Building Great Neighbourhoods - Overlanders/Homesteader

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Overlanders and Homesteader have been chosen for Neighbourhood Renewal. Planning and design is currently underway.

Construction Update - June 2025

It’s the first year of Overlanders and Homesteader Neighbourhood Renewal and construction started in April! Work will consist of reconstruction and paving of the roads, removal and replacement of public sidewalk, curb, gutter and street lighting.

Sidewalk installation has started on William Hustler Crescent, beginning just south of Hermitage Road. Drainage work for the 2025 scope is nearly complete. Streetlight relocations and installations are expected to begin mid-June, starting on the west side of Huffman Crescent.

Current active work areas include:

Outerloop William Hustler Crescent (south from Hermitage Road)
Hunt Road from Hermitage Road to Humberstone Road
South side of Humberstone Road
South side of Huffman Crescent (from the east end to Hughes Road)

Check out the links below to prepare for construction:

View the What We Decided Report
Construction Schedule Map

The City of Edmonton and EPCOR are working together to construct Low Impact Development (LID), which will help with stormwater retention and help mitigate flooding.

If you live in the 2025 construction area, please watch your mailbox for construction bulletins that will provide more information along with details on landscaping and access. All residents and business owners are asked to access their homes and businesses through the back entrances and alleys, where possible, during construction. If no alley access is available and/or you have special access requirements (such as DATS or a temporary access ramp to the front of your home), please contact the construction Project Manager, Jamal Mohamed, 780-496-4055, to coordinate.

Construction in Overlanders began in spring 2025 and is expected to take 2 years (planned completion fall 2026).

About the Project

Neighbourhood Renewal rehabilitates residential roads, replaces street lights, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and adds missing sidewalk links, where possible. Other opportunities to improve how people walk, bike, roll, drive and gather in the neighbourhood, and how they enjoy City-owned parks and open spaces are also explored.

A series of public events were scheduled by the project team to give residents the opportunity to build a project vision and guiding principles together and provide regular feedback on the different stages of the project including design.

Cost-sharing opportunities will be made available through the local improvement process for sidewalk reconstruction and decorative street light upgrades in the neighbourhood. Arterial roads and alleys are not included in the scope of work.

Homesteader Park Tree Removal

Residents shared overwhelming support for widening existing sidewalks in Homesteader Park to accommodate new shared pathways during the Community Feedback on Draft Design stage of engagement.

As the Project Team continues to develop the final neighbourhood design, the City’s forestry team determined some trees in Homesteader Park will need to be removed or pruned to accommodate the new shared pathways.

The trees are mainly located on the west perimeter of the park
Suitable tree species will be planted to offset any trees that are removed
A notification letter was sent to the community in April 2024
Trees identified for removal were marked with orange paint in spring 2024

View the tree locations

Local Improvement Options

A Local Improvement is a construction project undertaken near or adjacent to residents’ properties which is considered more beneficial to the property owner and local area than to the City as a whole.

As part of the Overlanders and Homesteader Neighbourhood Renewal project, residents were invited to participate in the petition process for the sidewalk reconstruction Local Improvement. There were two Local Improvement project areas within the neighbourhood: one for the area north of Hermitage Road and one for the area south of Hermitage Road. Having multiple Local Improvement project areas is typical for Neighbourhood Renewal projects and aligns with the planned construction phasing for the project. Property owners in Overlanders were mailed a Local Improvement package dated January 28, 2025. This package included information about the sidewalk reconstruction Local Improvement and a form for those who wished to petition against. The 30-day petition period has since expired.

The results of the petition are as follows: The north section has a total of 215 property owners and the City received 25 petitions against the Local Improvement in this area (12 per cent of property owners in this area). The south section has a total of 214 property owners and the City received a total of 106 petitions against the Local Improvement in this area (49 per cent of property owners in this area). Across the neighbourhood, this equates to 30 per cent of the property owners petitioning against the Local Improvement. These numbers include all petitions received, including invalid petition forms that did not meet the legal requirements of the form.

All petition forms that the City receives are reviewed and counted as part of the petition process. This includes any forms that were mailed prior to the end of the 30 day petition period but were received after the deadline.

Since the City did not receive the required majority (50 per cent plus one) petitions against the Local Improvement in either project area, sidewalk reconstruction will move forward. Construction south of Hermitage Road will begin this spring. The areas north of Hermitage Road will begin next year.

The sidewalk renewal Local Improvement process for Homesteader will take place in early 2027.

Local Improvements

Decorative Street Blades

As part of the Overlanders and Homesteader Neighbourhood Renewal, the community has the option to receive decorative street blades throughout the neighbourhood at no additional cost to property owners. Through voting online and at a public engagement event, community members have selected the black option.

Overlanders street blade example in black

Homesteader street blade example in black

Working Together to Make the Most out of Your Neighbourhood

The Building Great Neighbourhoods project team are genuinely interested guests, stepping into your neighbourhood like a visitor in your home. We want to learn and appreciate how you live and what you value in your community. Through public engagement, we will gain an understanding about what you need and value in your neighbourhood.

We seek to involve you in decision-making to shape the vision for engagement and neighbourhood improvements. Working together, we can make the most out of your neighbourhood.

How to Get Involved

We have created a road map to help you and your neighbours understand the steps of the renewal process and how you can participate. At each step we will tell you what the purpose is and how your input will inform the decisions being made. We commit to report back on how we used your input.

Concept Phase

The Concept phase is when we need to hear from you the most! We need your help to co-create a vision and guiding principles, explore opportunities, and explore options and tradeoffs. These are the most important pieces for your Neighbourhood Renewal and will be used to create a draft design to best meet your neighbourhood needs.

Design Phase

During the Design phase, we want your input on the refined designs for your neighbourhood. Your feedback will be incorporated into the final design, alongside technical requirements and City policies. These designs were created from the vision and guiding principles we co-created together. You shared your input, we incorporated your feedback, now we build!

Build Phase

During the Build phase, we want to hear your concerns about how construction may affect your private property.

Project Scope of Existing Roadways

Overlanders and Homesteader Neighbourhood Renewal

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Project History

Construction Update - April 2025

It’s the first year of Overlanders and Homesteader Neighbourhood Renewal and we are scheduled to start in Overlanders in May 2025! Work will consist of reconstruction and paving of the roads, removal and replacement of public sidewalk, curb, gutter and street lighting.

This year, the majority of construction will take place south of Hermitage Road.

Preparing for Construction – February 2025

Planning and design has been underway for Overlanders and Homesteader Neighbourhood Renewal since fall 2022. The Project Team has worked to create a design that meets current City standards, policies and technical considerations and considers public input.

We presented the final design to the community in November 2024 and the engagement summary is now ready.

Now the time has come to start preparing for construction.

We invite you to learn and ask questions about construction and share your feedback and perspectives to identify potential impacts you may experience during construction.

View the What We Decided Report
Construction Schedule Map

Neighbourhood Renewal construction in Overlanders is scheduled to begin in spring 2025 with anticipated completion in fall 2026. Homesteader construction is anticipated to begin in spring 2027 with anticipated completion in fall 2029.

A Preparing for Construction event is planned for early 2027 for the residents of Homesteader.

Community Feedback on Final Design - December 2024

Thank you to everyone who engaged with the Project Team during the Community Feedback on Final Design stage of Overlanders and Homesteader Neighbourhood Renewal. The online survey closed on December 11, but you can still review the final design.

The public engagement activities and participation are now available in the Engagement Summary.

A What We Decided Report summarizing your feedback and decisions made will be available in the coming months.

We will be reaching out to you again in spring 2025 as we enter the Preparing for Construction stage of Neighbourhood Renewal.

Community Feedback on Draft Design - December 2023

Thank you to everyone who engaged with the Project Team during the Community Feedback on Draft Design stage of Overlanders and Homesteader Neighbourhood Renewal. The online survey closed on December 13, but you can still review the draft design.

Review the draft design (20MB)

The public engagement activities and participation are summarized in the Engagement Summary .

A What We Heard Report summarizing your feedback is now available.

Your feedback will be considered in the development of the final design for Overlanders and Homesteader Neighbourhood Renewal. We will share the final design with you in fall 2024 and ask for your input during the Community Feedback on Final Design stage of Neighbourhood Renewal.

We commit to considering feedback to refine the draft design to reflect the Vision and Guiding Principles for Overlanders and Homesteader.

Exploring Options and Tradeoffs - June 2023

Thank you to everyone who engaged with us on the Exploring Options and Tradeoffs stage of the Overlanders and Homesteader project.

The online survey closed on June 28, 2023 and we appreciate everyone who took the time to provide their feedback through the in-person event, the survey, emails and phone calls with the Project Team. We will use City Policy, technical analysis and your input to create a draft design to share with your community in late 2023.

Exploring Options and Tradeoffs boards (12MB) are now available.

A What We Heard Report summarizing your feedback is now available.

The public engagement activities and participation are summarized in the Engagement Summary.

We look forward to seeing you later this year to gather Community Feedback on Draft Design for your neighbourhood.

Building a Project Vision Together and Exploring Opportunities - December 2022

Thank you to everyone who engaged with us on the Building a Project Vision Together and Exploring Opportunities stages of the project. The online survey closed on December 7, 2022 and we appreciate everyone who met with us and took the time to provide their feedback. The feedback gathered will be used to create a draft project Vision and Guiding Principles and to develop design options for improvements in the neighbourhood.

As we move forward into our Exploring Options and Tradeoffs stage of engagement we look forward to having a conversation with residents about the benefits and trade-offs of potential options. We will use the feedback from this conversation to identify what the community, as a whole, deems important to maintain and what is flexible when we REFINE the Neighbourhood Renewal design.

We will use City Policy, technical analysis and your input to create a draft design to share with your community in the fall of 2023. Please see the Scope Map for details.

View the Engagement Summary and What We Heard Report from the Exploring Opportunities stage.

Starting the Conversation - October 2022

Thank you to everyone who engaged with us on the Starting the Conversation stage of the project. The survey closed on October 5, 2022 and we appreciate everyone who met with us at our drop-in events and took the time to provide their feedback.

The feedback gathered will be used to plan our communication and public engagement approaches.

Contact Us

Jamal Mohamed

Title	Project Manager
Email	jamal.mohamed@edmonton.ca