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Calgary road closures - August 26, 2014

ALERT: Northbound 36 Street N.E. at 20 Avenue/Rundlehorn Drive N.E. will remain closed until the end of the week for emergency utility repairs. During this time, there may be additional intermittent closures in the southbound lane for utility work.  City crews are working diligently to repair the utility and re-open the road as quickly and safely as possible. Further updates will be provided as repairs progress.

Northeast

NEW: There will be various lane closures on 32 Avenue N.E. between 12 Street N.E. to 36 Street N.E. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily beginning Wednesday, August 27 to Tuesday, September 30 due to road paving.

There will be various lane closures on 32 Avenue N.E. between Deerfoot Trail and 36 Street N.E. from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly beginning Monday, August 25 to Tuesday, September 2 due to road paving.

There will be various lane closures on 36 Street N.E. between 16 Avenue N.E. and 32 Avenue N.E. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily until Tuesday, September 5 due to curb rehabilitation and paving.

The intersection of Skyview Ranch Road and 128 Avenue N.E. will be reduced to one lane in each direction until September 30 for utility work.

17 Avenue N.E. and 18 Avenue N.E. are closed at Edmonton Trail until late August due to the Edmonton Trail road reconstruction project.

Northwest

Northbound Crowchild Trail will be reduced to one lane at University Drive N.W. from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly until Sunday, August 31 due to bridge deck repairs.

The right lanes on north and southbound Northland Drive N.W. will be closed throughout the summer due to bike lane improvements and road repaving.

Symons Valley Road is completely closed between 144 Avenue N.W. and Sage Meadow Circle. This closure is expected to last until December 2014. During this time, all heavy truck traffic will be detoured to Shaganappi Trail, and local traffic will be detoured via Sage Hill Drive to 144 Avenue N.W. Visit the webpage for  further information.

Southeast

NEW: There will be various lane closures on Spiller Road S.E. south of 25 Avenue S.E. starting Tuesday, August 26 until Tuesday, October 21 due to utility work.

Extended: Westbound Glenmore Trail between 52 Street S.E. and Stoney Trail will be reduced to one lane with the speed limit reduced to 50 km/h from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly on Sunday, August 24 and Saturday, September 6 to allow for paving.

4 Street S.E. will be closed between 9 Avenue S.E. and 8 Avenue S.E., starting Monday, August 25 until the end of January 2015.  This closure is needed to facilitate the construction of the +60 pedestrian bridge at the National Music Centre.

Westbound 130 Avenue S.E. will be closed between 52 Street S.E. and Copperpond Boulevard S.E. until Thursday, September 18 due to major utility work. The speed limit in the area will be reduced to 50 km/h. Residents are advised to use McIvor Boulevard S.E. to 52 Street S.E.

There are various lane closures on 9 Avenue S.E. between 3 Street S.E. and 6 Street S.E. until the end of August. There are also various closures on 6 Street S.E. between 9 Avenue and 6 Avenue S.E. for East Village construction.

Southwest

NEW: The two right lanes on 4 Street S.W. will be closed between 5 Avenue S.W. and 6 Avenue S.W. from 9 a.m. on Wednesday, August 27 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 28 due to utility work. Efforts will be made to open one of the closed lanes during peak hours.

The two centre lanes will be closed on 5 Avenue S.W.   between 2  Street S.W. and 1 Street S.W. starting Monday, August 25 at 5 a.m. until September 15 for utility work.

The left lane and sidewalk are closed on 11 Avenue S.W. between 11 Street S.W. and 12 Street S.W. until Tuesday, September 30 due to building construction.

Special Events

Pride Calgary Parade

The following road closures will be in effect on Sunday, August 31 to accommodate the parade route:

  • Macleod Trail will be closed between 9 Avenue S.E. and 6 Avenue S.E. from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • 8 Avenue will be closed between 1 Street S.E. and 11 Street S.W. from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • 11 Street S.W. will be closed between 8 Avenue S.W. and 9 Avenue S.W. from noon to 2 p.m.

Shaw Charity Classic Golf Tournament

The following roads will be closed from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily from Friday, August 29 to Sunday, August 31:

  • 14 Street S.W. from Anderson Road to the intersection of Canyon Meadows Drive and Elbow Drive.
  • Residential access will be maintained.
  • Spectators are advised to take public transit and/or the shuttle service, which will pickup at the Anderson CTrain station and at Mount Royal University.
  • Parking will be restricted in residential areas.
  • There is no public parking on the event site.
  • Visitors are advised to use public transit.

Alberta Transportation

For more information visit Alberta Transportation’s website .

Follow The City of Calgary’s Transportation Department on Twitter for up to date information on road closures, projects and all of Transportations’ services at @yyctransport

Visit Calgary.ca/trafficinfo for up-to-date road closure and incident information.

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