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Pelmewash Parkway concept plan key characteristics
Plan takes shape for linear parkway KEVIN PARNELL When the dust settles on what Pelmewash Parkway will eventually look like, the overall price tag could be as high as $12- to $13 million. That was the word from the consulting firm that presented a final public engagement and concept plan for the future development of Pelmewash Parkway to Lake Country council on Nov. 19, the end of phase one in the development of a stretch of road skirting Wood Lake that was once part of Highway 97. The road has yet to be handed over from the province to the municipality but it will eventually come under Lake Country control and become a multi-use recreational corridor including separate bike and walking lanes as well as lake access to Wood Lake. “This is a vision based on what came out of the public and council sessions,” said consultant Gabi Haas. “We had some great input. There
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A CYCLIST enjoys what will eventually be a cycling path along Pelmewash Parkway. Lake Country council accepted the concept plan for the parkway last week.
were some controversies which made for some interesting sessions. In between our public meetings we did analysis and site visits. This is a guide to the possibilities of where you (the district) can go. There are some concrete recommendations about what the top priorities were from the
public sessions.” Haas said when all is said and done, the highend cost estimate will be between $12 million and $13 million, although Lake Country has said it will apply for grants along the way hoping to offset the costs. “As the project gets refined, the budget will
get refined along with it,” said Lake Country planning director Mark Koch. “There is a wide range of what it could eventually cost.” In the meantime, the district accepted the concept plan and closed the books on the public con-
• Reduce the width of the road, retaining two-way traffic along Pelmewash Parkway, with a two-lane road with a centre line (6.4 m wide) at the north and south ends, and a narrower two-lane road with no centre line (6m wide) for 1.2 km through the centre portion of the corridor. • Provide a lakeside walkway and a separate bikeway between the walkway and the road with grass and trees between these paths where space permits. Combine the walkway and bikeway into a multi-use path where necessary due to space restrictions. • Distribute parking pockets among existing pull-outs and at the north end of the corridor, as space permits, and surround parking areas with greening (trees, shrubs and grass). • Use trees, shrubs and grass to restore existing pullouts and locations where paving is removed. • Add recreation amenities to selected pullouts based on space
available and environmental considerations. Recreation amenities will include picnic areas, washrooms, defined swimming areas, boat launches for small boats, public parking, boardwalk or viewing platforms, trail connections to Spion Kop and support infrastructure (garbage cans, picnic tables, benches, bike racks, interpretive signs, water fountains, etc.). • Protect and enhance kokanee habitat. Site amenities should avoid sensitive habitat, remove old fill, and grade shoreline to a more natural condition. • For special events and/or long term, consider closing the midway portion of Pelmewash Parkway to through traffic (with the exception of emergency and maintenance vehicles). If a decision is made to close this portion of the road in the future, provide parking areas and turn-arounds at each public road terminus.
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