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The first phase of a multi-faceted construction project in Downtown Lethbridge is now underway. It consists of three main components: Watermain renewal along 7 Street South from 3 Avenue South to 6 Avenue South; Pavement rehabilitation along 4 Avenue South and 7 Street South; Protected cycling lanes along 4 Avenue South from west of Scenic Drive South to Stafford Drive South, and along 7 Street South between 3 Avenue South and 7 Avenue South.

Transportation Operations will be continuing bridge maintenance on Whoop Up Drive over on Thursday, August 10. The work is expected to be completed by end of day, weather permitting.

Transportation Operations will be continuing bridge maintenance by working on the pedestrian tunnel over University Drive West. The work is expected to be completed by end of day, August 9, weather permitting.

Transportation Operations will be continuing road maintenance and patching on Parkside Drive South on Tuesday, August 8. The work is expected to be completed by end of day August 10, weather permitting. The work will require a closure of the westbound lane.

Lethbridge was incorporated as a town in 1890 and as a city in 1906, which for a municipality is relatively young by comparison to many areas of the world. Despite our overall youth as a city, we do have an array of historic places. Those protected by the City of Lethbridge are called Municipal Historic Resources. Through preservation efforts, we currently have 29 Municipal Historic Resources, with 13 of them located in Downtown Lethbridge. Starting today, ahead of Heritage Day on Monday, August 7, and running throughout the next year, we will feature a series of posts every second Friday to showcase each of these resources.

Transportation Operations will be continuing bridge maintenance by working on 5 Avenue North under the Scenic Drive Bridge on Tuesday, August 8. The work is expected to be completed by end of day August 9, weather permitting. The work will require a single lane closure of east and westbound lanes.

Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, and His Worship Blaine Hyggen, Mayor of Lethbridge, announced a joint investment of $134,813 to support planning work for the full transition of the city’s transit fleet to zero emission buses.

Blaine Hyggen, Mayor of the City of Lethbridge, has called for a Special Meeting of Council to be held on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 starting at 1:30 P.M. in Meeting Room 003, City Hall, City of Lethbridge, with the following item* on the Consent Agenda:

First Reading of Bylaw 6411 - Land Use Bylaw Amendment re: 416 Stafford Drive North

Crews will be out painting lines on Whoop-Up Drive from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. on August 2 and August 3. The speed limit on Whoop-Up Drive will be reduced to 60 km/h during those hours each night.

Lethbridge residents are encouraged to apply to be on one of City Council’s Boards, Commissions and Committees (BCCs) – as each public role provides an opportunity to participate in the present and future direction of the city.  A recruitment campaign is now underway and applications will be open until September 22, 2023, for a variety of positions.