Fort St. John to celebrate completion of 100th Street Corridor Project on September 28th

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The City of Fort St. John will celebrate the long-awaited completion of the 100th Street Corridor Project, allowing residents to drive and walk down the city’s main street again. 

The fifth and final phase had the section of 100th Street between 103rd Avenue and 105th Avenue closed since April.

The road was reopened to local traffic on Monday with light maintenance work still being done on the sidewalks. 

The celebration will be held on Saturday, September 28th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

The event will feature a free barbecue and live music on the grass in the city center of 100th Street and 100th Avenue. 

In February, council awarded Knappett Industries, which completed the previous phases, the contract for the construction of the final phase for $9.75 million. 

The construction for the first phase of the project started in the spring of 2020.

Phase two of the project started in the Fall of 2021, followed by phase three in 2022 and phase four in 2023.

According to the city’s Facebook page, a local business crawl with prizes is also being planned. Participants can visit certain businesses, scan a QR code, and be entered for a chance to win prizes. 

On the same day, the first annual Oktoberfest will also be held at the Fort St. John Curling club, in partnership with the Sunrise Rotary Club.