Road Closures and Lane Restrictions September 17, 2013

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Governer General Presentation – Tuesday, September 17

New road closures and lane restrictions
Southeast
15 Street S.E. between 9 Avenue and Blackfoot Trail S.E. will be closed from 10 p.m. Tuesday, September 17 until 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 18 for emergency rail repairs.
17 Avenue S.E. between 15 Street and 17A Street S.E. will be closed from 10 p.m. Wednesday, September 18 until 12 p.m. Thursday, September 19 for emergency rail repairs. 
Northbound Macleod Trail S.E north of 25 Avenue S.E will have a single right hand lane closure from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18 for concrete work.
Northbound Macleod Trail S.E. north of 25 Avenue S.E. will have a single left hand lane closure from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 19 and Friday, September 20 for concrete work.
Northbound Macleod Trail S.E. north of 25 Avenue S.E. will be reduced to one lane from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, September 21 for concrete work.
The right lane will be closed on westbound 90 Avenue S.E. at 44 Street S.E. from 7 a.m. Monday, September 16 until 7 p.m. Friday, September 20, to allow for utility upgrades.
There will be daily single lane closures on the McKenzie Towne Boulevard traffic circle from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday thru Friday and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from Wednesday, September 11 to Saturday, September 21 to allow for roadway construction.
There will be various single lane closures and a speed restriction of 60 km/h on northbound and southbound Blackfoot Trail S.E. south of Heritage Drive S.E. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily Monday to Friday and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays during the month of September. This is 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 24/7 due to construction activities close to roadway.
Southwest
4 Street S.W. at 13 Avenue S.W. will be reduced to one lane in each direction from 8 a.m. on Monday, September 16 to 7 p.m. on September 20. Additionally, 13 Avenue S.W. between 4 Street S.W. and 5 Street S.W. will be closed from 8 a.m. on Monday, September 16 to 7 p.m. on September 20. This work is for underground utility construction related to the 13 Avenue Greenway Heritage project.
The two right hand lanes on 9 Avenue S.W. at 9 Street S.W. will be closed at 9 a.m. on Monday, September 16 for approximately three weeks for utility work. Delays are expected, please use alternate routes.

14 Avenue S.W. between 1 Street S.W. and 2 Street S.W. will be closed on Tuesday, September 17 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for crane work.
Northwest
Kensington Road N.W. between 14 Street N.W. and 19 Street N.W. will be closed from 8 p.m. Tuesday, September 17 until 6 a.m. Wednesday, September 18 for a house move.

4 Street N.W. between 14 Avenue N.W. and 12 Avenue NW will be closed from 9 a.m. on Friday, September 20 until 6 p.m. Sunday, September 22 for utility work.
Ongoing road closures and lane restrictions

Northwest
Symons Valley Road N.W. from 144 Street N.W. to just past the city limit at Range Road 261A will be reduced to one shared lane of traffic, requiring flag personnel to direct traffic until, and a speed reduction to 50 km/h until mid-September for road paving.  
Northbound Crowchild Trail will have a left turn restriction onto 24 Avenue N.W. daily from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. starting Monday, August 19 and lasting through to 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 and 24 Avenue.
Northeast
Edmonton Trail between 28 Avenue N.E. and 41 Avenue N.E. will be restricted to the two east lanes, one lane in each direction. The two west lanes are closed for reconstruction for approximately eight to 10 weeks. Access to several roads on the west side of Edmonton Trail is also closed. Businesses and residents will still have access from the west. The sidewalks along the east side are closed and bus stops will be temporarily re-located. For more details, see the Edmonton Trail Road Reconstruction Project.
36 Street N.E. between 80 Avenue N.E. and Country Hills Boulevard, has opened to single lane of traffic in each direction.  For more information, visit 36 Street N.E. Road Reconstruction and Widening.
Southeast
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.
UPDATE: 68 Street S.E. south of 114 Avenue S.E. will be closed from Monday September 9 at 7 a.m. to Tuesday, September 17, at 6 p.m. for construction. Motorists can access the Shepard Landfill via 64 Street S.E. Watch for traffic pattern change on Tuesday, September 17 due to a new road reopening. Southbound 68 Street will be closed at 114 Avenue S.E., motorists can access the Shepard Landfill via 64 Street S.E. 114 Avenue S.E. between 68 Street S.E. and Stoney Trail will have the speed reduced to 50 km/h due to construction activities adjacent to the roadway. This work is being completed for Stoney Trail tie-in work.
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.
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.
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 projects

Stoney Trail N.W. between Country Hills Boulevard N.W. and Beddington Trail N.W. will be under construction. Traffic will be impacted as follows:
•         The northbound median shoulder of Stoney Trail N.W.  has speed is reductions from 100 km/hr to 80 km/hr through work areas
•         All travel lanes will be open between the hours of 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., and 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday thru Friday.
•         Two lanes of traffic will be maintained during construction work.
•         Drivers are advised that construction personnel will be on site and that speed reductions are in place
Stoney Trail at Highway 22X and Stoney Trail at Sun Valley/Chaparral will remain under construction in preparation for the opening of the new interchange from Monday, September 2 to Tuesday, September 17.  It is expected that eastbound and westbound traffic on Stoney Trail at Highway 22X and northbound and southbound traffic on Sun Valley Boulevard S.E. and Chaparral Boulevard S.E. will be impacted by construction activities.  Drivers are advised to expect delays and detours in the area.  Visit www.sestproject.ca for more information.
Deerfoot Trail (Hwy 2) at Memorial Drive eastbound Bridge will have night time traffic pattern changes on September 11, 12 and 13 for construction crews and aerial equipment working on Deerfoot Trail and the south side of Memorial Drive bridge.
Please be advised traffic patterns will change on Deerfoot Trail and Memorial Drive.
On Tuesday, September 17 Deerfoot Trail southbound traffic will be:
On Wednesday, September 18 Deerfoot Trail northbound traffic will be:

Drivers are advised to be on the lookout for construction crews and equipment.
For more information visit Alberta Transportation’s website or call 511.
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