Calgary road closures and lane restrictions for
September 4, 2013
Upcoming Special Events
Tour
of Alberta Pro Cycling Festival
The
Tour of Alberta
Canada’s Pro Cycling Festival will have major roadway impacts to the
downtown core starting Saturday, September 7 until Sunday, September 8. The
following roads will be closed from 10 a.m. Saturday, September 7 until Sunday,
September 8 at 3 p.m.:
·
4 Avenue S.W. between 1 Street S.E. and 1 Street
S.W.
·
Centre Street between 3 Avenue S.W. and 5 Avenue
S.W.
The following roads will be closed on Sunday, September 8
from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.:
·
1 Avenue S.W. between 1 Street S.E. to 7 Street
S.W.
·
6 Avenue S.W. between Centre Street S. to 2 Street
S.W.
·
Centre Street S. between 7 Avenue N.W. to 6
Avenue S.W.
·
1 Street S.W. between River Front Avenue S.W. to
6 Avenue S.W.
·
River Front Avenue between 1 Street S.E. to 1
Street S.W.
·
3 Avenue S. between 1 Street S.E. to 1 Street
S.W.
·
3 Avenue S. between 6 Street S.W. to 7 Street
S.W.
·
6 Street S.W. between 4 Avenue S.W. and 3 Avenue
S.W.
·
7 Street S.W. between 3 Avenue S.W. and 4 Avenue
S.W.
Please visit
Calgary.ca
for more details about parking, and event site access.
United
Way Camp Kick Off – 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, September 5
·
3
Street S.W. between 6 Avenue S.W. and 7 Avenue S.W. will be closed at 11 a.m.
·
Rolling
closures along 3 Street S.W. to Eau Claire Market (Barklay Parade S.W.) from 11
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Easter
Seal Drop – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, September 5
·
No
parking on 4 Avenue S.W. between Centre Street S. and 1 Street S.W.
·
Curb
parking lane will also be closed.
Spruce
Meadows “Masters” – from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, September 6, and 7 a.m. to 6
p.m. Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8
·
Eastbound
Spruce Meadows Trail/Highway 22X will be reduced one lane between Tournament
Lane and Spruce Meadows Way S.W.
·
Spruce
Meadows Way S.W. will be reduced to one lane southbound and two lanes
northbound, just south of Highway 22X.
·
Speed
will be reduced to 50 km/h during this time.
Calgary Corporate Challenge Road Race – Sunday,
September 8 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon
·
50 Avenue S.W. will be reduced to one lane in each
direction from 14A Street to Crowchild Trail.
·
Watch for runners in the Lakeview and North Glenmore
Communities.
Ovarian
Cancer Canada Walk of Hope Event – 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, September 8
·
There
will be parking restrictions on the south side of 66 Avenue S.W. between
Crowchild Trail and 37 Street S.W.
·
Watch
for runners in the curb lane.
New road closures and lane restrictions
Northeast
Saddlebrook Drive N.E. between Saddlemont Boulevard N.E. and Saddlelake
Green will be closed from 7 a.m. Tuesday, September 3 to 7 a.m. Sunday,
September 7 for utility work.
Southeast
The northbound left hand lane on Macleod Trail S.E. at 25
Avenue S.E. will be closed on Friday, September 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the
removal of concrete barricades.
The southbound right hand lane of 52 Street S.E. at 76
Avenue S.E. will be closed on Friday, September 9 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for
traffic signal repair. Westbound turns will be allowed, however speed
restrictions will be in place for the duration of the repairs.
Eastbound 61 Avenue S.E. between 30 Street S.E. and Barlow
Trail S.E. will be closed at 9 a.m., Monday, September 3 for about one week,
for gas main upgrades. Local business traffic only will be allowed to enter
eastbound 61 Avenue S.E. with remaining traffic detoured to 72 Avenue S.E. and
66 Avenue S.E. This is the stage one detour and 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. Updates for this project
will be provided as information becomes available.
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
Southbound Sarcee Trail S.W. between Richmond Road and
Glenmore Trail S.W. will be closed on Saturday, September 7 from 4 a.m. to 6
p.m. for paving.
Northbound Sarcee Trail S.W. between Richmond Road and
Glenmore Trail S.W. will be closed on Sunday, September 8 from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m.
for paving.
Westbound Bow Trail east of Crowchild Trail will have the
right lane closed and the speed limit reduced to 50 km/h from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 4, for work related to the Bow Trail bridge. Access to the
Crowchild Trail exit will be maintained.
Strathcona Drive S.W. will be closed between Strathearn Crescent S.W. and
Strathlorne Crescent S.W. from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 8 for
utility repairs.
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.
City crews are currently undergoing the Surface Overlay
Paving process at Southbound Stoney Trail N.W. between Beddington Trail N.W.
and Country Hills Boulevard N.W. Lane reductions are in place from 9:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m., daily, beginning Tuesday, August 27 until Friday, August 30. Drivers
are advised to expect delays.
Westbound Country Hills Boulevard at Sarcee Trail N.W. will
be reduced to one lane for construction from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, beginning
Monday, August 26 to Thursday, August 29.
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
Country Hills Boulevard N.E. between 14 Street N.E. and
Deerfoot Trail will have the left lane closed in both directions for
construction. Closures are as follows:
•
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., from Monday,
August 12 to Friday, September 6.
•
Saturdays and Sundays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., from
Monday, August 12 to Friday, September 6.
A Single
lane closure west of Nose Creek / Beddington Trail N.W. will be required
to facilitate the paving near the west Nose Creek bridge on Thursday, September
5 at 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Delays in this area are expected.
Edmonton Trail between 28 Avenue N.E. and 41 Avenue N.E.
will be restricted to the two west lanes, one lane in each direction starting
at 6 a.m. on Saturday, July 21. The two east lanes are closed for
reconstruction for approximately three months. Access to several roads on the
east side of Edmonton Trail is also closed. Businesses and residents will still
have access from the east. 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. 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.http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/Roads/Pages/Traffic/36-Street-NE-road-reconstruction.aspx
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, as 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.
114 Avenue S.E. between 68 Street S.E. and Stoney Trail will
have the speed reduced to 50 km/h from 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 16 until the end
of September 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 at the Nose Hill Drive overpass will be
undergoing construction on Thursday, September 4 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Speed
limit will be reduced to 50km/hr with various lane closures in effect. Detours
will be in place, please follow the detour signage posted along the
construction route.
Westbound
lane restrictions on Stoney Trail N.W. between Beddington Trail and Country
Hills Boulevard N.E. will have lane restrictions starting Thursday, September 5
to Saturday, September 7.
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
•
Southbound lanes on Stoney Trail N.W. have
temporary pavement markings in place. Paving will resume on the southbound
lanes on Tuesday, September 3
•
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. Drivers are advised to be on the lookout for construction
crews and equipment.