Columbia Street paving project to tie up traffic for about a week
KAMLOOPS — One of the main thoroughfares through the city is getting a new sheet of asphalt, as well as other improvements over the next week, or so.
Columbia Street from Sixth Avenue to the Valleyview Interchange will be limited to single-lane alternating traffic throughout the work period, which will be in place Monday (Sept. 28) through Friday (Oct. 2) from 7:00 am until 5:00 pm. The improvements include new pavement, new traffic markings, and crews will be replacing utility fixtures. City of Kamloops Streets and Environmental Services Manager Glen Farrow says this is a pretty straightforward job for crews.
“This particular project is strictly a paving project. We’re not upgrading any water, sewer, storm lines underground. Strictly milling of the upper lift of asphalt and repaving that same section,” Farrow explains. “It’s a fairly significant stretch, but the one nice thing about that area is that it’s all gridded out, so there’s a lot of different options for you to get where you need to get.”