Roundabout: Pleasant Valley Road and 39 Avenue

Update September 15, 2025

The Pleasant Valley Road and 39 Avenue roundabout is complete, and roads are open. 

While navigating the newly developed intersection, the public is reminded to be aware of pedestrians, obey the posted speed limit, signage and line painting. For a refresher on navigating roundabouts, the public may wish to review ICBC’s website.

The $4.8 million project was funded jointly by the City of Vernon Development Cost Charges, Sanitary Utility Funding, Greater Vernon Water, ICBC Road Improvement Program grant ($84,000), and Provincial Growing Communities Fund.

Previous updates:

• August 2, 2025: Work is progressing on the Pleasant Valley Road and 39 Avenue roundabout.  All of the curb and gutter work has been completed, and the bottom layer (lift) of asphalt is scheduled for the week of August 4, weather permitting. Final finishing works include the median installation, streetlighting and landscaping. The project remains on schedule. Final top-lift paving is scheduled for Wednesday, September 3.
• March 10, 2025: Construction began on March 1 and will continue through November 2025. While work is underway, the intersection will be closed and detours will be in place.
• November 14, 2024: The project has been awarded to CGL Contracting Ltd. Construction is scheduled begin in spring 2025.
• September 26, 2024: The project has been advertised for Request for Proposals (RFP)- construction services.  The RFP will close on October 22, 2024, and awarded following review of the proposals.
• April 23, 2024: Project construction has been scheduled to begin in spring 2025. 
  The original BC Hydro powerlines design concept for this relocation has changed and is now significantly more complex. BC Hydro is doing their best to expedite the design to mitigate schedule delays but is still developing the final plans for this revised concept. Proposal for construction will be advertised in late summer/early fall.
  The general project scope includes major grading at the intersection to accommodate the roundabout, left turn onto 20 Street, shallow/overhead utility restoration or relocation in 39 Avenue and PV Road, new curb, gutter, retaining walls, street lighting (including pedestrian crossing flashers), associated drainage, sanitary and water works. The project will be tendered once the property requirements have been finalized with the adjacent properties.