As Kelowna , B.C., grows, so do traffic woes.

But one of the latest projects aimed at reducing congestion in the city’s midtown area is raising concerns.

“I’d like the city to take this road off the books,” said Rebecca Tyson, the president of the Save the Rail Trail Green Space Association, a group she started in opposition to the Clement Avenue Road Extension project.

The city, with some provincial financial help, plans to extend Clement Avenue by 2.4 km between Spall Road and Highway 33.

“We’re going to have approximately 50,000 residents in the next 20 years increase,” said Brittany Hallam, manager of the city’s integrated transportation department. “We need to plan for that future.”

Hallam said the Clement Avenue Extension project will add another route to run parallel to En

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