After an extensive three -year rehabilitation, the city of Edmonton says Hawrelak Park It will open again this winter.
No proprietary date has been established, but the city expects that the park will be open over the next few months – by the end of 2025 or at the beginning of 2026.
The large park in the Valley of the North Saskachevan River was closed since 2023 for major repairs above and underground.
The Hawrelak Park project considered outdated utilities, transport, open spaces and infrastructure of the facility throughout the park.
Most of the infrastructure in Khworralak has been original for the park since its opening in 1967 and exceeded its life.
“We really had to enter and make sure that we turned to him from the aging infrastructure,” said Matthew Everett, general manager of the infrastructure of the institution for the city.
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Before completing a rehabilitation plan, The city had extensive debates about which route should be chosen: Install parts of the park and complete the work for a decade, maintaining limited access, or take a full three -year closure to do all this at once.
The city was elected for the latter, despite the protest from some public groups.
“When he closes for three years, this is a lot of time, and I know that many families are gathering here,” Everett said.
“There are many events and programs, and we are glad to bring it next year.”
Closing forced the Edmonton heritage festival to move to Borden -Park.
The organizers of the heritage said Part of the agreement on the movement of the festival of food and culture He included a memorandum of understanding with the city of Edmonton, guaranteeing the right to return to Havrak Park, an agreement on a gradual coverage of costs and improving the abduction of the site.
The festival says that he is looking forward to the opportunity to return home.
“We basically created a small village for three days on the weekend,” said Rob Rokhatin from the festival association of the Edmonton Heritage Festival.
“A lot of planning and preparation is required, but a lot of infrastructure to make our festival successful, and the Khravlak Park certainly accommodates our festival.”
Rehabilitation work included updates to the main design of the pavilion and Plaza finishes, lamps, skate-nastil, commercial cuisine, mechanical and electric systems and the addition of gender-neutral toilets.
Most of the work included digging and replacing underground lines and pipes.
The city replaced all the storm sewers, irrigation and water supply and modernized electricity, gas and telecommunications. He also expanded the water supply to ensure fire extinguishing in several areas of the park.
The amphitheater of the heritage also saw several changes: new seats in the open air and finish, as well as lighting, structural, mechanical and electrical modernization, as well as the addition of family/gender-neutral toilets and increased storage. The green room and access to access will also be reconfigured.
In the open spaces of the park, a playground and dock the boat was replaced. The city added more lighting paths, bicycle parking and overall use, connecting amenities and processing of all roads. The sediment from the bottom of the lake was also dredged.
The work should be left to the massive park of the Valley River, updated for decades.
“For our festival participants, this is simply a very hospitable layout to experience space, as well as our festival,” said Rokhatin.
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