This bridge project, adjacent to the City of Kelowna and crossing Okanagan Lake, is located in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. The existing 3-lane Okanagan Lake Bridge is currently operating well over its capacity and has become one of the most congested stretches of highway in the Interior of British Columbia. The new, 5-lane William R. Bennett Bridge (WRBB) will replace the existing bridge and form part of Highway #97, crossing Okanagan Lake (approx. 1 km). This new $144 million bridge is required to relieve congestion on the highway and make the route safer and more efficient for drivers. In addition, a partnership involving the Ministry of Transportation, the City of Kelowna and Westbank First Nations will facilitate upgrading the east and west approaches to the bridge to improve traffic flow, with additional lanes and intersection improvements. The WRBB Project is a Public-Private Partnership (P3), which will be designed, built, financed and operated (DBFO) by SNC-Lavalin Inc. For the covering abstract of this conference see ITRD number E
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