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ROADS DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - JULY 2013

DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS
As downtown Edmonton continues to grow and revitalize, signicant construction continues, and with it associated trafc impacts. The City plans and stages construction projects to sustainably support downtown revitalization while managing trafc disruptions as efciently as possible. The City is also responsible for managing and accommodating other various road disruptions such as private development, emergency utility repairs, planned events and festivals Transportation Services makes every effort to limit the impact to trafc, however it cannot always anticipate where and when emergency repairs or other unforeseen roadway incidents, such as vehicle collisions, may require additional road closures. As such, there will sometimes be higher congestion levels into and out of downtown during construction season.

WEATHER IMPACTS
Despite a rainy June, poor weather will have little impact on most road project schedules. The longest delays in City road construction are on projects where excavation is ongoing due to the time required to dry out the site before work can continue. Fortunately, grind and pave locations can continue shortly after rainfall as their work surfaces dry more quickly. The Citys priority when dealing with inclement weather is to make certain that work is completed to standard. This ensures durability, longevity and safety for road users. While completing a project on time is important, it is a secondary consideration to having work done properly the rst time. The City reminds drivers to respect barricades even in poor weather conditions, as work may be ongoing and hazards present despite workers not being visible on site.

COMPLETED PROJECTS
Several roads projects were completed in June and reopened to trafc: Rossdale Road Bridge Whitemud Drive/17 Street Interchange 66 Street (Anthony Henday Drive to 195 Avenue)

ARTERIAL PROJECTS
34 AVENUE WIDENING Activity Dates Construction started Jun 10. Excavation/removals to road subgrade from 48 St working east to 34 St. Complete excavation/removals to road subgrade from 48 St to 37 St by Jul 12. Contractor to begin work Jul 16.

63 AVE & ALLENDALE ROAD REHABILITATION Activity Reconstruction of 63 Ave (99 St to 104 St). Rehabilitation of Allendale Rd (104 St to 106 St). Milling and paving of Calgary Trail southbound (63 Ave to 51 Ave).

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Impacts

Jul 11: 63 Ave westbound closed for road removal and reconstruction. Trafc detoured to 63 Ave eastbound. Jul 15: single lane closures on Allendale Road. Jul 29: off-peak lane closures on Calgary Trail. Pedestrian access maintained on one side of the road at all times. No parking in signed areas. Access to businesses and residences maintained at all times.

108 STREET STREETSCAPE Activity Dates Gravel base placement on 108 St between 103 Ave and 104 Ave began rst week of July. New walk on east side of 108 St from 103 Ave to 104 Ave. Intersection at 108 St and 103 Ave to remain closed until Aug 9.

118 AVENUE STREETSCAPE Activity SW corner of 106 St and 118 Ave opened to pedestrians. Concrete work completed on south side. Asphalt path and landscaping completed on south side. Project anticipated to be completed by Aug 30.

Dates

CENTRAL LRT REHABILITATION & JASPER AVENUE STREETSCAPE Activity Dates Demolition of roadway complete, except SE quadrant of 101 St. Smoke exhaust ducting for Central LRT Station removed. New ducting to be constructed following completion of structure for new exhaust vent location. LRT topping slab and waterproong complete, except 101 St SE. Approximately 80% of concrete roadway surface poured in June. Structural steel columns, reproong nearly complete in LRT station. Architectural nishes ongoing. Work on Jasper Ave south sidewalk began in early July. Pedestrian trafc switched to ped corridors Jul 2. All concrete roadway to be completed in July except 101 St SE. Trafc shift on 101 St expected for Jul 28. Work on east side of 101 St will take 8 weeks.

STONY PLAIN ROAD STREETSCAPE Activity EPCOR completed lighting on the north side of Stony Plain Road (SPR) between 158 St and 153 St, and installed new signals at 154 St and 153 St. New three-colour walk has been poured on north side of SPR between 158 St and 155 St. Silva cells for tree pits have been installed on north side of SPR between 158 St and 155 St. July 10: EPCOR to complete streetlights to 152 St. July 12: Contractor to complete all new walk on north side of SPR between 158 St and 155 St.

Dates

STONY PLAIN ROAD 3-COLOUR WALK

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NEW ARTERIAL PROJECTS

GUARDIAN ROAD/LEWIS ESTATES BOULEVARD Activity EPCOR signal pole relocation. Installation of mainline sewer from Granville Dr to Whitemud Dr. Signal installation at Whitemud Dr, Granville Dr, Potter Greens Dr. Construction began Jul 8.

Dates

BRIDGE & INTERCHANGE PROJECTS

23 AVENUE/GATEWAY BOULEVARD Activity Dates Final 50 mm stone mastic asphalt (SMA) work. Night paving from 8:30 pm-5:30 am Monday to Friday, 8:30 pm-8:30 am Saturday and Sunday. Night paving from Jul 22 to Aug 30.

111 STREET/30 AVENUE SW BRIDGE Activity Dates Bridge deck, approach slabs and barriers poured. Roadway construction began week of Jun 24.

STONY PLAIN ROAD BRIDGE OVER GROAT ROAD Activity Stony Plain Road from Connaught Dr to 142 St milling and paving. ETS Route 398 replaced by on-call shuttle. Bridge work continues. Milling and paving on Stony Plain Road done Jul 4-8.

Dates

WALTERDALE BRIDGE Activity Bridge construction work begins mid-July. 2013 work will include re-grading of south side to accommodate future realignment of Queen Elizabeth Park Rd and construction of thrust blocks in river. Queen Elizabeth Park Rd closed Jul 15 to Nov 1. Bridge will remain open throughout construction. Detour using Walterdale Hill Rd, 99 St/Scona Rd, or 98 Ave/James MacDonald Bridge. ETS Route 52 will detour using Scona Rd for duration of project.

Impacts

WALTERDALE BRIDGE RIVER BERM

Please note that all projected completion dates are weather permitting. Road barricades are in place where required for public and worker safety. Hazards may be present when workers are not. Permission to use barricades is strictly enforced. Project details and updates are available at www.edmonton.ca/roadprojects. To view all 2013 construction go to www.edmonton.ca/constructiononyourstreets