Roads, sidewalks, parks and more: Council reviews five-year capital plan draft
The City of Fort St. John Council reviewed a draft for the city’s five-year capital plan and budget.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – New pedestrian crossings, sidewalk repairs and park trails were some of the projects highlighted in the first presentation of the city’s five-year capital plan.
During the January 27th committee of the whole, city council reviewed the draft capital budget and five-year capital plan.
Shirley Collington, director of finance, guided council through the proposed five-year capital plan, which outlines funding and projects expected between 2025 and 2030. Collington also identified several projects that began prior to 2025 that will be continuing alongside new projects.
In total, the capital plan has 109 projects, with expected costs of more than $61.3 million over the next five years.
In accordance with the Peace River Agreement (PRA), which provides funds to municipalities throughout the Peace River region for “necessary improvements to infrastructure”, Collington estimated Fort St. John would be receiving around $26.9 million in funding in 2025. Of the 109 projects outlined in the capital plan, 66 projects were identified as needing to be done with PRA funding.
The projects are split into five “components” in the capital plan. Component one is projects connected to roads, sidewalks, streetlights, traffic lights, crosswalks, drainage and pedestrian crosswalks.
Two projects, a stormwater management pond in Kin Park and road reconstruction on 89th Avenue from 78A Street to 86th Street, were not finished in 2024 and will therefore continue into 2025 while using previously allotted funding.
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Planning for projects must be completed a year ahead to budget accordingly. The city has six road reconstruction projects planned for 2025 and five for 2026.
The capital plan also includes major sidewalk replacements and repairs through 2025, major maintenance for road overlay, intersection and traffic signal upgrades, and the installation of a pedestrian signal on 100th Avenue at 93rd Street.
In total, the city expects component one projects to cost around $23.2 million in 2025, and $79.6 million across five years.
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