As work continues on an $11-million sanitary main project in Brock, Kamloops city staff say Tranquille Road will be open to one-lane of traffic in each direction between Southill and Holt streets, starting this Saturday, Oct. 17.

“The [Tranquille Road sanitary main] project is moving along pretty well. Our goal is to get just past Singh Street with the sanitary underground work and then basically button it up for the rest of the year, get it paved, and then come back in the spring,” Capital Projects Manager Darren Crundwell told NL News.

“We’re close to making that happen.”

He says there will be four-way stops temporarily put in place at the intersections of Desmond Street and Tranquille Road as well as Holt Street and Tranquille Road.

Drivers are also being reminded again that the speed limit will remain at 30 km/hr through the construction zone. There will also be some detours in place as work will be taking place on Tranquille Road between Singh Street and Cambridge Court – with that section of road closed to all but local traffic, emergency vehicles, and transit buses.

“The detours will be signed to get around. You know, please continue to go slow through the area that we have reopened, but it should be pretty straightforward with respect to the detour route,” said Crundwell.

Over the next few weeks, he says crews are hoping to finish working just east of Singh Street before taking a break for the winter.

“During the paving [between Southill and Singh] there will be some further traffic changes. Once we’re done paving though and the rest of the project is basically put on hold for the winter, it will be back to normal until spring and then we’ll start the construction again east of Singh to 12th Street,” added Crundwell.

Also on Saturday, the city says some buses will return to Tranquille Road through the construction zone from Southill Street to Nicolani Drive, and most bus stops will be reopened. The Dangerous Goods Route will remain on Ord Road until further notice.

Work on Phase 2 of the sanitary main project from Southill Street to 12th Street began in May this year. Crews will be replacing the sanitary gravity main line along with other upgrades including sidewalks, landscaping, and improvements to road intersections.

Crundwell estimates the project to be about halfway done, and he says construction is still on track to wrap up by Fall 2021.