Construction on Phase 2 of the Lake Trail Multi-Use Path is set to begin this July, completing the route between Lake Trail Community School and Arden Elementary School.

Single-lane alternating traffic will be in effect during construction and the City of Courtenay is reminding drivers, pedestrians and cyclists to allow for extra travel time and use caution along Lake Trail Road.

Work is expected to run from mid-July into the fall as crews complete improvements in the area.

The new path completes work that was started in Phase 1 of the project, when crews constructed a gravel path from Lake Trail to Arden Road, upgraded a bus stop and improved drainage along the route.

Phase 2 extends the path to Webb Road. Work is timed to meet environmental requirements, which protect the endangered Morrison Creek lamprey in Arden Creek.

Funding comes in part from the Comox Valley Regional District (Area C) and the Province of B.C. through the Active Transportation Infrastructure Grant Program.

The project was initiated by the Arden Elementary Green Team and Ambassadors who wanted safer ways to travel between the schools.

For more information, visit www.courtenay.ca/lake-trail-mup