CONCERN & UNCERTAINTY REGARDING BRIDGE CLOSURES

On Monday, Jason Meliefste, the city's point man regarding infrastructure delivery and services held a news conference to provide an update on upcoming bridge renewal projects. The Wellington, Low Level and Dawson bridges are slated for repairs with High Level Bridge repairs postponed for another year. Although the update was intended to alleviate the concerns of downtown businesses, Downtown Business Association executive director Puneeta McBryan said the scope and timeline of the projects didn’t set her mind completely at ease.

Given the recent history of the city administration’s ability to build these big projects on time and with minimal disruption time will tell if the Downtown Business Association's concerns are warranted or not.