Businesses fear impact of ‘big dig’

Dunn said planning for the summer would be a lot easier if he had some communication from the City.

“What bothers me is that this is something that has something that has been planned for two years, and I understand it needs to be done, but you know when I try to get a hold of the City or even talk to our mayor to find out what they’re planning on doing for me, everything gets put off,” he said.

The manager at Belly Up, Joseph Tesar Jr., echoed Dunn’s comments, saying he too had not heard from the City regarding a construction start time.

City manager Jim Toye told paNOW that he would soon be sitting down with the business owners and discussing a plan.

“This plan will be developed by staff, but before taking that plan to city council or the general public, we will sit down with those businesses that are most drastically affected and ensure that this plan will make sure that the concerns they have regarding traffic are going to be answered as best we can,” said Toye.

Toye said the City considers the input of the business owners to be very important. He added that the City will also be talking with some seniors’ homes in the area as well as the Saskatchewan Trucking Association.

As of this time of this interview, the start date for construction on Second Ave West had yet to be finalized. Known as the ‘big dig’, the project will see all of the aging water and sewer pipes under Second Avenue West from the bridge to 15th Street West be replaced. As well, the road will be resurfaced after the pipes are replaced.

Toye said the tendering process for the project was nearly complete.

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by Nigel Maxwell

Businesses fear impact of ‘big dig’

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