News Items tag as: Ministry of Transportation

B.C.'s experimental jet-powered snow plow that failed to take off
February 09, 2021 - 12:00 PM

Maintaining British Columbia’s mountain highways in winter has never been an easy task, and that was as true years ago as it is today.
iN VIDEO: B.C. Highway's unknown engineering marvel is the Hollywood Bowl
October 17, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Feats of engineering ingenuity, like bridges and overpasses, are easy to spot along British Columbia highways.
Expect delays on Highway 33 east of Kelowna for paving project
June 29, 2020 - 1:48 PM

The Ministry of Transportation will be paving a piece of Highway 33 east of Kelowna this summer to create a safer road for drivers travelling to Big White Ski Resort.
Province is already re-painting highway traffic lines
April 24, 2019 - 4:10 PM

If driving at highway speeds without a centre dividing line makes you nervous, take heart because the province’s highways department is already on it.
High-profile Vernon homeless camp torn down over safety concerns, province says
January 19, 2018 - 12:17 PM

VERNON – Safety concerns prompted the province to dismantle a homeless camp in Vernon's north end yesterday.
'Give us a fair price:' Judge slaps B.C. government for taking land from North Shuswap senior
December 07, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA – When the provincial government wants your land, you expect it to negotiate a fair price. If it really needs your land, you know it can just take it, but you still expect a fair price, right?
Section of Old Vernon Road closed for days
November 20, 2017 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - Roundabout construction will close the intersection of Old Vernon Road and Acland Road until Friday, Nov. 24.
Roadside reflectors going in along the Okanagan Connector
August 25, 2017 - 1:15 PM

MERRITT - The province is installing roadside reflectors along the Okanagan Connector in an effort to improve safety.
Transportation ministry narrows route options for second crossing of Okanagan Lake
March 28, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - With the current Okanagan lake bridge expected to reach capacity by 2040, a second crossing seems inevitable — but where exactly will it go?
Province holding more input sessions on Highway 97 corridor congestion
March 21, 2017 - 2:34 PM

KELOWNA - In just over twenty years, the William R. Bennett Bridge over Okanagan Lake in Kelowna will be at capacity, the province says.
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UPDATE: This is the second most expensive home ever sold in the Okanagan
A home listed for sale for almost $14 million sold this spring in Kelowna. The listing agent’s office, Jane Hoffman Realty/Coldwell Banker, would not reveal what the property sold for but did confirm that it sold this spring and

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News Items tag as: Ministry of Transportation

B.C.'s experimental jet-powered snow plow that failed to take off

iN VIDEO: B.C. Highway's unknown engineering marvel is the Hollywood Bowl

Expect delays on Highway 33 east of Kelowna for paving project

Province is already re-painting highway traffic lines

High-profile Vernon homeless camp torn down over safety concerns, province says

'Give us a fair price:' Judge slaps B.C. government for taking land from North Shuswap senior

Section of Old Vernon Road closed for days

Roadside reflectors going in along the Okanagan Connector

Transportation ministry narrows route options for second crossing of Okanagan Lake

Province holding more input sessions on Highway 97 corridor congestion

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