Phase three of the Tranquille Road Sanitary Main and Road Enhancement Project from Crestline Street to Southill Street is scheduled for early summer 2025. Area residents are invited to attend the first of two information sessions to learn more about the upcoming project.
Join the project team on Thursday, January 23, 2025, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, in the Sports Centre Lounge at the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre (1665 Island Parkway) for an informal drop-in information session to ask questions about the project design and potential impacts expected during construction.
As the start of the project approaches, additional opportunities to learn how this project may impact your property will be available, including the coordination of one-on-one site meetings with residents when requested and a second information session as more information becomes available about the impacts and sequencing of the work.
Funded through City capital budgets and Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program grant funding, this is the third and final project phase to replace the aging sanitary infrastructure that supports the entire North Shore. While this critical work addresses what is underground, Council has approved a surface-level road enhancement component that was identified over a decade ago as a result of work by the Tranquille Road Beautification-Enhancement and Gateway Task Force. This includes a 1.5 m wide concrete sidewalk on the north side of Tranquille Road, two 3.7 m wide vehicle travel lanes with barrier curb and gutter, and a 3.0 m wide multi-use pathway on the south side. Grass swales will provide separation between the multi-use pathway, the sidewalk, and the travel lanes.
To support these road enhancement components, this project will also include drainage catch basins, storm drainage infiltration access points, trees, bus pullouts, water system upgrades, lighting, and other related improvements.
Tranquille Road is an integral east-west active transportation corridor identified in the City's Transportation Master Plan. This design will provide a safer setting for pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles.
When the corridor reopens following the project’s completion, the speed limit between Crestline Street and Southill Street will change from 60 km/h to 50 km/h. The updated speed limit will align better with the new road form and streetscape of Tranquille Road, which will provide a more inviting environment for all road users while still accommodating daily vehicle volumes efficiently.
Phase 1 work on the North Primary Lift Station to Crestline Street was completed in 2017, and Phase 2, which encompassed Southill Street to 12th Street, was completed in 2021. In addition to the sanitary main replacement, further upgrades along the corridor included pedestrian paths, landscaping, and intersection and boulevard improvements.
Visit LetsTalk.Kamloops.ca/TranquillePhase3 for full project details, including frequently asked questions, site maps, potential property impacts, and updates.
