Northbound sidewalk closed on Columbia Street.
(DANA REYNOLDS / iNFOnews.ca)
August 29, 2015 - 1:00 PM
KAMLOOPS – The contruction season continues in full force in Kamloops with two new project added to the list.
Work on Aberdeen Drive will take place Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with the possibility of night work. Directional and alternating traffic will be maintained but motorists are advised to expect delays.
On Tuesday, September 1, crews will begin stripping the asphalt on the north side of Dallas Drive. Motorists can expect single lane, alternating traffic between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m, Monday through Friday. Lanes will reopen to two way traffic in the evening.
All southbound vehicles travelling over the Overlanders Bridge to the downtown continue to be detoured through a temporary bypass off the south west ramp.
All southbound heavy trucks must detour through the Mission Flats intersection or travel up Summit Drive. Traffic control signage and personnel are in place.
Crews continue work on the west sidewalk and side of the bridge deck and south east approach ramp. Traffic may be reduced to short periods of single lane.
The sidewalk on the Fortune Drive overpass has been re-opened. The asphalt ramp connecting Fortune Drive to Tranquille Road remains closed.
Crews continue work on the north side of Columbia Street. West bound traffic is travelling in the north side median lane. East bound traffic is travelling in the south side curb lane.
The north sidewalk between Fourth and Sixth avenues remains closed.
The #9 Gleneagles and the #7 Aberdeen buses traveling from downtown to Aberdeen continue to temporarily re-route away from Columbia Street.
Crews will continue to install concrete sidewalk and curbing on 12 Street between Tranquille Road and Lethbridge Avenue on the east side of the street. Access to private driveways will be temporarily restricted to allow time for the concrete to cure.
Residents can expect intermittent, rolling full closures with detours in effect.
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