Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Quesnel begins its' 2012 Paving Program

Courtesy of the City of Quesnel:

Five major paving projects with an estimated value of approximately $550,000 get underway in Quesnel today. The projects are funded through the Quesnel Works: Capital Reinvestment Program.

The paving jobs starting up today include:

. Kinchant Street, from St. Laurent Avenue to Barlow Avenue.
. Barlow Avenue, from the arena to the casino laneway.
. The eastbound lane of the Moffatt Bridge approach, from the bridge to Davie Street.
. Anderson Drive from the Baker Creek Bridge to Wade Avenue.
. Johnston Avenue/North Star Road from Lawlor Drive to the Arts and Recreation Centre.

The City's paving contractor will be milling pavement and then applying fresh asphalt, a process that can take several days for each location.

Many of these jobs are occurring in high-traffic areas; motorists are asked to be patient, obey the directions from flag people, and to consider taking alternate routes wherever possible.

Quesnel Works was created in 2007 as a means to assess infrastructure needs, prioritize reinvestment and set up a reserve for funding infrastructure repair and replacement. Each year, the City places roughly $1 million in the reserve, with a long-term goal
of creating a sustainable infrastructure replacement reserve.

For more information about Quesnel Works, visit www.quesnel.ca/quesnelworks.html

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