News Items tag as: William R. Bennett Bridge

Bennett bridge traffic congestion bad for business in Central Okanagan
October 27, 2022 - 12:30 PM
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A West Kelowna business owner is one of many frustrated by the increasing congestion on the Bennett Bridge and the highway leading to it.
Traffic growing on Kelowna's Bennett bridge as are efforts to get a second crossing
September 12, 2022 - 7:00 AM
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A petition drive trying to get a second crossing of Okanagan Lake near Kelowna is slowly gaining traction.
How Westsiders are keeping Kelowna's Bennett bridge 'useable'
September 03, 2022 - 7:00 AM
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If there’s one thing that all Okanagan residents have in common, it’s their dread of travelling through the Central Okanagan and over the Bennett bridge.
Suspected drunk driver hits barricades on Bennett bridge in West Kelowna
February 19, 2020 - 10:35 AM

West Kelowna RCMP are hoping someone witnessed a crash on the William Bennett Bridge on Sunday that ended with a Calgary man losing his driver's licence for 90 days.
Overnight paving scheduled to begin Sunday on William R. Bennett bridge
May 31, 2019 - 9:27 AM

KELOWNA - Get ready for some traffic slowdowns starting this weekend in Kelowna.
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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News Items tag as: William R. Bennett Bridge

Bennett bridge traffic congestion bad for business in Central Okanagan

Traffic growing on Kelowna's Bennett bridge as are efforts to get a second crossing

How Westsiders are keeping Kelowna's Bennett bridge 'useable'

Suspected drunk driver hits barricades on Bennett bridge in West Kelowna

Overnight paving scheduled to begin Sunday on William R. Bennett bridge

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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