Wakamow Valley users will have to access the park using different entrances because city hall has closed access to the Seventh Avenue Southwest bridge as part of the planned rehabilitation.
Contractor Harbuilt Construction from Moosomin installed fencing on either end of the bridge on March 2 as part of the overall site preparations and to keep residents and workers safe. According to a news release, the City of Moose Jaw plans to spend $832,032 to rehabilitate the bridge, which has been closed to traffic since 2015 after suffering structural damage during an ice flood.
City council approved a motion during a special meeting on Feb. 22 to spend the money and give Harbuilt the contract.
Contractors and municipal officials will conduct site meetings this week to finalize a construction schedule and traffic plan, the news release continued. Once finalized, the municipality will issue those updates to the media and through the city’s website, social media channels, and app.
City hall reminds pedestrians that they cannot access Wakamow Valley/Trans-Canada Trail using the Seventh Avenue Southwest Bridge. Instead, pedestrians are urged to use Ninth Avenue Southwest to access Connor Park or Fourth Avenue Southwest to access Wakamow east of the bridge.
