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Calgary road closures - November 22, 2016

Calgary road closures and lane restrictions press release

November 22, 2016

This press release is aimed at informing 911 and the media of major road closures and lane restrictions. For information on closures in your area, visit Calgary.ca/trafficinfo.

Find up to the minute road closure information on the Transportation Twitter account (@yyctransport).

Northeast

NEW: The right lane of westbound Memorial Drive N.E. is closed at Marlborough Way N.E. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23. During the closure, the right lane of southbound Marlborough Way N.E. is also closed at Memorial Drive N.E. This closure accommodates water services utility work.

NEW: Various single lane closures in all directions at McKnight Boulevard N.E. and 12 Street N.E. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23. During this closure, the speed limit will be reduced to 50 km/hr. This closure accommodates construction.

NEW: Various single lane closures in all directions at 52 Street N.E. and Whitehorn Drive / Temple Drive N.E. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23 for construction.

NEW: The right lane of southbound Centre Street N is closed between 32 Avenue and 31 Avenue N.E. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23 for construction.

There will be various lane closures in all directions at Memorial Drive N.E. and Edmonton Trail N.E. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The closures also occur on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. These closures accommodate the Memorial Drive at Edmonton Trail improvement project.

Northwest

NEW: Sarcee Trail N.W. will be reduced to a single lane in each direction at Stoney Trail N.W. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23. A new ramp from eastbound Stoney Trail N.W. to northbound/southbound Sarcee Trail N.W. will also be opening at the same time.

Update: Westbound 16 Avenue N.W. will be reduced to a single left lane west of 14 Street N.W. daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning on Monday, October 31. This closure continues daily during these hours until 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30. This closure accommodates construction.

144 Avenue N.W. is closed between Centre Street North and 14 Street N.W. for roadway upgrades through November.

83 Street N.W. is closed between 33 Avenue N.W. and Bowfort Road N.W. until further notice. There will be no access to Bowness Road N.W. from 16 Avenue N.W.; use an alternate route.

Southeast

NEW: Willow Park Drive S.E. is closed between Acadia Drive and Willow View Road S.E. beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, November 23. This closure remains in place until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7 and accommodates sewer line upgrades.

42 Avenue S.E. is reduced to a single lane in each direction between Blackfoot Trail and 11 Street S.E. beginning at 5 a.m. on Monday, November 21. This closure remains in place until 12 p.m. on Monday, December 19 and accommodates construction.

Acadia Drive S.E. will be closed at Willow Park Drive on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016 starting at 8 a.m. until 8 a.m. on Wednesday, November 23. This road closure is to accommodate sewer line upgrade. Use alternate route.

The left lane of Memorial Drive S.E. is closed at Barlow Trail S.E. and the speed limit is reduced to 50 km/hr. daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning on Monday, November 14. This closure continues daily during these hours, and also from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays until 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 3 and accommodates road work.

15 Street S.E. is closed between 42 Street and 46 Street S.E. During this closure, business access will be maintained. This closure continues through 2016 and accommodates major water services work.

Zoo Road will be closed until December 2017 to accommodate the construction of the Zoo Flood mitigation project. The 12 Street S.E. bridge will remain open to local only traffic.

Macleod Trail / 162 Avenue Interchange project

Glenmore Trail / Ogden Interchange

  • Various lane closures in all directions 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
  • The Shepard Road access south of Glenmore is closed. There will be a new access created at 24 Street S.E. south of Glenmore Trail, west of the existing Shepard Road alignment. Traffic requiring to access Shepard Road south of Glenmore Trial will be detoured via the new 24 Street S.E. exit and then along 86 Avenue S.E. to reconnect with Shepard Road. There will be limited business access north of 86 Avenue S.E. on Shepard Road after detour in place. In addition, the eastbound lanes on Glenmore Trail will be re-aligned into the next stage of construction. The eastbound and westbound lanes will be separated with two new intersections created. Ogden Road will have some alignment shifts north of Glenmore Trail to accommodate these traffic changes.

Southwest

45 Street S.W. is closed at Glenmore Trail S.W. beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, November 21. This closure continues until 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 26 and accommodates water utility work. Motorists are advised to expect delays in the area and use alternate routes when possible.

14 Street S.W. is closed between 36 Avenue and 38 Avenue S.W. This closure accommodates the City of Calgary’s utility replacement program. Motorists are advised to expect delays and use alternate routes. This closure remains in place until 7 p.m. on Friday, December 15.

17 Avenue S. reconstruction project

  • NEW: 17 Avenue S.W. is reduced to a single lane in each direction between 2 Street and 4 Street S.W. beginning at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, November 23. This closure remains in place until 4 p.m. on Friday, November 25.
  • 17 Avenue S.W. is reduced to a single lane in each direction between Centre Street S and 1 Street S.W. This closure continues until 7 p.m. on Friday, November 25.
  • 17 Avenue S.W. is reduced to a single lane in each direction between 1 Street S.E. and Macleod Trial S.E. This closure continues until 7 p.m. on Friday, November 25 and accommodates construction.
  • 17 Avenue S.W. is reduced to a single lane in each direction between 4 Street S.W. and 5 Street S.W. beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, November 7. This closure continues until 7 p.m. on Monday, December 5.

Alberta Transportation

Alberta Transportation maintains Deerfoot Trail (Hwy.2) and Stoney Trail (Hwy. 201). For more information on work happening on these roads visit Alberta Transportation’s website.