$500k awarded for Metral Drive phase 2 project
NANAIMO — Another round of provincial funds geared toward active transportation projects are flowing to Nanamo.
The B.C. Government announced Nanaimo received $500,000 for phase two of its Metral Drive Complete Street project, which is currently under construction.
The initiative involves a 1.7 kilometer stretch of Metral Dr. between Turner Rd. and Aulds Rd. being narrowed and repaved, while sidewalks along the entire stretch are being installed, along with raised unidirectional cycle lanes.
A separate injection of $500,000 from the province was awarded last year for phase one of the project, which was recently completed on Metral Dr. from Turner Rd. to Mostar Rd.