TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: October 28, 2024 Report No. EPW-24-026
TO: Council
FROM: Joel Clary, Director of Engineering & Public Works
SUBJECT: Esquimalt Road Active Transportation and Underground Improvements - Phase 1 Update
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council
a. Receive for information the What We Heard Report related to the Esquimalt Road Active Transportation and Underground Improvements - Phase 1 project, attached to Staff Report EPW-24-026;
b. Direct staff to continue with detailed design followed by construction tendering;
c. Direct staff to submit a grant application for a BC Active Transportation Infrastructure Grant for up to $500,000;
d. Confirm the project is a municipal priority and is intended to be complete within the required grant timeline;
e. Confirm the project is at the stage where construction can begin immediately once provincial funding has been announced and local weather conditions allows ("shovel ready"); and
f. Confirm the Township's share of funding up to $2,950,000 is committed in the 2024 - 2028 Financial Plan;
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The purpose of this report is to provide an update on Phase 1 of the Esquimalt Road Active Transportation and Underground Improvements project, which is from Dominion Road to Joffre Street. This report provides Council with a What We Heard report on recently completed engagement for Phase 1. Staff are seeking direction from Council to proceed with detailed design followed by construction tendering and to submit a BC Active Transportation Infrastructure Grant application for Phase 1.
BACKGROUND:
The Esquimalt Road Active Transportation and Underground Improvements project is a project identified in the Township's Active Transportation Network Plan (ATNP) to add quick-build protected bike lanes on Esquimalt Road from Canteen Road to Dominion Road with the addition of sewer and drain main repairs. At the July 15, 2024 Committee of the Whole (COTW) meeting a...
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