The first phase of Westwood Lake Park improvements is well underway with concrete being delivered by the truckload to create curbs and parking slots.
According to a City of Nanaimo newsletter, the work will enhance natural green spaces and lessen the environmental impact from vehicles by reconstructing the parking area using permeable and impermeable surfaces.
The project design also improves parking lot “circulation flow,” and adds safety features and four more accessible parking stalls.
Mobility improvements along Westwood Road for pedestrians and cyclists have also been included as part of the project.
Trees cut down to make way for the project have also been put to use, according to the newsletter. Twelve logs were donated to the Mid-Island Woodworkers Guild for a program in partnership with Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools. Other logs will be made into benches and landscaping features.
Native trees and shrubs will be planted and stormwater management areas and rain gardens to capture and filter rainwater, the city said. Permeable parking lot pavers will help with runoff water treatment along with two rain gardens and “through- style” catch basins will let people see stormwater entering the rain gardens.
Work is expected to wrap up in time for May long weekend.
To learn more about this project, visit getinvolvednanaimo.ca.
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