Construction of Armstrong-to-Sicamous Rail Trail will continue into the fall
SICAMOUS, B.C. — The development of a multi-use trail in the North Okanagan and Shuswap will continue through the coming months.
The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) and the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) said in a joint-release that construction of the new Rail Trail between Armstrong and Sicamous would continue in the fall, with focus on two sections.
The pathway between kilometres 59.15 and 50.4 between Lansdowne Road and the south end of the City of Armstrong is adjacent to the active Canadian National Railway (CPR)/Canadian Pacific (CP) railway spur and is on CPR-owned land. This area required a new trail subsurface and the movement of a hydro pole, before the path can be extended into town.
On the north end at Sicamous between kilometres 0.5 and 4.5, crews had identified several sections that required additional surface elevation to improve flood erosion protection, which would require trucks, equipment and crews on site reinforcing the areas of the trail through September.
