The Town of Creston expects to reopen Cedar Street by Monday following months of utility and infrastructure work tied to a new housing and childcare development.
The town said crews are finishing connections between stormwater catch basins and new infrastructure before the road can safely reopen.
The street was temporarily closed so contractors could relocate and upgrade water, sanitary sewer, stormwater and FortisBC electrical infrastructure for the Creston Valley Housing Corporation’s development at 1501 Cedar Street.
The town also used the work to upgrade municipal sewer and stormwater systems to accommodate future growth in the area, including an 18-unit housing project being developed by the Creston Valley Community Housing Society on 16th Avenue.
According to the town, the infrastructure upgrades were designed to provide capacity for future development over the next 100 years.
“Rather than limiting the work to the immediate servicing needs of the Cedar Street project, the town took a long-term approach,” the town said.
With this phase of work substantially complete and immediate construction hazards removed, temporary site fencing will be taken down until major construction resumes.
However, portions of the roadway and sidewalk will remain uneven because of the utility and infrastructure work. The town said these conditions are temporary.
Full restoration of the affected road and sidewalk areas will take place alongside construction of the Cedar Street development.
Major construction at the site is expected to resume in the spring. Cedar Street could be temporarily closed again if needed to maintain a safe work area.
The town said it will provide notice of any future closures once construction schedules and traffic management plans are confirmed.
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