Construction crews will be a mainstay in Ben Lee Park over the next three months.
Crews will begin work to upgrade the aging irrigation infrastructure at the large Rutland park on Monday, May 13.
The project, which comes with a projected $410,000 price tag, is expected to wrap up in August.
Residents won’t have much to worry about, as the park will stay open throughout construction and amenities will remain accessible.
The parking lot in the northwest corner of the park, however, will be closed for construction staging.
“Construction will be limited to the north half of the park and will be complete in four phases,” explained a City of Kelowna release.
“The replacement of the irrigation system will begin inside the perimeter pathway to the sport court; once that is complete crews will move to the outside of the pathway starting along Leathead Road and finishing along McPhee Crescent.”
According to the City, the irrigation upgrades will extend the life of the equipment, lower maintenance costs and reduce water consumption through the use of modern-flow sensing technology.
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