Local Motion Path Officially Opened

Monday, October 25, 2010 12:48 PM

Mayor Dan Rogers and Tom Masich look at new signage marking opening of Highway 16 Trail Connector, click on photo, or on video icon for brief video.

Prince George, B.C. - The path has been paved for some time, and people have been using it for a while, but today, the new path linking the Highway 16/97 intersection with the Highway 16/Ferry Avenue intersection has been officially opened.

The overall cost of the path is in the $1,150,000.00 range, with the Province kicking in $75 thousand dollars for the project.

The biggest expense, was the costruction of a berm to protect the adjacent neighbourhood from traffic noise. That berm cost about a million to build. The City paid $550,000 of that bill, and the Treasure Cove Casino picked up the $450 thousand dollar balance.

Local area resident Tom Masich says the noise from the highway traffic was significant, especially during the heightened hauling of mountain pine beetle killed timber. He says now, the highway noise is barely heard on the east side of the berm. He praised both the City staff and Casino operator John Major for their work on making the changes. He said Major had met with the neighbourhood several times to ensure the neighbours were getting what they wanted.

According to Masich, the noise level has been reduced by 85% now that the berm is in place.

The strip on the east side of highway 16 used to be lined with pine trees, but the trees had to be removed because of the attack of the mountain pine beetle which left a thick column of dead pine in its wake.

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Posted on Monday, October 25, 2010 12:48 PM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Rounder on October 25 2010 1:42 PM

How much would a concrete wall have cost, similar to ones you see in larger cities along highways?

Posted by: frankgeorgeson on October 25 2010 2:28 PM

A working public private partnership!!

Beautiful to see and apparenty hear. Good work all!

Frank

Posted by: PrinceGeorge on October 25 2010 2:56 PM

That gravel berm is an eyesore! They are not going to leave it like this, are they? It needs to be properly landscaped, with low growing junipers and dwarf trees, rock garden sections and flower beds. The job is less than half done.

Posted by: He spoke on October 25 2010 3:08 PM

I don't know why John needed to cough up the $450,000. It was not even his property. It belonged to the highway.

Thank you John, for your benevolence.

Posted by: noisy on October 25 2010 3:27 PM

Well, PrinceGeorge, that might be a job for local residents. If the community got together, perhaps residents could make it what they want.

Posted by: Rounder on October 25 2010 3:28 PM

Didn't he promise to build that so he could get the expansion approved?

Posted by: Palopu on October 25 2010 7:43 PM

You got it right Rounder thats what he did. This was part of relocating the Bingo from Seventh Ave to the Casino. I expect that the slot machines that were in the 7th ave facility will eventually be located in the Casino.

I cant think of any reason why anyone would walk along this path. Where would they be coming from and where would they be going????

Posted by: He spoke on October 25 2010 8:14 PM

Thanks guys, know I remember, part of the pay back.

Posted by: charles on October 25 2010 9:04 PM

Good news folks. We are starting to see the theme of fiscal responsibility resonate with voters in this country.

TORONTO - Right-wing juggernaut Rob Ford took his belt-tightening mantra all the way to the Toronto mayor's chair Monday, a victory observers said represents a beachhead for both the federal and provincial Conservatives in the country's most populous city.

The shockwaves were sure to be felt in Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty's office — it was his former deputy premier, George Smitherman _ considered an early favourite to win the Toronto race _ who couldn't compete against Ford.

The scrappy city councillor who tapped into a potent well of voter fury with his promises to cut taxes and kill big spending at city hall took 47 per cent of the vote compared to Smitherman's 35 per cent and deputy mayor Joe Pantalone's 12 per cent.

"This victory is a clear call from the taxpayers, enough is enough," Ford, a lei around his neck, told a cheering crowd of supporters in the city's west end.

"The party with taxpayers' money is over. We will respect the taxpayers again and yes, ladies and gentlemen, we will stop the gravy train once and for all."

http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/119592--conservative-beachhead-rob-ford-s-tax-cutting-mantra-wins-toronto

Posted by: supertech on October 25 2010 9:24 PM

Prince George needs a Rob Ford too.

Posted by: gus on October 26 2010 6:17 AM

Toronto is an interesting City with its politics. It has been left leaning for decades and, I understand that the shift at the top has not been reflected in the Wards. He needs 23 of the 44 to vote his way. It will be interesting to see how often he will achieve that.

Posted by: Retired on October 26 2010 12:26 PM

It needs to be properly landscaped, with low growing junipers and dwarf trees, rock garden sections and flower beds. The job is less than half done.
This City doesn’t know of the word “landscape” It will end up being covered with last winters gravel like most of the public boulevards within the City.

And then to tell us it was installed to reduce noise along the walk is pure bull.
Cheers