A new four-lane, nine-kilometre section of Highway 97 in the Okanagan opened to traffic August 16.
The expansion – which cost $77.9 million and employed 400 people – is on the stretch of Highway 97 between Winfield and Oyama.
The project included the construction two new overpasses and two new underpasses.
Funding for the work came from both the provincial and federal governments. Victoria contributed $51.1 million, while Ottawa gave $26.8 million to the project.
“Highway 97 will improve travel for residents and visitors to the Okanagan by making transportation safer and more efficient,” said Norm Letnick, Kelowna-Lake Country MLA.
“This project will also strengthen our economy by improving commercial traffic flow through this important corridor and has the added environmental benefit of a route that protects our scenic lakefront spaces.”
