Fourteen Road Projects in the City This Year

Friday, April 02, 2010 05:24 AM

Prince George, B.C.- The City of Prince George will be spending a record amount of nearly $3.4 million dollars this year on road rehabilitation.

Fourteen projects will be carried out this year including sections of Continental Way, Domano Boulevard, University Way, Pacific Street and P.G. Pulpmill Road.

The map below details the approved projects:

Road Resurfacing:

1. Ospika Boulvard southbound between 5th and 15th ( rehabilitate)

2. Ospika Boulevard north of 1st Avenue to McDermid ( Curb relief and overlay)

3. Domano Boulevard from O'Grady to Moriarty East ( rehabilitate)

4. Old Summit Lake Lake road Phase 3 ( reclamation)

5. P.G. Pulpmill Road Phase 3 reclamation

6. University Way southbound between Foothills Boulevard and Shane Creek Bridge (rehabilitate)

7. Queensway Boulevard from 1st to 4th Avenues (rehabilitate)

8. 1st Avenue - 2009 Limits to Victoria (Highway 16) (Rehabilitate)

9. Continental Way from Highway 97 to Terminal Avenue (Curb relief and overlay)

10. Pacific Street Sintich @ Railway to 500m north (overlay)

11. Quinn Street between 18th and 22nd Avenue ( overlay)

12. Highland Drive from Vellencher - Foothills (Overlay)

13. 3rd Avenue from Carney to E. Central (Overlay)

14. Hartman Road from Hwy 16 to the City limits (pulverize)

Sidewalk Projects:

S1. St.Lawrence Phase 2 (rehabilitation)

S2. Nicholson Street between 15th and 18th Avenues (New)

During budget deliberations, Council approved a $215,000 increase to the City’s road rehabilitation levy, which, combined with $550,000 from the Capital Expenditure Reserve brought the total expenditure on Road Rehabilitation this year to nearly $3.4 million.

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Comments

Posted by: dan on April 2 2010 8:34 AM

What do those terms mean... rehabilitation, overlay, pulverize???

I really hope that rehabilitation isn't their method of filling it by hand and then tapping it with a shovel...

Posted by: Eagleone on April 2 2010 8:51 AM

#5 and #12 would be my to top priorities. Those roads are coming right apart and no amount of pot hole repair work will bring them back.

I notice too the circle intersection is wearing bad in the spot where the loaded trucks turn through the intersection heading East. I always suspected this would be the problem spot, and kind of surprised its lasted as long as it has, but it's showing a bit of wear and I'd bet will have to be redone from time to time.

Posted by: Don Frye on April 2 2010 9:40 AM

they already paved #5 last year..pissed me off driving out there

Posted by: verballabel on April 2 2010 10:41 AM

#6 for sure. Add to that, the city needs to put lights on the poles from the University all the way to Highway 16.

Posted by: Dragonmaster on April 2 2010 12:47 PM

"Domano Boulevard from O'Grady to Moriarty East ( rehabilitate)"

In reality, Domano Boulevard from Moriarty East to Gladstone south is much worse than this piddly little section noted above and is where our taxdollars should be used for road repair. Too bad the taxpayers don't have any say where their money is spent.

Posted by: B Fish on April 2 2010 2:00 PM

Austin Road east or west. Take your pick before Highland drive. But get them all.Way to many to pick from. And the list should not be so long in the first place.

Posted by: taxinapothole on April 2 2010 2:08 PM

3.4 million on roads, not bad. So the 2.5 million they spent on the Prince George Hotel, would have gone a long way toward road repairs. Hell, if they would hang that PAC out to dry, that would give us another 54 million for road repairs. If they would have used the bingo hall across from the LEGION for the new RCMP building, that would have put another 10 - 15 million in the road repair account.

Priorities Council, priorities!

Dragonmaster, you are exactly right about Domano Blvd. I don't know who decides which roads get done, but there are many that are in disrepair. I travel over 300km a shift on these roads. There are not many that I've not been on. Everyone thinks their road is the worst. I'll let you in on a little secret, all the roads are the worst if they haven't been paved in the last two years. Has anyone noticed, that the pavement doesn't seem to stand up longer than two years?

Shameful, that is all I can say about the road "Rehabilitation Program" in this City

Posted by: greatmysticbushape on April 2 2010 2:16 PM

something has got to be done.

Posted by: moretaxesplease on April 2 2010 4:39 PM

Don Frye, if you traveled on #5 then you should know they did not pave the whole road, the paving stops at the ball park.....

Posted by: inmyopinion on April 2 2010 10:37 PM

Forget the road repairs, the city should put the monies towards the schools.

No schools, no people, no need for road upgrades.

Posted by: Stompin Tom on April 3 2010 8:29 AM

Forget the road repairs, the city should spend the money on buying more buildings downtown. Im sure we could get the Croft for 3.4 million and plant another veggie garden.

As for road repairs, I think the ones closest to my home are the most important. Doesnt everybody?

Posted by: SummerSoul on April 4 2010 6:04 AM

The road to my home is like many in town. It has been patched every year for the last quarter century at least. It is now made of scraps like a running shoe.
Some of these roads should have the asphalt ripped up and gravel restored since the gravel section of our road is in better shape than the paved part.
This is just SummerSoul's opinion