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Calgary road closures - June 20, 2016

Calgary road closures and lane restrictions – June 20, 2016

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It’s construction season! Help keep workers on the road safe. For more information, visit Calgary.ca/constructionzonesafety.

Ivor Strong Bridge Rehab

Update: Alberta Transportation is performing rehabilitation on the Ivor Strong bridge on Deerfoot Trail. This work is beginning to wind down and lane restrictions are anticipated to be removed on Monday, June 20. Work however will still require lane closures and speed restrictions nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through June. Motorists are reminded to use caution when driving through the construction zone and expect delays.

Northeast

NEW: The right lane and adjacent sidewalk of northbound Edmonton Trail N.E. is closed at 4 Avenue N.E. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21 and Wednesday, June 22. This closure accommodates construction.

NEW: The left lane of westbound Memorial Drive is closed at Barlow Trail (Barlow Trail LRT Station) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21 and Wednesday, June 22. This closure accommodates LRT work.

Northbound Edmonton Trail N.E. is reduced to a single right lane at 1 Avenue N.E. daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning on Monday, June 20. This closure continues daily during these hours until 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22 and accommodates construction.

The left lane and adjacent sidewalk of northbound Edmonton Trail is closed at Meredith Road N.E. from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily beginning on Monday, June 20. This closure continues daily during these hours until 3 p.m. on Friday, June 24 and accommodates construction.

Various lane closures in all directions at 36 Street N.E. and 12 Avenue N.E. nightly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning on Sunday, June 19. These closures continue nightly during these hours until 5 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22. These closures accommodate paving work. For more information on paving, visit Calgary.ca/paving.

10 Street N.E. is closed between 2 Avenue N.E. and 4 Avenue N.E. beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 20. This closure continues until 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22 and accommodates water services utility work.

Various left lane closures on Memorial Drive in both directions between St Georges Drive N.E. (Zoo LRT Station) and 28 Street S.E. (Franklin LRT Station) daily from 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. beginning on Monday, June 20. This closure continues daily during these hours until 2:30 p.m. on Friday, June 24 and accommodates LRT work.

Aviation Road N.E. is closed between Aviation Boulevard and 15 Street N.E. beginning at 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 5. During this closure, local business access will be maintained. This closure continues until 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 25 and is part of the McKnight Boulevard N.E. Widening Project.

There will be new traffic patterns on McKnight Boulevard N.E. between 12 Street N.E. and 19 Street N.E. beginning at 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 5. Westbound McKnight will be closed in this stretch and narrowed two-way traffic will be in place in the eastbound lanes. This work is part of the McKnight Boulevard N.E. Widening Project and will be in place through September 2016.

The right lane of eastbound 16 Avenue N.E. is closed at 1 Street N.E. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning on Wednesday, June 1. This closure repeats during these hours on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through June and accommodates construction.

36 Street N.E. will be closed between 64 Avenue N.E. and Airport Trail N.E. beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, May 16. During this closure, traffic travelling northbound on 36 Street N.E. will be restricted to local only access at 64 Avenue N.E. During this closure, traffic travelling westbound on 80 Avenue N.E. will be diverted to southbound 40 Street N.E. There will be no access to Airport Trail from 80 Avenue N.E. during this closure. Detours using Metis Trail N.E. around construction zone are recommended. This closure continues until mid-October 2016 and accommodates road widening by a developer.

There will be various lane closures on 36 Street N.E. between Memorial Drive and 16 Avenue N.E. daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until further notice. These closures accommodate curb rehab in preparation for paving.

The right lane of eastbound 16 Avenue N.E. at 1 Street N.E. is closed between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekly on Tuesday through Friday until further notice. This closure accommodates construction.

Northwest

Various lane closures at Kensington Road N.W. and 14 Street N.W. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily beginning on Wednesday, June 15. During this closure there will be temporary crosswalks in place as this closure accommodates sidewalk work related to the Kensington improvements project. These closures continue daily during these hours until 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22.

144 Avenue N.W. is closed between Centre Street North and 14 Street N.W. for roadway upgrades through November 2016.

The right lane of westbound 24 Avenue N.W. is closed between 23 Street N.W. and Crowchild Trail N.W. beginning at 7 a.m. on Friday, June 3. This closure continues through August 2016 and accommodates the construction of a retaining wall. During this closure, pedestrians will be diverted to the south crosswalk through the affected area.

Various single curb lane closures on 14 Street N.W. from 8 Avenue N.W. to 21 Avenue N.W. beginning on Monday, June 6. The closures will occur in various single northbound lanes between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. and various single southbound lanes between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. These closures accommodate concrete work and continue daily during these hours until Friday, June 24.

The right lane of southbound 10 Street N.W. between 2 Avenue N.W. and 3 Avenue N.W. is closed beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 9. This closure accommodates the Kensington improvements project and continues until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21.

Various single lane closures on off peak hours at 16 Avenue N.W. and Sarcee Trail N.W. for interchange improvement work. These closures are expected to last until November 2016.

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. during this closure; use an alternate route.

Southeast

8 Avenue S.E. is closed between 5 Street and 6 Street S.E. from 9 p.m. on Monday, June 20 to 5 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21. This closure accommodates water services utility work.

Various single lane closures on the southwest corner of 17 Avenue S.E. and 31 Street S.E. for utility locates daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, June 20 and Tuesday, June 21. These closures accommodate utility locates.

The right lane of southbound and northbound 52 Street S.E. is closed and the speed limit is reduced to 50 km/hr. at Glenmore Trail S.E. daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning on Monday, June 20. This closure continues daily during these hours, and also occurs from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 25 and accommodates construction.

Westbound 17 Avenue S.E. is closed between Centre Street S and Macleod Trail S.E. beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, June 13. This closure continues until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6 and accommodates Transportation Infrastructure work.

There will be various single lane closures on Glenmore Trail north of 52 Street S.E. daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning on Friday, April 15. This construction continues daily during these hours on weekdays, and from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. These closures accommodate construction and continue until further notice.

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.

Blackfoot Trail / 58 Avenue S.E. Intersection Improvements Project

  • NEW: There will be various single lane closures in all directions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily on Tuesday, June 21 to Friday, June 24.
  • NEW: There will be various single lane closures in all directions from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 25. Blackfoot Trail is already part of a construction zone with a reduced speed limit of 50 km/hr. that will remain in effect 24/7 for duration of construction.
  • From now until late summer of 2016, there will be periodic lane closures and 50 km/h speed reductions at the intersection of Blackfoot Trail at 58 Avenue S.E. to allow for intersection improvements. Further information will follow as construction progresses. For additional information on this project, please go to Calgary.ca and search “58 Avenue and Blackfoot Trail S.E. intersection improvements”.

Macleod Trail / 162 Avenue Interchange project

  • Starting the evening of Thursday, June 9, the access to southbound Macleod Trail from eastbound 162 Avenue S.E. will change. The existing ramp from eastbound 162 Avenue S.E. to southbound Macleod will close and traffic will be required to make a 90* right turn at the intersection, from a newly developed right turn bay. In addition, there will be some minor alignment changes to the eastbound lanes approaching Macleod Trail to accommodate the new right turn.
  • Starting the evening of Thursday, June 9, the access to eastbound Sun Valley Boulevard from northbound Macleod Trail will change. The existing ramp from northbound Macleod Trail to eastbound Sun Valley Boulevard will close and traffic will be required to make a 90* right turn at the intersection from a newly developed right turn bay (with the exception of large trucks which will be directed to use Midlake Boulevard as a detour). In addition, there will be some minor alignment changes to the northbound lanes approaching Sun Valley Boulevard to accommodate the new right turn.
  • Starting on Thursday, April 7, the access to westbound 162 Avenue S.E. from northbound Macleod Trail will change. The previous northbound Macleod Trail to westbound 162 Avenue S.E. exit will re-open, but operate as a single left turn only. The access to eastbound Sun Valley Boulevard from northbound Macleod Trail will remain as is on the existing detour ramp.
  • The dual turns from eastbound and westbound 162 Avenue S.E. to northbound and southbound Shawville Boulevard will be revised to single left turns starting Sunday April 3. An alternate access to the south end of Shawville Boulevard can be used via the southbound Macleod Trail exit ramp to 22X.

Glenmore Trail / Ogden Interchange

  • Eastbound Glenmore Trail east of 30 Street S.E. will have trucks crossing roadway in off-peak hours starting Wednesday, April 27 and continuing until the end of May, for hauling material related to the Glenmore Trail / Ogden Road interchange project. Flagman crews will be on site to stop all eastbound traffic as required while the trucks cross roadway. Efforts will be made to keep disruption of traffic on eastbound Glenmore Trail to a minimum. Glenmore Trail is already part of a construction zone with a reduced speed limit of 50 km/h, that will remain in effect 24/7 for duration of construction.
  • Construction continues at the Glenmore / Ogden Interchange. For information on this project, visit the Glenmore / Ogden Interchange website on Calgary.ca

Southwest

10 Avenue S.W. is reduced to a single lane in each direction west of 8 Street S.W. beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 20. This closure continues until 3 p.m. on Friday, August 26 and accommodates Transportation Infrastructure work.

2 Street S.W. is closed between 11 Avenue S.W. and 12 Avenue S.W. beginning at 7 a.m. on 61 Avenue S.W. is reduced to one lane in both directions between Centre Street and Macleod Trail S.W. from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. beginning Friday, June 10 until Friday, June 24.

Westbound 17 Avenue S.W. is reduced to a single lane in each direction between 1 Street and 2 Street S.W. beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, June 13. This closure continues until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6 and accommodates Transportation Infrastructure work.

The right lane of southbound 8 Street S.W. between 8 Avenue and 10 Avenue S.W. is closed beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24. During the closure, the west sidewalk on 8 Street S.W. in this stretch will be closed. This closure will continue through October 2016 and accommodates work on the 8 Street S.W. underpass project.

The right lane of northbound 4 Street S.W. is closed at 15 Avenue S.W. daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning on Tuesday, May 10. This closure continues daily during these hours until further notice and accommodates utility work.

Crowchild/Flanders Ave Interchange

  • The northbound exit ramps from Crowchild Trail S.W. to Flanders Avenue S.W. are currently closed until late 2016. Motorists will be unable to access Flanders Avenue S.W. via northbound Crowchild Trail S.W. Motorists are advised to use 33 Avenue S.W. or 50 Avenue S.W. via Crowchild Trail as alternate routes.
  • Caen Avenue (from the Currie Business Park entrance to Quesnay Wood Drive) is closed to allow for the utility work necessary for the Interchange construction. This stretch of Caen Avenue will be closed until late 2016. A temporary off-ramp provides access into the Currie Business Park, from Crowchild Trail South to Battleford Avenue.
  • Construction work has begun on Richard Road and eastbound Flanders Avenue. Traffic on Richard Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction (north and sound bound).

Alberta Transportation

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