Image: District of Hope via Gurvinder Sodhi / The District of Hope has awarded an Agassiz-based builder the contract to create a multi-use pathway connecting one of its residential neighbourhoods south of Highway 1 to essential amenities in the town.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

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Agassiz contractor wins bid to build multi-use pathway from Silver Creek to ‘essential amenities’ in Hope

Sep 27, 2024 | 2:39 PM

HOPE – A project aimed at connecting a residential neighborhood to essential amenities in Hope using a multi-use pathway is a step closer to reality.

Municipal staff say the Richmond Hill Multi-Use Pathway Project will be built by Agassiz’s Timbro Contracting Ltd., which was awarded the undertaking Thursday and is expected to begin construction this fall.

The two-kilometre passageway along Flood Hope Road between Exit 170 and Silverview Road will include the repaving of a portion of Flood Hope, as well as corridor lighting improvements and a signalized pedestrian crossing to replace a damaged overpass.

In March, the city secured $500,000 in provincial funding for the pathway through the BC Active Transportation Infrastructure Program and a contribution from Trans Mountain.

The provincial grant program focuses on creating infrastructure that supports walking, cycling, and other active modes of transportation to incentivize growth in sustainable travel options.

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As of early September, the fund has helped finance over 300 projects since 2014, issuing more than $40 million in grants to communities for new paths, overpasses, lighting, and more.