John Hindle Drive Update

When completed in 2018, John Hindle Drive will connect Glenmore Road in the west with Highway 97 in the east. (View larger image from Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure)

Construction traffic notice

Please be advised that John Hindle Drive will be closed between Alumni Avenue and Academy Way on Tuesday, July 4 at 7 a.m.

This road closure is required to facilitate the construction of the new roadway alignment and connection of Glenmore Road to Highway 97. This closure will be in effect until July 2018.

  • Pedestrians and cyclists are advised to follow the temporary signage as a guide for safe access between Academy Hill residences/Aberdeen Hall School and the UBC Okanagan campus.
  • Motorists are advised to plan an alternate route around the road closure via Highway 97.


(View larger image)

Please watch for construction and route detour signs near the university campus.

Notification of future traffic changes

As John Hindle Drive construction continues, UBC Okanagan’s Campus Planning and Development Office will continue to update the campus community via the web, the UBC Okanagan Exchange newsletter, and project update emails as appropriate.

If you have questions about traffic changes or road closures, please contact:

Roger Bizzotto
Associate Director, Facilities Management
UBC Okanagan
250-807-8214

About the project

Managed by BC’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure in partnership with the City of Kelowna, the John Hindle Drive extension project will consist of a 1.6-km, two-lane roadway connecting Highway 97 to Glenmore Road via UBC Okanagan’s upper campus lands.

The project will also include construction of a multi-use paved pathway for pedestrians and cyclists from Glenmore Road to the Hollywood Road roundabout at Highway 97 near UBC Okanagan, and a new road connecting the campus to John Hindle Drive.

All work is anticipated to be complete by the end of summer 2018.

Information about the John Hindle Drive project
(City of Kelowna website)

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