Part of Mission Creek Greenway closed

A section of the Mission Creek Greenway Regional Park in Kelowna will be closed for two weeks.

From Wednesday, March 17 through Friday, April 2, the recreational trail will be closed between the Cedars and Smoothing Stones bridges, upstream from the Hollywood Road parking lot and trail entrance.

Crews will be repairing flood-related damage to the banks of the creek and building protection for the structure of the Cedars bridge.

Visitors are asked to stay out of the signed, closed area and to be aware of trucks and heavy equipment accessing the work area. All other areas of the Greenway trail are open for use.

Later this summer, the second phase of work will see in-stream bank repairs and reconstruction, ecological restoration and installation of rip rap protection in the vicinity of the bridge.

When complete later in the year, the project will provide:

· An improved trail along this section of the Greenway

· New boardwalks

· Enhanced natural vegetation

· Important bridge asset and infrastructure protection