Commonwealth Road – Jim Bailey Road Planning Study
Okanagan Indian Band and the City of Kelowna along with Locatees, Members and other stakeholders will be consulted to develop a Commonwealth Road Functional Planning Study, as a first step towards connecting Commonwealth Road with Jim Bailey Road.
The connection between Commonwealth Road and Jim Bailey Road will help reduce congestion on Beaver Lake Road, provide road access to land east of Duck Lake, and create the opportunity to provide water and sewer services to existing and future properties in the area.
The purpose of the study is to understand how to improve Commonwealth Road and make it suitable for all users once it’s connected to Jim Bailey Road. This will provide a strong foundation for more detailed design work and future construction.
Commonwealth Road Improvements
Alongside this project, which is being led by the City of Kelowna, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is undertaking a traffic analysis and preliminary design work to support improvements at the intersection of Commonwealth Road and Highway 97.
The City of Kelowna will be working with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to coordinate these two projects along Commonwealth Road.
More information on the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s ongoing work on Commonwealth Road, can be found here: Highway 97 – Commonwealth Road Improvements page.