{"id":17930,"date":"2025-02-23T01:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T01:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/23\/stony-plain-road-business-in-edmonton-faces-construction-headache-edmonton\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T01:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T01:06:15","slug":"stony-plain-road-business-in-edmonton-faces-construction-headache-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/23\/stony-plain-road-business-in-edmonton-faces-construction-headache-edmonton\/","title":{"rendered":"Stony Plain Road business in Edmonton faces construction headache – Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Businesses along Stony Plain Road<\/a> in Edmonton say customers are having difficulty maneuvering around the Valley Line West LRT construction<\/a> to get to their shops. So, one restaurant owner took matters into his own hands.<\/p>\n

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Theo Psalios, the owner of Little Village on Stony Plain Road and 149 Street, posted a map on the restaurant\u2019s social media directing drivers on how to park by his business.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou have to do lots of loops through the residential units,\u201d Psalios explained.<\/p>\n

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Psalios said since construction began at his front door, he\u2019s been losing foot traffic into his restaurants. He said it makes it even more challenging when the traffic patterns on the roads change as roadwork continues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s fine, it needs to get done for the purpose of the construction. But nobody knows how to get around anywhere,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s calling on the city to provide more signs and clear instructions.<\/p>\n

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Ward Nakota Isga Coun. Andrew Knack believes it shouldn\u2019t be up to the business to keep in touch with city officials and contractors regarding construction statuses.<\/p>\n

Instead, it should be the other way around.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf businesses aren\u2019t feeling like that\u2019s good enough right now, we have to step up our game,\u201d Knack explained.<\/p>\n

Knack says most parts of the LRT construction project are on time. Road work is the only portion that faces delays.<\/p>\n

Ongoing work on the road has been a source of frustration of area residents and businesses. That\u2019s why Knack said he put forward a motion to accelerate LRT construction.<\/p>\n

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