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By Dylana Kneeshaw

DRIVER ALERT

Detours recommended as resurfacing work begins along Columbia Street

Sep 8, 2020 | 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS — One of the city’s busiest intersections will be slowed considerably this week as resurfacing work begins at Third Avenue and Columbia Street.

Streets and Environmental Services Manager Glen Farrow says the road needed to be repaved, as the area is littered with asphalt issues and pedestrian tripping hazards.

Crews are working around the drop-off and pick-up times for nearby St. Ann’s Academy and making sure people can still go to and from the hospital. However it’s still recommended that drivers going through the downtown section take a detour.

“We’re now no longer on West Victoria Street and the impacts to Summit Drive because of the McGill Road project are minimal, so we felt this was the right time to get in here and accomplish this work,” explains Farrow, “Now that West Victoria is open with free flowing traffic, that’s another access point to get into the downtown core.”

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Paving will take place Saturday, and Farrow says the overall work is scheduled to be completed by September 18. But there may be work starting soon for other sections of Columbia Street.

“We are looking to do other work along the Columbia Street corridor, from Sixth Avenue out to the Valleyview interchange in the coming weeks as well,” he says, noting that it will be a quick project in those sections. “Again that will be strictly looking at the asphalt surface and not looking at the utilities underground.”