The City of Penticton will be completing necessary underground infrastructure upgrades along Eckhardt Avenue beginning mid August. Work will take place between Main Street and Government Street.
“The underground infrastructure is aging and needs to be replaced in order to maintain current and future service levels. The City is taking the opportunity to move its electrical infrastructure underground at the same time, providing a more reliable, robust service,” said Kristen Dixon, general manager of infrastructure. “By completing all of these upgrades simultaneously as a complete street project, we can address a variety of infrastructure and asset management needs all at once and lessen the overall impact on the community.”
This complete street project includes:
- Replacing cast iron water mains with PVC, along with water service upgrades
- Hydrant spacing improvements
- Relining the 400 metres of existing aging sanitary sewer and sanitary service renewals
- Storm water upgrades to address localized drainage issues
- Increasing catch basin coverage
- Crosswalk safety upgrades at Ellis Street, Gahan Avenue and the KVR walkway which includes improved lighting, crossing distance reductions, and enhanced marking and crossing features.
- Install a sidewalk-level bike lane, consistent with Eckhardt Avenue west of Main Street. This will provide connection to the existing Government Street lanes, KVR walkway and the Lake to Lake Route.
- Continuous sidewalks through intersections for enhanced accessibility
- Electrical wiring upgrades, bringing overhead wiring underground
- New paving and line painting
- Haywood Street: closing the entrance off Eckhardt Avenue
- Ontario Street: closing the entrance off Eckhardt Avenue
This construction work is anticipated to continue through to Fall 2026. The City will be releasing more details in the coming weeks, closer to the start date. Letters have been sent to neighbours living throughout the community to inform them about the work and how to get additional information.
Updates on this project, including timelines, upcoming road closure information, detour, and more are available at penticton.ca/eckhardt
Residents who would like to receive updates on this project are invited to sign up at penticton.ca/eckhardt-news