Butt Road and Old Okanagan Highway to Re-open on Dec 5th

The Butt Road and Old Okanagan Highway intersection improvement project is nearing completion. Crews are in the final stages of work, and the intersection is anticipated to reopen on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

This project enhances safety for all road users and improves connections to key destinations. It is a strategic priority of Mayor and Council under the Invest in Infrastructure pillar.

Valued at $4.35 million, this multi-jurisdictional project has been carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation and Transit and Westbank First Nation.

Project highlights:

• Intersection improvements:

  • Additional left-turn lanes in all directions with permissive left-turns

  • A new westbound right-turn lane on Butt Road

• New sidewalk: 350 metres of new concrete sidewalk, replacing 95 metres of existing asphalt path

• New bike lane: 640 metres of dedicated bike lanes

• New watermain: 377 metres of new watermain to replace aging infrastructure

• Drainage upgrades: Enhanced drainage at the southwest corner, where high flows in Westbank Creek have resulted in damage to City infrastructure and private property.

Additional work

In addition to the original project scope, the City of West Kelowna will complete the Old Okanagan Watermain Extension Project from the 2025 Capital Budget, replacing an additional 328 metres of aging infrastructure.

Further scope additions included extending 170 meters of watermain replacement along Butt Road on behalf of Westbank First Nation.

The watermain extension also included 600 lane metres of Road Rehabilitation on Old

Okanagan Highway funded from the 2025 Road Rehabilitation Budget. Additional lane remediation between Chieftain Road and Reece Road is anticipated in 2026.