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Kelowna 2015 construction projects cost taxpayers $90 million

KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna plans to spend $90 million this year on civic construction projects.

They include new amenities and upgrades to existing infrastructure and parks.

The major projects include a new downtown parkade and the expansion of an existing parkade, upgrades to the Queensway transit hub, completion of Phase 2 of Stuart Park and upgrades to Lakeshore Road in the Mission neighbourhood.

As well, more than 18 kilometres of roads will be re-surfaced with pavement.

“It takes a lot of coordination to get close to 100 projects all going in the right direction,” said Infrastructure Director Alan Newcombe in a news release. “And we are always grateful for the patience and understanding our residents and businesses show for the crews doing the work.”

The city is spending about $10 million less than last year on construction projects, partly to avoid a bigger increase in property taxes for 2015.

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You can find all the city’s capital projects here.

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