{"id":443703,"date":"2026-01-30T20:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/443703\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T20:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:19:08","slug":"kamloops-centre-for-the-arts-construction-kicks-into-high-gear-monday-traffic-impacts-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/443703\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamloops Centre for the Arts construction kicks into high gear Monday; traffic impacts expected"},"content":{"rendered":"

There will also be impacts to on-street parking immediately adjacent to the north, east, and south sides of the project site at 393 Seymour Street \u2014 the location of the former Kamloops Daily News building, which was then used as a parking lot until the end of November<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Those on-street parking restrictions will be in effect until construction is complete in 2029.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdditional\u00a0parking restrictions may be implemented\u00a0in the area,\u00a0in accordance with the project\u2019s traffic management plan,\u201d the city added. \u201cTo reduce pressure on downtown parking, satellite work areas and\u00a0off-site\u00a0crew parking will be\u00a0utilized.\u201d<\/p>\n

The southbound bus stop on Fourth Avenue at Seymour Street will also be temporarily unavailable in February while Fourth Avenue is closed to traffic, with the next available stop located on Fourth Avenue at Battle Street. Up-to-date transit impacts can be found online here.<\/a><\/p>\n

A separate sewer main project on Fourth Avenue between St. Paul Street and Battle Street \u2013 to upgrade capacity downtown for the\u00a0City Gardens development as well as the arts centre \u2013 is also expected to resume in March.<\/p>\n

Work began at Lansdowne Street in July last year<\/a>, and crews made it to St. Paul Street by the end of the construction season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Arts Centre Details<\/p>\n

Construction the Kamloops Centre for the Arts kicked off with a groundbreaking in November<\/a>, and foundations are expected to be installed by the end of this year. The building is expected to rise from the ground in 2027, with a grand opening slated for 2029.<\/p>\n

Once complete, the arts centre, which could cost as much as $211 million<\/a>, will feature two theatres \u2014 a \u2018premier\u2019 theatre with 1,100 seats and an \u2018intimate\u2019 one with 450 seats. There will also be a 17,400-sq. ft lobby, cafe and gallery space; amenities like rehearsal halls, green rooms, dressing rooms and storage space; as well as two-levels of underground parking with 158 spaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe\u00a0city\u00a0appreciates the patience and\u00a0co-operation\u00a0of residents, businesses and visitors as this transformative project moves forward,\u201d the city statement said. \u201cRegular updates will be shared as construction progresses to help the community\u00a0and impacted parties\u00a0stay informed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kamloops councillors previously approved the borrowing<\/a> of up to $140 million for the project, which will also be funded using a mix of reserves, fundraising and\u00a0the\u00a0reallocation of existing funds.<\/p>\n

According to staff, the city has about $188.3 million in available funding to build and equip the arts centre ($150.5 million) and pay for soft costs, site costs and administration work ($37.8 million). Work is underway to source the remaining $22.7 million for the second underground parking level by 2029, without going back to taxpayers.<\/p>\n

You can find floor plans for the arts centre and other details about the project here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There will also be impacts to on-street parking immediately adjacent to the north, east, and south sides of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443704,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-443703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}