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Since winter is slowly coming to an end, it’s time to talk construction, again.
The City of Lloydminster’s annual Street Improvement Program is ready to hit the ground running, and a March 28 decision by members of city council awarded Lloydminster’s ASL Paving Ltd. with the contract.
The $1,821.835.41 contract will see funds being allocated from the 2022 capital budget.
Council also approved a contingency allowance of 12 per cent in the amount of $218,600, excluding GST, to be allocated from the 2022 capital budget.
The City’s street improvement program is an annual program that maintains and improves Lloyd’s transportation network.
The program repairs or replaces city infrastructure on the surface within the road right of way.
The program is divided into four categories, and work on this year’s list is as follows:
Street Improvements
– 49 Avenue from 36 Street to 38 Street
– 49 Avenue from 29 Street to 32 Street
– 57A Avenue/31 Street from 29 Street to 57A Avenue
– 53 Avenue from 25 Street to 27 Street
– 57A Avenue from 25 Street to 27 Street
– 51 Avenue from 39 Street to 41 Street
Intersection Improvements
– 15 Street and 52B Avenue
– 23 Street and 56 Avenue
Sidewalk Improvements
– College Park Trail Extension
– Sidewalk Upgrade 53 Avenue from 46 Street to South of 51 Street
– Queen Elizabeth School Crosswalk
Lane Improvements
Midblock Lane from 29 Street to 31 Street between 50 Avenue Service Road and 51 Avenue.
The 2022 Street Improvement Program – Construction project is funded through the Canada Community Building Fund – ABV (Formerly Federal Gas Tax) Grant, the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) Grant, an Photo Radar Reserve.
