland Transportation Study launched in 2015 and is now entering its second phase. It is part of the broader Central Okanagan Planning Study
We are studying ways to accommodate increasing traffic volumes that have resulted from the strong economic and population growth in the Central Okanagan. Improvements to the Peachland section of Highway 97 will ensure the highway better meets the mobility and safety needs of the region, both now and in the future…
Reports
Future
Monitoring of traffic volumes, travel patterns and safety data continues. When it is time to plan for a four-lane corridor to meet transportation needs by 2040, the study will be reviewed
Public Open House - Peachland’s Unique Travel Patterns
A large of portion of Peachland’s population is retired, creating unique travel patterns compared to other areas in the Central Okanagan.
Highway 97 in Peachland is vital for long-distance and local connections
Peachland hosts high volumes of visiting traffic
One-third of the traffic that starts in Peachland stays in Peachland
Risk-taking may increase at intersections as wait times grow
The Central Okanagan Planning Study
This website is for interested citizens to learn more about the transportation planning going on in the Central Okanagan, and to take part in the discussion. It’s all part of the ministry’s Central Okanagan Planning Study. The purpose of the study is to develop potential route proposals to address future mobility in the Central Okanagan area.
The study has been looking at needs of the travelling public, community land use plans, provincial transportation priorities and a possible future second crossing of Okanagan Lake. Related to this is the Highway 97 – Peachland Transportation Study which is underway to identify and assess possible short, medium, and long-term solutions to address future needs through and/or around Peachland...
contact MOTI
Contact MOTI if you have questions about the Peachland Transportation Study.
Email:
peachland97study@gov.bc.ca
Office:
Street:
#300 – 1358 St. Paul St.
Kelowna, BC V1Y 2E1Mailing:
PO BOX 9850
STN PROV GOVT
VICTORIA, BC V8W 9T5Contact MOTI about the SECOND crossing through Okanagan valley
For information about this project, contact
okanagansecondcrossing@gov.bc.ca