Project Update – January 24, 2022
What’s Happening in Traffic This Week
Expect delays on Highway 8
This year there will be significant construction activity on the Highway 8 / Stoney Trail interchange and surrounding area for associated work, including stormwater and utility infrastructure.
Drivers should expect construction traffic turning on and off the highway as well as intermittent stops at the crossing. The signalized construction crossing will be person-operated and used as needed during work hours. Traffic will be monitored when the crossing is in use to minimize delays.
Ramp Open: Valley Ridge Boulevard N.W. / 109 Street S.W. to Eastbound Trans-Canada Highway
This weekend the ramp from Valley Ridge Boulevard N.W. / 109 Street S.W. to eastbound Trans-Canada Highway opened, marking another milestone for the North project.
Please drive courteously while everyone adjusts to the new road configuration, especially in the weaving area where drivers are trying to exit to northbound Stoney Trail and merge onto eastbound Trans-Canada Highway.
Reminder: Stoney Tail Reduced to One Lane Nightly
From 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. each night until Saturday, February 5, 2022, Stoney Trail will be reduced to one lane in each direction to transport large pieces of equipment from the bridge construction site on the north side of the Bow River to the site on the south side.
All work is weather dependant. Please check 511 Albertaand The City of Calgary’s traffic information map for up-to-date information on traffic detours and speed reductions. For all other project information, please visit westringroad.ca.
We appreciate your patience during construction.
Constructing a Cantilever Deck Segment
Construction on the deck segment atop the southernmost pier is underway. Once the first segment is in place, the form travellers can be installed and segments will be cast-in-place extending north to the pier closest to the river and south to the abutment.
December 9, 2021 – the temporary steel supports and pier table are in place 
January 3, 2022 – the sidewalls for the box girder have been poured and the formwork for the top slab edges (the overhanging sections) is in place 
January 10, 2022 – the top slab edge on the east side has been poured and is curing under the orange tarp 
January 14, 2022 – the top slab edges on both sides are curing under orange tarps 
January 21, 2022 – formwork for the centre wall of the box girder and for the south abutment is being installed
Old Valley Ridge Boulevard N.W. Bridge Demolished
With traffic shifted to the new lanes east of the previous interchange, the obsolete Trans-Canada Highway bridge over Valley Ridge Boulevard N.W. has been removed.
Standing on the old Valley Ridge Boulevard N.W. lanes looking north at the remnants of the old bridge and the temporary bridge in the background
Girders Going Up
Like an overlooked middle child, girder installation has quietly begun on the Bow Trail S.W. interchange.
Looking southeast at the first girder installed on the Bow Trail S.W. bridge and the second arriving by truck 
Looking north at the first girder installed on the west span of the Bow Trail S.W. bridge
Highway 8 Bridge Abutments
Piling on the east abutments is complete and formwork is being installed. Piling for the west abutments is underway.
Looking southwest at piling on the west bridge abutments