A multi-million-dollar project is moving ahead in Enderby.
Council has agreed to rehabilitation of Salmon Arm Drive at a cost of about $3.5 million.
“It’s going to happen. It’s definitely a road that needs to be reworked,” said Coun. Brad Case.
“This is not a beautification project. It’s a major collector road.”
Salmon Arm Drive collects traffic from Gunter-Ellison, West Enderby, Northern Avenue, Preston Crescent and Preston West, and it connects residents with M.V. Beattie Elementary and Highway 97A.
City officials insist the road surface and underground utilities are near the end of life.
“There are ongoing issues with road base and surface failures which have led to high operations and maintenance costs,” said Tate Bengtson, chief administrative officer, in a report.
“The sanitary sewer is in poor condition and suffers from root intrusions and inconsistent grade, which produces bellies of ponded waste water among other things. In certain areas, the sewer mains were not traversable by the robotic utility camera that was identifying service connection locations and performing a condition assessment earlier in the spring.”
There is also the possibility that some areas using Salmon Arm Drive could redevelop.
“We will up-size the water line,” said Mayor Greg McCune.
Plans also include sidewalk and a multi-use path.
Phase one will be done in 2017 and phase two will be in 2018, with funding options are being pursued.
Financing includes taxation, frontage tax, reserves, gas tax revenue and prior years’ surplus.
During the second phase, Enderby will follow provincial legislation to borrow $522,975 from the city’s sewer and water funds. The money would then be repaid, including interest.