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JUNE 22, 2018 | Volume 31 No. 50
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PREMIER COMES TO TOWN John Horgan is here on Friday for a student housing announcement
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REUNITING LOST SOLES If you left your shoes to be fixed at JJ’s Shoe Repair, this story is for you
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Work continues on the multi-use pathway that will eventually be paved and connect Sahali with the downtown core. The project is behind schedule due to geotechnical challenges. DAVE EAGLES/KTW
PETERSON PATHWAY OPENING DELAYED Project linking Sahali with downtown has land-stability issues; budget may be impacted JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com
TAKE OFF, EH? TO TORONTO Thrice-weekly direct flights between city and Ontario capital began on Thursday
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Land-stability issues will likely delay the opening of the new Peterson Creek Park multiuse pathway — and it is possible the project’s cost will exceed its $3.35-million budget. “We’re just working to make sure that the path is stable for the life of it,” City of Kamloops utilities engineer Liam Baker told KTW. “Make sure that we’re building it properly. It’ll be there for 40, 50-plus years.” The project, a 1.7-kilometre-long, threemetre-wide paved and lit trail connecting Sahali behind Sa-Hali secondary with the downtown core at Glenfair Drive, was due for completion by the end of the month, but the city said it will now open at an unknown date later this summer.
“The schedule is dependent on the contractor’s progress,” Baker said. “We’re still expecting the path to be open over the course of the summer some time. The contractor’s working through a bit of a difficult section geotechnically at the moment. Once they’re through that, we’ll update with more specifics on the schedule.” Extreme Excavating is the project’s contractor. The difficult section is a 50- to 100-metre stretch below Sa-Hali secondary. Saturated soils are being replaced with engineered soils to ensure stability of the pathway. Baker said the city knew there was groundwater in the area when the project began last October, but noted difficulty in figuring out how deep the water went. Excavation work required digging 30 to 40
per cent deeper than initially planned, he said, though exact depths could not be provided. “To keep grades reasonable along the project, we didn’t really have any other option but to go through that area,” Baker said, noting geotechnical work was also required following a “small landslide” along the path as the city prepared to tender the project. Asked if these issues will result in increased costs of the $3.35-million project, Baker said it’s possible. He added some costs were expected and included in the original tender. An update will be available in coming weeks. “Once they’re getting a little further through it, we can see how much more we have to excavate and what the cost implications might be,” Baker said. The project is being partially funded by a $1-million grant from Bike BC.
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