The third phase of the Ethel Street active transportation corridor project in Kelowna, complete with utility upgrades on Saucier Avenue, will kick off this spring.

Work on the $2.5 million third phase香蕉视频直播攑art of a larger $12 million project that will create a multi-use corridor stretching from Clement Avenue north of Highway 97 to Raymer Avenue south of the highway香蕉视频直播攊s set to start in April to finish in October. During that time, the 450-metre stretch of Ethel will be closed to traffic.

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Additional improvements to Ethel Street will include new wider sidewalks, landscaping, street lighting and utility upgrades, including be replacement of an aging water and sewer main on Saucier Avenue.

The first phase, between between Highway 97 (Harvey Avenue) and Bernard Avenue was completed in 2015 and the second phase, between Bernard and Cawston Avenue was completed in 2016. When complete, the Ethel Street corridor will connect with the Casorso, Rose, Sutherland and Cawston active transportation corridors and will run north-south between downtown and the South Pandosy Area.

Residents will be able to review construction plans for the third phase of the project at an information session planned for March 1, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at A.S. Matheson Elementary School on Gordon Drive.