Construction continuing on downtown rehabilitation project on Oct. 20, 2021 (Photo Credit: Shane Clausing)

By Shane Clausing

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Construction inching closer to completion on downtown rehabilitation project

Oct 21, 2021 | 5:00 AM

Construction on Phase 4 of Grande Prairie’s downtown rehabilitation project is slowly inching closer to completion.

So far, no date has been set for when 100 Avenue could re-open to traffic, but Project Manager for Phase 4 of the project, Conor Coney, says they have managed to make quite a bit of progress over the last couple of months.

“The bulk of the work has been completed this year. We’ve completed a majority of the work which is the sanitary, water and storm replacement. We’ve built the grid back up, and now we have a complete hard roadway surface that’s been paved and most of the hard sidewalks have been surfaced.”

Because of the cooler weather moving into the Swan City with the fall season here, Coney said some small work will need to be put off until the temperatures warm up.

“There are some items that remain that we know of. Landscaping, trees and shrubs were elected to be done next year so that there’s a better establishment period,” he said.

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“We foresee some repair work possibly and pavement stonework next year.”

Coney said the big part of the project being completed right now is installing new streetlights. He adds these new lights will be easier for drivers to see when driving at night.

“They should be up this week or next week and functioning. You will see a bit more visibility with them, especially at this time of the year when it gets darker earlier.”

Updates on the city’s downtown rehabilitation project can be found on their website.