Westside MLA says road repairs are costly

Wade Paterson  Black Press Morning Star Published: May 13, 2012 1:00 AM
Results from a B.C. Automobile Association survey indicated something that some residents and tourists have been saying for years: Westside Road is the worst in the province. Although Westside-Kelowna MLA Ben Stewart questions how scientific BCAA’s survey is, he said that Westside Road improvements have been his top priority since getting elected. “I don’t dispute the issues that the residents on Westside Road have with road safety. I drive the road all the time. I’m not a resident out there, but I regularly drive out there and I do check things out,” said Stewart. He said that to improve the road to the level that many Westside Road residents are hoping for, it would cost in excess of $100 million. (more)