The largest sidewalk paving project the city has seen this year has begun this week.
City crews are now removing old, cracked, and upheaved sidewalks along 20th Avenue from Queensway to Maple Street.
The city says this project is one of five sidewalk operations scheduled for 2021 where 1.3 km of sidewalk is set to be repaved. As part of these sidewalk repaving projects, 20 accessible ramps will also be added to improve accessibility.
This operation is one of four sidewalk projects funded, in part, by the Community Works Fund, which is administered by the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) to allocate federal Gas Tax Funding based on population to each local government in British Columbia.
Three other projects have received funding:
- The east side of Kelly Road between Vellencher Rd and Austin Rd which has been completed
- Simon Fraser Ave North East side between Cowart Rd and Eton Avenue
- Road rehabilitation is also underway in the Connaught Hill neighbourhood.
One block north of the sidewalk operation on 20th Avenue, crews have also milled multiple roads connecting to Connaught Drive and 20th Avenue to prepare for paving. Milled streets included Connaught Drive, Juniper, Kenwood, Larch, Norwood, Oak, Pine, and 16th Avenue.
Later this year, the sidewalk on the east side of Ospika Boulevard between Ferry Avenue and Pinewood Street will also be rehabilitated.
