Eastern Bypass Option

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Description of the Path

Coming from the north, just past the Christian School the bypass would rise upward cutting across five orchards and some grazing land. A major intersection would be about a 500 metres east of the Tekmar building on Silverstar Road. From there it would cross pasture land and parallel Blackrock Road and St. Francis Road for a couple kilometres until turning just past Pottery Road. The Eastern Byway would then proceed down Mountainview Road where existing housing would lost. It would run just north of the District 22 Schoolboard buildings and 15th Ave until cross highway #6 where a viaduct would pass over the industrial area that borders Kalamalka Road. It would then cross just north of the Military camp and connect somewhere near where the tourism info center and the Vernon Chamber of Commerce are located.

Positives:

• Less elevation than the Western Bypass (6%). Remember, the highway through town at Hospital Hill is 11%.
• Better access to Silverstar Ski Resort for north and the south
• Allows a bypass for both traffic coming from Kelowna and from highway 6 (Lumby)

Negatives:

• Loss of some prime farm land.
• Loss of some existing housing.
• Passes near one school on St. Francis and Pottery road.