We'll manage construction to minimize impacts to neighbours.
Public safety
The safety of the public and our workers is always our top priority.
We'll follow all relevant safe work procedures at our work site.
Signage and traffic management personnel will help keep people moving safely around work zones.
Fire safety
We'll develop a fire safety plan before construction, including fire-fighting equipment and tools, communication plan, and evacuation routes and muster locations.
During summer, we'll monitor fire danger ratings and plan our work accordingly.
Traffic
We'll prepare a traffic management plan and seek approval from Westbank First Nation and the City of West Kelowna.
Expected impacts:
- When equipment and heavy machinery is arriving at the worksite, we may need to halt traffic on Shannon Lake Road for a few minutes.
- Our existing private access road bordering Green Acres mobile home park will remain open. However, short closures may occur as needed during construction.
We welcome input from local businesses and groups so we can ask the contractor to consider their needs.
Noise
We'll complete our work in daytime hours as much as possible to avoid noise disruption.
Dust
We'll manage dust on site using water, approved suppressants, and gravel in heavy traffic areas.
Bike trails
Our construction crews will work to maintain safety for these trail users. When heavy equipment is in the area, we may need to ask trail users to leave the trails temporarily for their safety.
