In partnership with the Sooke School District, ICBC and the Ministry of Transportation, the City of Langford will build eight infrastructure projects focused on providing safer routes for students to get to school.
On Tuesday, April 16, the city announced the project that will include six sidewalk infill projects, a multi-use path and intersection upgrades with funding from the city’s general amenity fund, the school district, and the ministry’s active transportation grant.
“These projects will improve the transportation networks and provide safer routes to school and overall improve connectivity for the residents throughout the city,” Langford Mayor Scott Goodmanson said.
Sidewalk infill will be from City Gate to 749 Treanor Ave., from 594 to 540 Atkins Rd. on Hoylake Avenue, from Englewood Avenue to 3422 Happy Valley Rd., from Alouette Avenue to Sooke Road and from Brock Avenue to Ruth King Elementary School.
There will also be a new multi-use path in close proximity to Millstream Elementary School, and increased pedestrian and cyclist refuge areas and elephant foot crossings at the Veterans Memorial Parkway and Goldstream Avenue Intersection.
“The projects unveiled here today, ranging from sidewalk infills to intersection upgrades, are a testament to our shared vision of fostering safer routes to schools and enhancing connectivity throughout our communities,” SD62 board chair Amanda Dowhy said. “I’m encouraged by the emphasis our local municipalities are placing on providing safe and accessible routes to and around our surrounding schools.”
Funding for these projects is provided through the city’s general amenity fund, with $3.1 million budgeted in 2024, and an additional $2.6 million budgeted in 2025; SD62 contributed $250,000 for paved pathway connectivity; a $766,000-grant from the ministry; and ICBC will fund red school zone boxes and vertical school zone tabs.
All of the projects are expected to be completed in 2024 and 2025, with some projects already “shovel-ready” and nearing construction.
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