Summerland, B.C. roadwork to proceed following FortisBC delay
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Victoria Road South in Summerland has sat unfished for months.
Roadwork may finally proceed along a major route in Summerland, B.C., months after FortisBC trigged a delay with the project.
The district began work along Victoria Road South back in the summer of 2023 before the project came to halt, as the district says permission from FortisBC never came through.
“It was in our capital plan to have that whole road repaved last year. For any work within 10 metres of a gas main, you need to get FortisBC’s permission,” said Summerland’s Mayor Doug Holmes.
“To delay those approvals for such a long time, it throws a wrench into everything.”
The delay is not only a cause for concern as the district will have to undergo the same process with three other major projects this year.
But Holmes went on to say that it is also a safety concern for those in the area.
“We heard that there was a youth who was riding their bike on the pathway there and when they hit the uncompleted part, they took a spill,” said Holmes.
“It was serious enough for an ambulance to have to be called.”
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