Downtown Edmonton construction making it ‘almost impossible to operate a business’: DBA
Aug 4, 2021
Global News
Excerpt
Edmonton’s downtown is supposed to be on the path of recovery, but detours, road closures and a sea of orange signs are deterring some customers from even entering many businesses.
The latest construction challenge comes after the COVID-19 pandemic already shut down many businesses.
“It’s project on top of project on top of project,” said Puneeta McBryan, executive director of the Downtown Business Association.
She says overlapping projects — like Reimagine Jasper Ave, Valley Line LRT and Epcor work — mean many spots are simply in survival mode.
“When you’ve got multiple projects concentrated in the same locations, it becomes really, really challenging for residents and businesses.”
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