While traffic is closed on 100 St. in North Battleford due to construction work, businesses are reminding residents they are still open. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By Angela Brown

Business community

Some businesses report little impact, others more so, during construction project

Jul 24, 2019 | 2:57 PM

Shopping downtown? Don’t be deterred by the rumble and roar of road crews at work.

Downtown businesses want residents to know they are still open for service this summer while the 100 St. construction project continues in North Battleford.

Underground Pipeline and Asphalt Rehabilitation (UPAR) Program and road reconstruction work is underway, which is part of the city’s Downtown Revitalization Action Plan. The entire project is expected to be complete by mid-September.

A number of business owners said customers are able to access their stores by driving through the alley and entering the shops through the front or back doors.

Moon’s Kitchen and Kerr’s Dry Cleaners on the east side of 100 St. said they haven’t had any real issues with the work.

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“I think it is accessible just fine,” Moon’s Kitchen owner Keshia Kulcheski said. “I have some people complaining about it, but it is still accessible.”

She said business is about on par with what is expected for this time of the year.

Kerr’s Dry Cleaners manager and co-owner Cassandra Germsheid said she hasn’t had any major problems.

“Our customers have been able to come in the front door,” she said, adding that the construction workers have been “really accommodating” by creating a fence around the front of the business.

“We haven’t really noticed any difference in the number of customers that we have had in,” she added.

However, across the street at B & D Meats, the owners said business is a bit slow due to the construction.

“It is impeding business a lot,” co-owner Dan Zielke said. “I don’t have my walk-in traffic like I used to, but they are still coming… because they love what we do.”

Zielke wants customers to know they can still access the store by using the back alley and entering the establishment through the back door. They can also still use the front door.

“We’re still open – both doors, front and back,” he said. “You just have to do the maze, but it’s the little piece of cheese at the end of the tunnel that’s worth it.”

The Phill Asian Filipino Food Store owners on 100 St. said they have let their customers know about the construction through their Facebook page, which has helped get the word out. People can drive through the back alley and park in the lot beside the business.

Milbanke Flowers and Home Decor co-owner/manager Glen Libbey said the business is managing with the construction.

“They are accommodating us quite well,” he said. “We find we are getting access through our front door through the whole process.”

“It seems to be progressing well,” Libbey added of the road work project. “Probably no time is a good time for it, but we’re coping and getting through it, and our customers are finding us. It’s working out quite well.”

battlefordsNOW reached out to a number of business owners and some did not return calls for comments.

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