Westmount parents satisfied with safety improvements, pushing for school zone on Westsyde Road
KAMLOOPS — After years of parents calling on the school district and city to make drastic improvements to safety around Westmount Elementary School, they happened this summer.
Parents say this school year has been less chaotic than others at the Westsyde school with a light reduction in the amount of traffic congestion.
“We have a designated pick-up and drop-off lane, so it’s helping with the congestion in the parking lot,” said Westmount parent Dana Elliott. “There’s someone there, making sure the kids are getting safely in and out of their cars.”
School Distict 73 spend $45,000 on the new drop-off lane with increased supervision. However, the biggest improvement this summer came in the form of a traffic light at Walkem Road and Westsyde Road, paid for by the City of Kamloops at a cost of $125,000.