Calgary, AB,
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2015
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Calgary road closures – October 9, 2015

Calgary road closures and lane restrictions – October 9, 2015

Northeast

NEW: Edmonton Trail N.E. will be closed at 1 Avenue N.E. and traffic will be detoured via 6 Street N.E. beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 9. This closure continues until 5 a.m. on Tuesday, October 13 and accommodates construction.

NEW: The two right lanes of eastbound 16 Avenue N.E. are closed at 1 Street N.E. between 11 p.m. on Friday, October 9 and 5 a.m. on Saturday, October 10. This closure accommodates construction.

NEW: The westbound lanes of Country Hills Boulevard N.E. are closed at Barlow Trail N.E. beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, October 12. During this closure through traffic will be diverted through new lanes added to the left-turn bay on Country Hills Boulevard at Barlow Trail N.E. This closure remains in place until 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 5 and accommodates construction.

52 Street N.E. is closed between Country Hills Boulevard N.E. and Skyview Ranch Drive N.E. beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 3. Motorists are advised to use Metis Trail N.E. as a detour during this closure. This closure continues until 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 17 and accommodates construction.

The westbound lanes of Country Hills Boulevard N.E. at Barlow Trail N.E. is closed and through traffic will be diverted through the intersection via the turn bay beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, October 5. This closure will continue until 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 5 and accommodates construction.

The right lane of northbound 52 Street N.E. is closed at Template Drive N.E. daily between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. until mid-October. This closure accommodates sidewalk construction.

McKnight Boulevard Widening and Reconstruction Project

  • There will be no access from eastbound McKnight Boulevard N.E. to Aviation Road N.E., as well as no access from Aviation Road N.E. to eastbound McKnight Boulevard N.E. beginning on Thursday September 10. This closure continues through the end of the 2015 construction season.
  • The left lane of eastbound and westbound McKnight Boulevard N.E. is closed and the speed is reduced to 50 km/hr. between 12 Street N.E. and 19 Street N.E. daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Friday, August 21. This closure continues until October as part of the McKnight Boulevard widening project.

Eastbound and westbound Country Hills Boulevard N.E. has been temporarily realigned between 52 Street N.E. and 60 Street N.E. This alignment continues through 2015.

Northwest

NEW: Westbound Memorial Drive N.W. is closed west of 10 Street N.W. and a two way setup will be in place in the eastbound lanes from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 17

NEW: Northbound 14 Street N.W. is reduced to a single lane at 16 Avenue S.W. beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 10. This closure continues until 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 11 and accommodates concrete work.

NEW: 10 Street N.W. is closed between Memorial Drive N.W. and Kensington Road N.W. beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 10. This closure continues until 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 11 and accommodates water utility work.

NEW: Eastbound Crowchild Trail N.W. is reduced to two lanes at Sarcee Trail N.W. daily from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11. During this closure, the ramp from northbound Sarcee Trail N.W. to eastbound Crowchild Trail N.W. will also be closed. This closure accommodates construction.

Crowchild Trail North will have one lane in each direction closed at 24 Avenue N.W. for signal work from Monday, August 17 daily between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. During this closure, the ramps to eastbound and westbound 24 Avenue N.W. will also be closed. This closure continues until Sunday, November 15 and accommodates intersection improvements. This closure accommodates work on Crowchild Trail traffic congestion reduction program.

83 Street N.W. will be closed between 33 Avenue N.W. and Bowfort Road N.W. until Spring 2016. There will be no access to Bowness Road N.W. from 16 Avenue N.W. during this closure; motorists are advised to use an alternate route.

Trans Canada Highway / Bowfort Road N.W. Interchange Project

  • A new detour at 16 Avenue N.W. and Bowfort Road N.W. opened on Wednesday, September 2. This detour is expected to last until late 2016, and accommodates the construction of the Trans Canada Highway / Bowfort Road N.W. Interchange project.
  • The left lane of westbound 16 Avenue N.W. will be closed at Bowfort Road N.W. between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily.

Southeast

NEW: Barlow Trail S.E. is closed between 61 Avenue and 72 Avenue S.E. beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday, October 10. This closure accommodates roadway repair and paving and continues until 9 p.m. on Monday, October 12.

Westbound 9 Avenue S.E. is closed at 4 Street S.E. and a two-way setup will be installed in the eastbound lanes between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 8 and Friday, October 9. This closure accommodates construction.

Macleod Trail / 162 Avenue S.E. Interchange project

  • NEW: Eastbound Sun Valley Boulevard at Sunpark Gate will have the centre lane closed from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, October 10 for work related to the Macleod Trail / 162 Avenue S.E. interchange construction.

Glenmore Trail / Ogden Interchange

  • The section of 30 Street S.E. between eastbound and westbound Glenmore Trail will be permanently closed starting at 5 a.m. Sunday, September 27 to allow for work related to the Glenmore Trail / Ogden Road interchange project. There will be no access to eastbound Glenmore Trail from southbound 30 Street S.E. and conversely no access to northbound 30 Street S.E. from eastbound Glenmore Trail. Traffic requiring to make these connection will be directed to use either Barlow Trail or 72 Avenue S.E. as a designated detour route.

Victoria Bridge rehabilitation project

  • The left lane will be closed on northbound Macleod Trail north of 25 Avenue S.E. across the Victoria bridge from 7 p.m. Friday, October 9 to 6 a.m. Saturday, October 10 allow for work related to Victoria Bridge re-hab project.
  • The northbound lanes on Macleod Trail, north of 25 Street S.E. across the Victoria Bridge are now on final alignment. Some sidewalk and minor concrete work remains. Please pay attention in this area.
  • The exit ramp allowing U-turns from southbound 1 Street S.E. to northbound Macleod Trail, north of 25 Avenue S.E. will be closed until late October.
  • The regional pathway link to the Macleod Trail bridge deck (Victoria Bridge) will also remain closed until late October. Pathway users will be directed to use the 1 Street S.E. link one block to the west.

Various lane closures at Road A S.E. and 130 Avenue S.E. beginning at 12 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16. This closure remains in place until early December 2015 and accommodates traffic signal work.

Glenmore Trail Bridges Rehabilitation Project

  • Glenmore Trail east of Macleod Trail and west of Deerfoot Trail will have various lane closures until October. During this time the speed limit on Glenmore Trail will be reduced to 50 km/h between Macleod Trail and Deerfoot Trail for the duration of construction, expected to last until October.
  • The pedestrian underpass and sidewalk connection under Glenmore Trail east of Macleod Trail S.E. will be closed for work related to the Glenmore Trail Bridges projects. Pedestrians will be directed to use Macleod Trail to cross Glenmore Trail. The pedestrian underpass is anticipated to be closed until October.
  • Three bridges on Glenmore Trail east of Macleod Trail and west of Deerfoot Trail, including Glenmore Trail over 11 Street S.E., Glenmore Trail over Fairmount Drive and Glenmore Trail over the CP/LRT tracks, will have various lane closures until October. During construction, there will be various stages which will require traffic pattern changes on Glenmore Trail and numerous lane closures on both Glenmore Trail and Centre Street S / Fairmount Drive S.E. under Glenmore Trail S.E.

4 Street S.E. is closed at 9 Avenue S.E. beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8. During the closure, there will be no access to 4 Street S.E. via 9 Avenue S.E. Motorists are advised to use 6 Avenue S.E. via 6 Street S.E. as a detour. This closure will continue until 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 2 and accommodates construction of the National Music Centre.

Various lanes of 94 Avenue S.E. between 52 Street S.E. and 68 Street S.E. will be closed until Wednesday Oct. 30 for new road construction.

The right lane of southbound 3 Street S.E. is closed between 6 Avenue S.E. and 9 Avenue S.E. from 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily until further notice. A two way traffic setup will be installed in the left northbound lane of 3 Street S.E. between 7 Avenue S.E. and 6 Avenue S.E. This closure accommodates the Municipal Building Flood Mitigation Project.

Southwest

NEW: 17 Avenue S.W. is closed between 8 Street and 9 Street S.W. beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 9. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes and expect delays in the area. This closure remains in place until 5 a.m. on Tuesday, October 13 and accommodates deep utility work.

The two right lanes of 9 Avenue S.W. between 3 Street S.W. and 4 Street S.W. will be closed nightly between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. until further notice. This closure accommodates construction.

The southbound lanes of 14 Street S.W. south of Anderson Road will be closed and directed to the east side of roadway into a two-way traffic detour on the northbound lanes of 14 Street S.W. starting at 6 a.m. Saturday, October 3 for a duration of approximately 10 days, to allow for surface improvements and utility upgrades. 14 Street S.W. will open to new lane marking alignments once construction is completed.

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).

 

The right lane will continue be closed and the speed limit reduced to 60 km/h daily and nightly on eastbound Glenmore Trail (HWY 8)west of Sarcee Trail, until the end of October, to allow for storm sewer repairs.  The lane closure will be removed daily between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. Monday to Friday, to reduce impact to the a.m. commuting traffic.

9 Street S.W. signal changes

  • Starting Monday, Sept. 28, the traffic signals on 9 Street S.W. at the intersections of 4 Avenue, 5 Avenue and 6 Avenue S.W. will operate in a pre-empted manner to coordinate with C-Train activity. Motorists and pedestrians are advised to pay extra attention. Learn more at Calgary.ca.

The cycle track on 12 Avenue S.E. will be detoured between 3 Street S.E. and Olympic Way S.E. until further notice to accommodate construction.

Southbound 1 Street S.W. will be reduced to one lane between 9 Avenue S.W. and 10 Avenue S.W. this summer to accommodate the 1 Street S.W. underpass enhancement project. At the same time, the sidewalk on southbound 1 Street S.W. will be closed. Pedestrians should use the sidewalk on the east side of 1 Street S.W. These closures will be in place until the work on the west side of the underpass is complete.

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