A plan to spruce up part of downtown Owen Sound will get started today with construction along 1st Avenue East.
The Downtown River Precinct Project will revitalize the section of road from 8th Street to 9th Street East including the area near the Farmers' Market.
The result will be a more pedestrian friendly and aesthetically pleasing landscape when construction wraps up this summer.
It will mean that 1st Avenue East will be changed into a one-way street southbound.
Work will include:
- Realignment of the 800 block of 1st Avenue East;
- The replacement of the Farmers’ Market Pavilion to a T-shape shifting the focus to the river with a vendor area on the west side of the new pavilion;
- Strengthening the pedestrian connection from the Percy England Parkette to the River area and Market;
- Creating a mid-block gathering space for people as well as a comfortable pedestrian space closer to 9th Street proximate to the River;
- Creating a wide, accessible river pedestrian walkway that brings pedestrians and users closer to the Sydenham River; and
- A place to park your bicycle and visit the downtown and river area.
