Calgary road closures and lane restrictions for March 28, 2013

14 Street N.W., at Kensington Road, will be closed from 7 a.m. on Friday, March 29 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, for water service repair. Southbound traffic on 14 Street N.W. will be detoured to Crowchild Trail. Northbound traffic on 14 Street N.W. will be detoured to 19 Street N.W.

Northeast
36 Street N.E. will be closed between 80 Avenue N.E. and Country Hills Boulevard, beginning Monday, April 8, for the roadway between Airport Trail and Country Hills Boulevard to be reconstructed from two lanes to four lanes. The closure, which will last approximately four months, will allow Airport Trail connections to be made to 36 Street N.E. eastbound from the Airport Trail tunnel. Motorists are advised to use Métis Trail N.E. as an alternative route.

 

Northbound 36 Street N.E. between 16 Avenue N.E. and 17 Avenue N.E. will have one lane closed daily, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., starting Monday, March 25 through to Friday, March 29 for construction.

Southeast
Eastbound Memorial Drive S.E., between 39 Street S.E. and 44 Street S.E., will be reduced to one lane daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Tuesday, April 2  and ending Friday, April 5 for utility repair.

 

17 Avenue S.E., between 20A Street S.E. and 36 Street S.E., one right lane will have a mobile closure from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2 to facilitate Telus utility work. The closure will shift along the roadway as work progresses to minimize the impact to traffic.

 

 

44 Street S.E., between 64 Avenue S.E. and 68 Avenue S.E., will be closed from 7 a.m. Thursday, March 28 until 6 p.m. Saturday, March 30, for water services repair.

 

68 Street S.E. between 106 Avenue S.E. and 108 Avenue S.E. will have all traffic shifted to an adjacent eastside road, to allow for utility installations and surface upgrades, starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 6. The speed limit of the detour road will be reduced to 30 km/h. This stage of construction is expected to last for approximately 30 days. Updates will be provided as the project progresses.

 

100 Street S.E., between Glenmore Trail and Venture Avenue, will be closed for approximately six weeks starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 2 to allow for water service upgrades and utility connections. Traffic will be directed to 84 Street S.E. to bypass the construction. Local business access will be maintained.

 

The three left lanes of westbound 5 Avenue S.E. at 1 Street S.E. and the three right lanes of southbound 1 Street S.E. between 4 Avenue S.E. and 5 Avenue S.E. will be closed from 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 to 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, to allow for water service utility upgrades. Alternate routes are recommended as delays are expected.

 

Bridge construction on the southeast Stoney Trail project at Highway 22X and Chaparral Boulevard /Sun Valley Boulevard S.E. will continue nightly, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, April 1 to Wednesday, April 3.

 

Northbound Deerfoot Trail S.E., between highway 22X and Cranston Avenue/Seton Boulevard S.E., will be diverted to the southbound lanes nightly, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting April 1 and lasting to April 13. Traffic speeds will be reduced to 50km/h in the construction zone and motorists may experience intermittent stops for the delivery of bridge girders.  This traffic detour is to facilitate bridge construction on Stoney Trail.

 

Southwest
7 Street S.W., at the intersections of 7 Avenue S.W., is scheduled for the installation of underground utilities from Monday, April 1, to Thursday, April 4. The following is the schedule of road closures for this area:

The two left lanes of northbound 4 Street S.W. at 10 Avenue S.W. and 10 Avenue S.W. westbound will be closed between 4 Street S.W. and 5 Street S.W. from 9 a.m. Thursday, March 28 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, to allow for water service upgrades and main replacement. Traffic will be directed to use either 11 Avenue S.W. or 6 Avenue S.W. to bypass the construction. In addition, the west sidewalk will be closed on 4 Street S.W. between 10 Avenue S.W. and 8 Avenue S.W. during the same timeframe.

 

11 Avenue S.W., between 1 Street S.W. and 2 Street S.W., will be reduced to one lane from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, April 1 to accommodate building construction.

 

Elbow Drive, between 5 Street S.W. and Sifton Boulevard, will be reduced to one lane in each direction from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 31, to allow for road marking removals and installations. All traffic will be directed to the west side of Elbow Drive, as crews will be working in the existing northbound lanes. Alternate routes such as Macleod Trail are recommended as delays are expected.

 

The three right lanes of westbound 6 Avenue S.W. at 7 Street S.W. and the two right lanes of southbound 7 Street S.W. at 6 Avenue S.W. will be closed from 9 p.m. Monday, April 1 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, to allow for water utility upgrades. Alternate routes are recommended as delays are expected.

 

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.

 

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