Jordan Village Improvement Project

The Jordan Village Improvement Project is a major undertaking by the Town of Lincoln to rebuild and improve the infrastructure in Jordan Village. The project will include low-impact development construction techniques and features to reduce factors of climate change. The project is expected to encourage active transportation and to enhance the area for residents, businesses and visitors.

This project will align with several of the Towns plans, including:

• Council priorities for a future-fit Lincoln
• Lincoln's Pathway to Prosperity Economic Development Strategy and Plan
• Tourism Strategy and Action Plan: Creating a Prosperous Tourism Sector
• Lincoln's Official Plan
• Corporate Climate Change Adaptation Plan

Project Goals

The Jordan Village Improvement project will create an anchor destination for residents, businesses, and tourists by building a connected and beautified neighbourhood that focuses on safety, complete streets, landscape appeal, and local heritage.

Project Highlights

Some of the key improvements this project will bring to Jordan Village include:

• New signalized intersection at King Street and Nineteenth Street
• Pedestrian Square at Main Street and King Street
• Integration with new Jordan Museum and existing commercial district
• Increased neighbourhood appeal through landscaping and roadway pavers
• Focus on investing in the local tree canopy
• Wayfinding pillars and signage
• Improved decorative streetlighting
• Dedicated cycling facilities and increased pedestrian connectivity
• Community parking lot and arrival zone

Project Objectives

Many improvements to the existing infrastructure on Main St., Nineteenth St., Wismer St., and Twenty-First St. will be completed in order to meet the project goals.

These improvements fall under three categories and include:

1. Underground work:

• New sanitary main servicing Nineteenth Street, Wismer Road and Main Street with the outflow on Twenty-First Street
• Integration of new stormwater system with “Soil Cell” technology servicing all streets on the project with two (2) outflow areas:
  1. The intersection of Nineteenth Street and Fourth Avenue
  2. Into the existing outflow at Main Street and Twenty-First Street
• New watermain servicing the area’s residents and businesses

2. Surface work:

• Construction of new signalized intersection at King and Nineteenth Streets
• Two (2) new three way stops along Nineteenth Street at Snue Lane and Wismer Street
• Closing of Main Street’s access to King Street and the creation of pedestrian plaza
• Combination of hot mix asphalt and roadway pavers for driving surfaces
• Sidewalk construction on all streets
• Dedicated cycle-path on both boulevards along Nineteenth Street
• Two (2) Retaining Wall Systems:
  1. Main Street south Parking Lot
  2. Existing sidewalk along the Valley
• New street lights on all streets
• Construction of new roadway across from the Fire Hall - Snure Lane
• Installation of wayfinding pillars at intersections

3. Aesthetic enhancements:

• Enhanced electrical and street lighting component complete with ambient lights and wayfinding pillars
• Extensive tree and shrub planting to enhance the area
• Reconstruction and Enhancement of Existing Parking lots:
  1. Reconstruction of south parking lot on Main Street
  2. Reconstruction of parking lot next to Fire Hall
  3. New overflow lot behind Fire Hall)
• Construction of a new road, Snure Lane

Phases of Work

The construction is expected to be completed in staged phases as shown in the photo labelled "Jordan Village Improvement Project - Phase areas" available on the left side of this page. The following stages of construction are subject to change. The Town will host consultations with stakeholders to inform them of any changes that may occur to this schedule.

• Stage 1 (Late 2021 until Late 2022)
  • Phase 1, 2 & 3 in drawing
  • Complete road reconstruction activities on Twenty-First Street, Wismer Street, most of Nineteenth Street
  • Parking lot work at Fire Hall
  • Construction of Snure Lane
    
• Stage 2 (Late 2022 until Late 2023)
  • Phase 4 & 5 in drawing
  • Complete road reconstruction activities on Main Street
  • New signalized intersection at Nineteenth and King Streets
  • Closing of Main Street access to King Street in conjunction with construction of new pedestrian plaza