Calgary road closures and lane restrictions for May 13, 2013

Northeast
Southbound 36 Street N.E. south of 26 Avenue N.E. will be closed from 8 p.m. on Friday, May 17 until 6 p.m. on Monday, May 20, for the LRT extensions project.  There will be one southbound lane open during the time of 12 a.m. on Saturday, May 18 until 7 a.m. on Monday, May 20.  Delays are expected in this area and motorists are advised to use alternative routes, such as, west on 26 Avenue N.E. to south on 32 Street N.E. or east on 26 Avenue N.E.

 

Southeast
Southbound Macleod Trail will have the left lane closed at 210 Avenue S.E. from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily between Tuesday May 14 until Saturday May 18 to allow for construction related to intersection upgrades.  Macleod Trail is already part of a construction zone with a reduced speed limit of 60 km/h that will remain in effect.

 

Northbound 52 Street S.E. at Peigan Trail will have the right lane closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily starting on Tuesday, May 14 to Saturday May 18, to allow for new roadway construction related to the Peigan Trail extension.  52 Street S.E. is already part of a construction zone with a reduced speed limit of 50 km/h that will remain in effect due to construction activities close to the roadway.

 

Northbound Blackfoot Trail south of Heritage Drive will have the right lane closed and the speed restricted to 60 km/h from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, starting on Tuesday, May 14 until Saturday May 18, to allow for new roadway construction at the future 85 Avenue S.E. connection to Blackfoot Trail. The 60 km/h speed reduction will remain in effect due to construction activities close to the roadway.

 

 

Ongoing road closures and lane restrictions
Northwest
Westbound 16 Avenue N.W. west of Sarcee Trail, one lane will be closed, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, from Tuesday, April 9 until Wednesday, May 15, for noise wall replacement.

 

Northeast
Southbound 36 Street N.E. at 26 Avenue N.E. will have the left lane closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Friday, May 10, Monday, May 13 and Friday, May 17, for the NE LRT Platform Extension Project.

 

Southwest
Westbound 17 Avenue S.W. between Sirocco Drive to 69 Street S.W. will have various lane closures from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily between Monday, May 13 until Friday, May 17.

The northbound right lane on Centre Street between 6 Avenue S.W. and 5 Avenue S.W. is closed until further notice. This is due to emergency utility work.

 

 

52 Street S.E. at 90 Avenue S.E., will have various lane closures, from 9 a.m. on 3 p.m. daily on Tuesday, May 14, until Thursday, May 16, for ATCO Gas utilities. The speed limit will be reduced to 50 km/h.

 

Northbound 52 Street S.E. south of 90 Avenue S.E. will have the right lane closed, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily between Tuesday, May 14 until Friday, May 17, for ATCO Gas utilities. The speed limit will be reduced to 50 km/h.

 

11 Avenue S.E. between Maggie Street and 8 Street S.E. will be closed from 7 a.m. on Monday, May 13 until 6 p.m. on Friday, June 7, for construction.

 

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.

 

Long Term road closure and lane restrictions – projects
Northwest
Eastbound 2 Avenue N.W. between 10 Street N.W. and 9A Street N.W. will be closed from 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8 until 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, for construction.

 

Northeast
36 Street N.E. will be closed between 80 Avenue N.E. and Country Hills Boulevard, beginning Monday, April 8, between Airport Trail and Country Hills Boulevard for the roadway 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. For more information, visit 36 Street N.E. road reconstruction and widening.

 

Lane closures on Centre Street between Laycock Drive and Thorncrest Road will restrict traffic to a single lane in each direction starting at 4 a.m. Monday, April 22, for the Centre Street Reconstruction and Transit Priority project. Construction will last for approximately six to eight weeks, expect delays.  For more information, please visit www.calgary.ca/centrestreet.

 

Westbound 13 Avenue S.W. between 1 Street S.W. to 4 Street S.W. will be closed starting at 7 a.m. on Monday, April 29, for approximately two months for the 13 Avenue Heritage Greenway Project.

 

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 until mid-May. Updates will be provided as the project progresses.

 

52 Street S.E. at 126 Avenue S.E., one lane will be reduced to one lane in each direction and there will be no left turns at the intersection from 7 a.m. on Friday, May 3 until the end of June, for utility installation.

 

Motorists heading north on Deerfoot Trail to travel east on Stoney Trail will be re-routed to a different off ramp for eight weeks beginning Thursday, May 9, 2013. The existing eastbound off ramp is being removed so a new ramp can be built in its place as part of the Calgary Ring Road.

 

 

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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