Heritage Neighborhood Association

Wal-Mart/Eastgate Plaza Update

As of 3/15/05

The developers - Group McKenzie were at the Sifton Meeting on March 15th.

Right now they are building a "bench" which will move dirt close to the road to build up the level so it's even with 4th Plain. The will work inside the boundaries of the property as long as possible.
They will construct the widening of 4th Plain, put in the curb and sidewalk and then move onto the street to tear out the old sidewalk & curb.
At the same time they will be constructing the Ward Rd. extension from the fire station heading to the south.
The city has required them to put street light on the north and south side of 4th Plain and a cement median down the middle.
There will be a light at the corner of 4th Plain & 143rd St.
The streets and bike lanes will have a technology called a "detector loop" which will turn the light green for you if no other cars are coming.
The buss stop will stay
As the roads are completed, they will be open to the public
All the work is exprcted to be done in 4-6 months
They will start building the pads (cement foundations) for the buildings, with Wal-Mart being 1st. Wal-Mart will construct their own building, and is still on track to open by July 4th.
Landscaping and finishing touches will be completed as each building is finished.
There will be 2 projects going on at the same tim, the Eastgate retail portion, and the office/light industrial portion.

That's it for now!