Progress on paving city streets and pouring concrete for sidewalks in the Deerwood and Juniper Areas continues.  

On Friday, at a special meeting, Thompson city council also approved additional paving.

Council voted unanimously in favour of spending up to 60-thousand dollars from the Gas Tax Reserve to pay for the paving of a 60-metre stretch of Oak Street from freshly paved Juniper Drive to Thompson Drive.

Lyle Safronetz, Director of Development and Technical Services for the City of Thompson said that section is a key access point to the Juniper area and while paving in the area was already occurring, it made sense to do that stretch at the same.  
 
By the time the 2023 construction season ends, about six kilometres of Thompson roadway will have been paid.

In all, 20 kilometres  on 24 Thompson roads are part of a five-year road renewal project supported by the provincial and federal governments through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.

The project began in 2022 and will wrap up in 2026.