City of Regina halfway through 2023 construction projects – Regina | 24CA News

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Published 24.08.2023
City of Regina halfway through 2023 construction projects – Regina | 24CA News

The City of Regina says staff are midway by means of their scheduled development tasks this season, after finishing 159 thus far.

Projects embody 10.1 kilometres of main street upgrades and eight.5 kilometres of residential avenue upgrades.

5.26 kilometres of sidewalk repairs have additionally been accomplished to this point.

Additionally, nearly 7,000 tons of asphalt have been used throughout the town for roadway repairs and pothole patching.

“Many important improvements are being made to infrastructure throughout our community that address residents’ priorities,” stated Kurtis Doney, Acting Executive Director of Citizen Services. “From residential street restore to utility upgrades and extra, we’ll proceed to profit from the 2023 development season with crews and contractors working nicely into the autumn.

The estimated funds for the yr on development within the transportation, water, wastewater and drainage tasks is round $113 million.

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“The Broad Street Cast Iron Pipe replacement project was completed in early July and the Lewvan Drive renewal project was finished mid-July, five weeks earlier than planned,” the town stated in a press launch. “Other major roadway projects, such as Albert Street and McCarthy Boulevard renewal, are on track to be completed by the end of September.”

Work on changing lead service connections will proceed into the winter months. The metropolis stories that 115 have been changed to this point.

For residents in Regina’s Northeast Neighbourhood, the drainage challenge in that space is round 20 per cent completed.

The metropolis additionally started a three-year effort to broaden the town’s water community in mid-July.

With college proper across the nook, the town highlighted 5 new college zone flashing LED indicators, 4 everlasting and 15 short-term driver suggestions indicators and 5 new visitors calming curb areas which are being put in to assist drivers decelerate round college zones and playgrounds.

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