Several pathways across a handful of city parks will be upgraded in the coming months.
The upgrades of pathways in Ravine Park, Mount Blakiston Park, Garry Drive and Nicholas Sheran Park will improve the wear and tear of use and will improve the paths for better accessibility, safety and drainage.
The first park seeing an upgrade is the Ravine Park, with work starting on the upper pathway on August 20th. The work is expected to take until September 7th, with upgrades including widening parts that are too narrow and tweaking the layout slightly to make it safer and easier to use.
The second park to see path upgrades is Mount Blakiston Park, with work scheduled from September 2nd to 26th. According to city officials, the park will be closed as the pathways in this park will undergo a full refresh because they are more than 25 years old and falling apart.
In a statement, the city explains, “They’ll be widened to 2.4 metres to meet today’s standards, with small layout tweaks to boost safety and prevent future damage from tree roots and water.”
At the same time, Garry Drive pathways will also undergo work from September 2nd to 26th. This work will include working on a 200-metre stretch of the Garry Drive West trail near Father Leonard Van Tighem School. The work includes repairing damage from tree roots.
During the work, the trail from the Garry Drive/Squamish Boulevard roundabout to University Drive West will be closed, including the access to Stoney Crescent West.
Nicholas Sheran Park is the final park that will have pathway updates, with the work happening from September 24th to October 15th. The work will include a 320-metre stretch that connects the west parking lot to the playground and picnic shelter. During the work, the pathway will be closed, but the playground will stay open.
