Tranquille Road and Schreiner Street in Kamloops. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

By Marty Hastings

TRAFFIC DELAYS EXPECTED

City offers updates on Tranquille Road, Overlanders Bridge construction projects

May 23, 2025 | 4:08 PM

KAMLOOPS — City of Kamloops staff members offered updates on Friday (May 23) on two major construction projects expected to begin in June.

Phase 3 of the Tranquille Road Sanitary Main and Road Enhancement Project between Crestline Street and Southill Street has an allocated budget of $28 million.

Construction will be completed in three stages, with work on the first stage between Crestline Street and Downie Street expected to run from early June to the end of October.

After a winter break, construction will resume from Downie Street to Southill Street, with the project expected to be complete in the fall of 2026.

Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar

May 20, 2025

The Tattle of Hastings

THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Hubbard talks Kamloops tennis, racquet sports facilities

10h ago

Question of the Week

Do you believe the G7 summit in Alberta will help forge a smoother relationship between Canada and the U.S.?

Jun 16, 2025

City of Kamloops Project Delivery Manager Adam Gordon encouraged residents to check the city’s website for information on road closures and detours.

“It’s a pretty extensive project,” Gordon said. “That sewer line is quite far down, so in order to construct it, we need to dig quite a wide and deep trench. Because of that, that road is going to be closed for through traffic. Local-area traffic, as well as emergency services, will still be able to access their properties and get toward their work area. Otherwise, we’re going to be creating a detour that goes up to Parkcrest (Avenue) and back around and down.”

Meanwhile, construction on the Overlanders Bridge rehabilitation project is expected to begin in mid-to-late June and reach completion some time in October.

The purpose of the project is maintenance-related repairs, addressing the surface condition of the bridge deck at joint locations and the surface of the multi-use path.

City of Kamloops Civic Construction Manager Wayne Lockhart said the goal is to have two lanes of traffic moving at all times and there no plans to shut down the bridge completely.

“We’re working with our traffic team on understanding what that looks like,” he said. “Obviously our goal is to minimize disruption as much as we can.”

Traffic delays and congestion are expected, he said, just like with all major arterial road projects.

“Although there will be some short-term inconveniences, these maintenance efforts will provide a benefit for bridge commuters and multi-use-path users for years to come,” Lockhart added.