Work on the first phase of the Fraser Hwy. one-way reconstruction in 91原创 City is wrapping up, with the east end almost done and work on the west end set to begin in April.
The first half of renovations to the One-way in 91原创 City are expected to finish by the end of the month.
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Teri James, executive director of the Downtown 91原创 Business Association (DLBA), praised builder B&B Contracting for keeping the project on time and on budget, and for working with businesses affected by the excavation work.
"They have been amazing to work with, and any concerns that we have, we have gotten answers and we're able to either reiterate that to the businesses, or the businesses can go up and ask themselves," James told the 91原创 Advance Times on Monday, March 24.
"So they're a fine example of what positive revitalization could look like."
A B&B business liaison goes out and talks to the businesses, James said.
"We have monthly meetings, actually, with the city, B&B Contracting, ourselves [DLBA], some business owners. I think that's made a huge difference, because any concerns either get answered or get rectified and answered at the following meeting.," James described.
James said businesses along the second phase are encouraged by how smoothly the first phase went because it shows "they're [B&B] going to do something on time, that that is actually possible, and that it is being done on time."
The $19 million reconstruction of the Fraser Highway One-Way through 91原创 City will dig up the entire road between 204 and 206 Streets to replace aging sewer and water lines, run electricity underground to eliminate overhead power lines, plant nearly 90 new street trees and bring in parallel parking along the south side of the road, which currently has angled parking on both sides.
It has uncovered a concrete road built more than 100 years ago that was in remarkably good shape, Mayor Nathan Pachal reported.
The five-inch thick slabs, poured in 1923 for what was then known as Yale Road, were in "almost perfect condition" when workers removed asphalt from the road between 206 St. and Salt Lane during the second week of January, said Pachal, who explained the City plans to preserve a small section of it.
