Improved Roundabout Safety for Heavy Vehicles and Vulnerable Users, Sicamous, BC

The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (BC MoTI) recognizes Highway 97A in the Okanagan Valley as an important transportation corridor connecting rural communities and urban centers, as well as serving as the goods gateway to the US market for the northern half of the province. The Okanagan Valley Corridor program of improvements to safety and reliability included the Highway 97A / Main Street Roundabout upgrade in Sicamous, largely known as a resort town on Shuswap Lake, 140 km east of Kamloops. McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. (McElhanney) was retained by BC MoTI for the preliminary and detailed design of this $5.7M project that provided significant improvements to facilities for pedestrians and cyclists, improved access to the community and local businesses, and included several design features to accommodate oversize permit vehicles. The roundabout was officially opened for traffic
by Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone in November 2016.