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Cranbrook Paving Program Begins Major Operations

Major paving operations continue in the City of Cranbrook as several locations around the City will see asphalt removal and road grading this week.

Working on curb and sidewalk installation the last several weeks, BA Blacktop has also completed drainage upgrades so final pavement work can commence.

2nd Street South from Victoria Avenue to 17th Avenue will see asphalt milling as of Thursday, August 22nd. Operations will then move over to 23rd and 24th Avenue between 2nd Street North and 6th Street North, as well as 6th Street Northwest.

Work is also expected at the Wildston entrance on Industrial Road “G”. Depending on progress, asphalt milling will continue to 15th Street South and Larch Drive on Friday, August 23rd.

“Many of these roads will also see safety and pedestrian access upgrades, with additional sidewalk being
installed on 6th Street Northwest as well as a section of sidewalk providing safer access to the Kinsmen
Water Park on 24th Avenue,” said the City of Cranbrook.

According to the City of Cranbrook, the 2019 Paving Program total about $1.3 million in value and is scheduled to be fully completed by the end of September.

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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