Anne-Marie Jennings
Northern News Services

NNSL (May 06/98) - A recent article in Yellowknifer about summer construction contained some wrong information and was missing some important details.

Stephen MacRae, an engineer in the city public works and engineering department, said the work is scheduled to begin some time in June and should be completed by Sept 15.

Here is an updated list of updated construction work for Yellowknife.

• Franklin Avenue between 51st Street and 53rd Street will be torn up and repaved, with new sidewalks constructed. Yellowknife residents will remember similar construction was done in 1995 to Franklin Avenue between Matonabee Street and 53rd Street.

• Forrest Drive between Lanky Court and Reservoir Road will be repaved.

• The downtown laneway by Mildred Hall school and the laneway by the NorthwesTel Tower will be repaved.

• Kam Lake Road, which was paved as far as Deh Cho Boulevard in 1996, will be paved to the south entrance of Curry Drive.

• Coronation Drive will be paved.

• Curry Drive will be paved from its north entrance to Coronation Drive.

• Water and sewer services will be replaced in three downtown laneways between 52nd and 54th Streets. The mains affected are located on back laneways, and do not require construction on any streets.

• Kam Lake Road from Old Airport Road to Woolgar Avenue will be realigned and rebuilt.

MacRae also said that the projects planned will be staggered throughout the construction season.