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Downtown Projects

Utility Projects

The parkade and condo construction project across the street from City Hall has provided opportunities to upgrade nearby utilities infrastructure that are either at capacity, in poor condition, or at high risk for failure. Projects include:

• The replacement and re-routing of the storm water piping system.
  
• The re-routing and upgrading of the sanitary sewer.
  
• The installation of a new sewer line across Queensway and along Lower Patricia boulevard to provide additional capacity critical to downtown expansion.
  
• The replacement of the old water main on 7th Avenue in front of City Hall. The previous water main had been rated by the City to be at a very high risk for failure owing to its age (about 60 years old) and its cast iron construction.
  

Crews also removed some infrastructure that had been de-commissioned (but remained in place underground) including old wooden pipe originally used to distribute water many years ago.

2019 Project Highlights

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Downtown Parking

The City operates a number of parkades and parking lots in the downtown area for off-street parking. On-street parking in the downtown area is limited to three hours.

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District Energy System

The biomass-based District Energy System (DES) heats many key buildings in downtown Prince George. The DES reduces 1,900+ tonnes of greenhouse gases per year by taking waste heat from Lakeland sawmill and transferring it through insulated piping to the downtown area.

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Road Closures and Traffic Disruptions

As new improvements are made to the downtown area, road closures and traffic disruptions caused by construction crews and machinery may occur from time to time.

For more information:

• View the latest Traffic Disruptions notices
  

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Downtown Development Incentives

The City offers a number of tax and grant incentives to encourage new multi-family, mixed-use, commercial, and green construction projects in the downtown area as well as upgrades to existing developments. Some of these programs include:

• The Revitalization Tax Exemption Program
• The Northern Development Initiative Trust Community Revitalization Program

For more information:

• Learn more about Incentives programs in Prince George
• Visit the Northern Development Initiative Trust website
• Learn more about the Downtown Business Improvement Association Façade Improvement Grant Program
  

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Additional Resources

• Download the 2016-2018 Corporate Plan [PDF]
• Learn more about the Official Community Plan
  
• Visit the Downtown Business Improvement Association website
  
• Download the 2007 Downtown Transportation and Parking Study [PDF]

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