Provincial funding helps City of Terrace make plans for Lakelse Gateway project

 

A stretch of Lakelse Avenue in Terrace is set for some work in 2022

If all goes according to plan, those who spend a lot of time in the Terrace area may find some appealing new changes to the eastern portion of that city's downtown core. 

With the transit through the Terrace area along the eastern end of Lakelse Avenue set to provide for a whole new vista, as part of the City of Terrace's Lakelse Gateway Project.

With Close to one million dollars in grant money in hand, Terrace officials have issued a Request for Proposals for the project, which would include infrastructure and public enhancements for the area along Lakelse Avenue from the Old Skeena Bridge to Apsley Street.

The prospectus for the plans notes the following towards the project.

The City of Terrace has received a grant of $921,352 from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program (CERIP) to be used for design, engineering, and construction of a one-kilometer multi-use pathway, gateway feature and related works referred to as the “Lakelse Gateway Connection Project”. 

At this time the City is soliciting proposals for engineering design services for the project’s study area shown in Section 2.0 Location Map. 

The project incorporates five (5) main components.

• Multi-use pathway design consisting of 3.0-meter-wide, traffic separated, multi-use pathway for approximately one kilometer connecting the Old Skeena Bridge to Downtown Terrace at Apsley Street. 

• Intersection improvements at Lakelse Avenue and Apsley Street to incorporate active transportation treatments. • Stormwater drainage improvements to effectively manage stormwater runoff. 

• Geotechnical assessment and design of any needed mitigation works, such as rock fall hazard, and stormwater infiltration. 

• Public realm enhancements including a gateway feature area incorporated into the intersection at Apsley and Lakelse to stage a future public art piece and define the entrance to downtown as specified under the City of Terrace Downtown Action Plan and Urban Design Guidelines.

• Public realm enhancements shall also include incorporation of elements such as self-watering planters, other decorative features and/or landscaping along the pathway and opportunities for sidewalk furniture.

The Schedule for the RFP is as follows:

It is expected that the successful Proponent will commence work immediately, following award of the contract on January 4th, 2022. The successful Proponent is required to specify a work schedule with a completion date no later than March 15, 2022. Deadlines are non-negotiable, and all proponents must commit to delivering all project components as per the schedule outlined under Section 4.

You can explore the plans further from the BC Bid website here.

More notes on the work of the City of Terrace can be reviewed through our archive page here.