Travellers'
Advisory
August 19, 2013
Overnight sign
installation on Deerfoot Trail SE
Partial
lane closures the night of August 22 will allow crews to safely install a new
overhead sign structure on near Highway 22X.
Beginning at 10 p.m. on August 22, southbound Deerfoot Trail
will be limited to two lane traffic from McKenzie Lake Blvd SE to just before
the off-ramp to Highway 22X. As a result, traffic from westbound McKenzie Towne
Blvd SE and eastbound McKenzie Lake Blvd SE will have shorter merging lanes
onto southbound Deerfoot Trail.
The sign installation will be
complete by 1 a.m. on August 23, ensuring free flow traffic for Friday morning
commuters. All of this work occurs at night to reduce impact on the travelling
public and ensure the safety of workers.
To protect the public and
crew in the work zone, speed limits will be reduced to 50km/h. Motorists should
use caution in this area and obey all message boards and flag persons. Drivers
are reminded that fines for speeding are doubled in construction zones when
workers are present.
Southeast Stoney Trail is a
$769 million P3 project for construction and 30-years maintenance of 25
kilometres of six-lane roadway, nine interchanges, 27 bridge structures and
three flyovers, as well as maintenance of 12 kilometres of Deerfoot Trail
between Stoney Trail SE (currently Highway 22X) and the Highway 2A junction. It
is set to open to motorists this fall.
Including this new segment,
the Alberta government has invested $1.9 billion in Calgary’s ring road, one of
many projects which deliver on Alberta Transportation’s Building Alberta
commitment. All of this work supports the economy and increased market access
by focusing on capital plan
projects for core infrastructure and key corridors, fulfilling the Redford
Government’s promise to invest in Alberta’s transportation network.
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