Penticton gets $840K in federal funding to help finish lake to lake bike route
The federal government has announced it's contributing another $840,000 for Penticton’s Lake to Lake Bike Route.
This latest boost in funding brings the total federal funding for this project up to $4.9 million, according to a press release from the city today, March 15.
The Lake to Lake Route is going to be a 6.7 kilometre protected bike lane through the middle of the city. So far 3.8 km of the route is finished. The estimated cost of the entire bike route is $8 million.
The grant, from Infrastructure Canada’s Active Transportation Fund, comes a few months after the city decided to stop spending city funds on the new separated bike lanes.
READ MORE: No more spending tax dollars on separated bike lanes in Penticton
The rest of the $4.9 million came from various grants and programs including $1 million from the Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program, $750,000 from the Canada Community Revitalization Fund, and $1.8 million from the Canada Community-Building Fund.
This year, the city plans to finish 650 metres of the route with construction of the final section connecting South Main Street to Skaha Lake is expected to start this summer.
The city said the Lake to Lake Bike Route is going to be the “spine in the city’s cycling network and a key part of the city’s shift to a complete transportation system that supports all modes of transportation, helps meet environmental objectives and uses infrastructure wisely.”
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