Drivers diverted from roadwork on Franklin Avenue say theySA国际影视传媒檙e treating the weeks-long detour as a necessary annoyance.

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As part of the city's 2018 paving project, contracted to NWT Construction Ltd., the work will see an stretch of Franklin Avenue from Forrest Drive to Gitzel Street closed. Work will include asphalt resurfacing from Norseman Drive to Old Airport Road, curb and gutter replacement, installation of a three-metre asphalt pathway on each side of the road and improvements to street lighting,SA国际影视传媒� states information from the city.

In the meantime, motorists will be detoured through residential streets.

Drivers who normally take Franklin Avenue when coming from downtown will now make a left turn on Reservoir Road before turning right on Forrest Drive. Drivers will then hook back up with Franklin after turning left at the Mac's convenience store. That store is currently closed for renovations.

The same goes for motorists heading downtown, but in reverse, of course.

Gitzel Street traffic will be channeled through Matonabee Street. Forrest Drive traffic signals will stay up and running.

The detour itself is set to end in three to four weeks, when part of Franklin Avenue is due to open, but construction wonSA国际影视传媒檛 end until mid-September, city spokesperson Richard McIntosh stated in an email.

Bruehlmann, who avoided the Franklin detour area after her first encounter Wednesday, said navigating construction areas is all about picking your spots.

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Another Forrest Drive resident, Emily Bracken, said the street was busier, with a SA国际影视传媒渢on of trafficSA国际影视传媒� through the residential street.

While the redirected flow of vehicles doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 bother her, Bracken said the noise might begin to grind her gears in a month's time.

A Forrest Avenue man, who wished not to be identified, called the large scale construction undertaking SA国际影视传媒渄isappointing,SA国际影视传媒� giving the construction seen during the same time last year, but said he SA国际影视传媒渨e have to move forward.SA国际影视传媒�

Echoing BruehlmannmSA国际影视传媒檚 comments, Kam Lake area resident Lucy Lu, who drives to her downtown office daily, said the minor inconveniences and headaches are worth it down the road.

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