Calgary Road closures and lane restrictions - September 24, 2013

New road closures and lane restrictions

Northwest
24 Avenue N.W. will be closed between 16A Street and 17 Street N.W. from 7 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25 until Friday, September 27.

Southeast

11 Street S.E. south of 21 Avenue S.E. will be reduced to one lane in both directions from 7 p.m. Friday, September 27 to 6 p.m. Sunday, September 29 for a utility installation.

Two left lanes will be closed on northbound Macleod Trail between 7 Avenue S.E. and 10 Avenue S.E. from 8 a.m. Saturday, September 28 to 9 p.m. Sunday, September 29, for utility repairs.

17 Avenue S.E. between 17 Street S.E. and 17A Street S.E. will be closed until 6 a.m. on Friday, September 27 for urgent rail repairs.

Ongoing road closures and lane restrictions

Northwest
The exit ramp from southbound Barlow Trail to westbound 61 Avenue S.E. is closed and the speed limit on Barlow Trail reduced to 60 km/h for gas main upgrades. Traffic affected by the closed ramp will be detoured around the turn island to re-connect with westbound 61 Avenue S.E. with the exception of trucks. Trucks will be directed to use 66 Avenue S.E. This work is part of the gas main replacement project at Barlow Trail and 61 Avenue S.E., which will have various stages of construction during the month of September and early October. Updates for this project will be provided as information becomes available.

The left turn from northbound Crowchild Trail to 24 Avenue N.W. will be restricted from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. daily until the end of November. This is part of a traffic flow pilot and will include a closure of the left turn lanes along northbound Crowchild Trail between 16 Avenue N.W. and 24 Avenue N.W.

Northeast

Edmonton Trail will be restricted to two lanes in each direction between 28 Avenue N.E. and 41 Avenue N.E. until late fall. For more details, see the Edmonton Trail Road Reconstruction Project.

Southeast

Alternating lane closures will continue on northbound and southbound Blackfoot Trail, south of Heritage Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays, and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends, to allow for new roadway construction at the future 85 Avenue S.E. connection to Blackfoot Trail. Speeds will be reduced to 60 km/h in the southbound direction, and northbound traffic will be reduced to 50 km/h. More information is available at Blackfoot Trail Bridge rehabilitation project.

Barlow Trail at 61 Avenue S.E. will have various stages of construction during the month of September to allow for gas main upgrades beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 3. Drivers are advised to plan alternate routes, such as Deerfoot Trail, because delays are expected. Updates will be provided as timelines for the various stages become available.

24 Street S.E. between 86 Avenue S.E. and Quarry Park Boulevard, will have all traffic shifted to an adjacent detour road on the east side of existing roadway, to allow for utility installations and surface upgrades starting at 5 a.m. Wednesday, August 21. In addition, 85 Avenue S.E. west of Shepard Road will be restricted to local traffic only with commuter traffic detoured to the new 86 Avenue S.E. alignment, that connects to the 24 Street S.E. detour road. This stage of development is expected to last for approximately six to eight weeks at which point an upgraded section of 24 Street S.E. will fully open to traffic. Updates will be supplied as project progresses.

The left turn lane on northbound Seton Way S.E. is closed for construction beginning at 6 a.m., Thursday, August 8 and will continue until Tuesday, December 31 at midnight. Drivers are advised to watch for directional signage.

114 Avenue S.E. between 68 Street S.E. and Stoney Trail will have speed reduced to 50 km/h due to construction activities adjacent to the roadway. Watch for traffic pattern change on Tuesday, September 17 due to a new road opening. This work is being completed for Stoney Trail tie-in work.

Southwest

The single lane bridge on 9 Avenue S.W. over 14 Street S.W. will be closed beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 15. Traffic will be maintained on the two eastbound lanes on 9 Avenue S.W. over 14 Street S.W. In addition, 14 Street S.W. under the 9 Avenue S.W. bridge will have various lane closures starting at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 15 continuing until the end of September, for the 9 Avenue bridge over 14 Street S.W. rehabilitation.

9 Street S.W. is closed at 12 Avenue S.W. until mid-October for utility work. Delays are expected, please use alternate routes.

This work is part of a number of ongoing road closures and lane restrictions in Calgary. For more information on these and other closures, please visit www.calgary.ca/trafficinfo .

Alberta Transportation closures

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