The three-year facelift of Hawrelak Park remains on schedule and on budget, according to the City of Edmonton.
The city says it’s completed the replacement of all deep utility services throughout the park, as well as the rehabilitation of the two overflow drainage outfalls at the North Saskatchewan River.
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The electrical infrastructure for the pathway lighting and power throughout the park has been installed along the shared pathway, the city adds, and most of the work on the perimeter road and main parking lot is finished. The remaining work will be completed in 2025.
The rehabilitation of the Groat Road stairs is complete.
Rehabilitation work is ongoing at the Main Pavilion, Heritage Amphitheatre, shelters and main service yard. The retaining wall along the Main Pavilion Plaza and lakefront path is complete, the city says, and the concrete for the seating along the lakefront path has been poured.
Landscaping work has started, the city adds; the grading of Hawrelak Lake and work on the vegetative buffer around the lake are almost complete. The city says landscaping work will continue throughout 2025, and the landscaping will need time to establish before the park can reopen to the public.
Hawrelak Park closed to the public in the spring of 2023. The park is home to many festivals, and officials say they worked with festival organizers to help meet their needs.