Strathcona’s first year of Renewal construction
With summer over, the first of three years of construction for Strathcona’s neighbourhood renewal is winding up. This work has included removal and replacement of sidewalks, road surfaces, street lighting, and new traffic safety items like raised crosswalks, curb extensions and bike infrastructure along 87 Avenue and 86 Avenue (east of Gateway Boulevard).
This year’s work took place between 107 and 101 Streets, from Whyte Avenue to Saskatchewan Drive. Depending on weather, all of the expected year-one work should be completed on schedule before winter.
A later addition to the plan, the shared-use pathway along the streetcar tracks will be completed in 2020. Also planned in 2020 is full road, sidewalk and street light renewal between 101 Street and Mill Creek Ravine, from Whyte Avenue to 87 Avenue.
The final year of work in 2021 will include everything north of 87 Avenue and Saskatchewan Drive.
The City of Edmonton is trying something new and will be back in Strathcona in spring 2020 with a pre-construction meeting, and then back again in 2021. Previously, the only pre-construction meeting was before the first year of work. Everyone will be invited to hear about next year’s construction and ask questions about the project. Stay tuned for details in early 2020.
To see maps of the planned construction, results of public engagement and more, visit the City of Edmonton’s dedicated page to the project at edmonton.ca/buildingstrathcona. You can also look at maps of planned construction by downloading the PDFs.
Year Three (by Old Timer’s Cabin)
If you have any questions about neighbourhood renewal, including specific issues of accessibility or construction work that appears to be damaged or installed incorrectly, please contact the construction project manager, the Building Great Neighbourhoods department or 311.
Strathcona construction project manager: Aladdin Benayad
Phone: 780-496-4057
Email:aladdin.benayad@edmonton.ca
Building Great Neighbourhoods: buildinggreatneighbourhoods@edmonton.ca