Construction is set to begin in a few weeks on a new crossing in Cimarron.

The new channel crossing will connect Cimarron Park to St. Mary's School.

Jeremy Huet, Senior Engineer with the Town of Okotoks, says the crossing will offer a convenience for residents.

"We're just trying to add a good connector," he says. "There's been a lot of resident feedback and concern over the children going to school and of course everybody would like to go in the most direct route possible and it's just been an inconvenience in the past and due to resident concern we're adding the pedestrian crossing."

Huet says the project is expected to be completed in early fall.

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