Three boat launch projects along the Arrow Lakes now underway should be completed in June, announced BC Hydro and Columbia Power Corporation who have partnered for the projects.
Boat ramp projects at Anderson Point (Dawson Construction Ltd.), Edgewood (Caretakers of the Land), and Nakusp (Landmark) are all on schedule and will be done early to mid-June, depending on water levels.
“We will be coming back to complete work in Nakusp when water levels are low,” said Repin. Areas around the base of the boat ramp will have silt removed and rock put in next year when the water levels are low again.
There was some speculation that work on the Nakusp boat ramp had been held up when no activity was seen on the site earlier in the month. Repin told the Arrow Lakes News the lack of activity was necessary to allow the concrete to settle, and was a normal part of the construction process.
Edgewood’s ramp which was started March 15 is coming along as well, with all 14 piles now installed. Work on the breakwater is scheduled to begin in April, and Repin said there is an area set aside for the public to view the construction of the boat ramp.
“We’ve been very pleased with the communities and contractors who have all been very accommodating,” said Repin.
In 2012, BC Hydro and Columbia Power formed a partnership for the remaining Arrow Lakes reservoir boat ramp improvement projects. Once construction is completed by Columbia Power, BC Hydro will maintain the boat ramps.
