Hawrelak Park to re-open this winter after major rehabilitation
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No firm date is set, but the city expects Hawrelak Park will reopen within the next few months after being closed since 2023 for an above and underground overhaul.
After an extensive three-year rehabilitation, the City of Edmonton says Hawrelak Park will reopen this winter.
No firm date is set, but the city expects the park will be open within the next few months — either towards the end of 2025 or in early 2026.
The large park in the North Saskatchewan River Valley has been closed since 2023 for an above and underground overhaul.
The Hawrelak Park project addressed outdated utilities, transportation, open spaces and facility infrastructure throughout the entire park.
Most of the infrastructure in Hawrelak was original to the park since its opening in 1967 and had exceeded its lifespan.
“We really had to go in and make sure that we addressed it, because of the aging infrastructure,” said Matthew Everett, a general supervisor of facility infrastructure delivery for the city.
Before finalizing the rehabilitation plan, there was extensive debate in the city over which route to take: take down portions of the park and complete the work over a decade while maintaining limited access, or undertake a complete three-year closure to get it all done at once.
The city elected for the latter, despite an outcry from some community groups.
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