Project Update – September 13, 2021
Partial Closure on Lower Springbank Road and Township Road 242 Re-opens
Starting Friday, September 17, 2021, a portion of Lower Springbank Road will be closed just south of Township Road 242 for approximately two weeks as part of 17 Avenue S.W. interchange construction. Township Road 242 will re-open at the same time.
This is the second stage of several detours that will be implemented in this area in the coming months. While efforts will be made to minimize traffic delays as much as possible, there is significant work to be completed. Traffic delays should be anticipated. Please plan accordingly.
Highway 8 & 101 Street S.W. Permanently Closed September 17
Reminder that the intersection of Highway 8 and 101 Street S.W. will permanently close this Friday, September 17, 2021.
All work is weather dependent. Please check 511 Alberta and The City of Calgary’s traffic information map for up-to-date information on traffic detours and speed reductions.
We appreciate your patience during construction.
Valley Ridge Boulevard N.W. Interchange
Standing on the future Valley Ridge Boulevard N.W. looking south at storm line construction
A manhole provides access to the stormwater management system.
Storm line construction is complete and grading for the road is underway
Looking east at piles for both bridge abutments 
Looking west; the first Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) wall panels have been installed
Looking east at a mound of fill being used to build up the embankment between the two bridges
Stoney Trail Interchange
Looking east at ramp construction for westbound Trans-Canada Highway to southbound Stoney Trail 
The graded loop ramp is visible in this aerial photo from August 30, 2021
ENMAX Transmission Line Relocations
Transmission line relocations for Highway 8 and 101 Street S.W. are underway. Please visit ENMAX Power’s project web pages for more information.
Highway 8 web page
101 Street S.W. web page
Near the Bow Trail S.W. interchange, ENMAX is replacing eight existing wood poles with six new structures. Some pole positions will be shifted but will remain within the same alignment as the existing poles (within the Transportation Utility Corridor, east of 101 Street S.W.).
A new ‘H-frame’ transmission pole near Bow Trail S.W.
Highway 8 Interchange Construction
This week, interchange construction will begin in earnest with median crossover construction west of 69 Street S.W. (traffic operations will not be impacted). Median crossovers are paved sections used for detouring traffic from one carriageway to another.
Looking west at earthworks just north of Highway 8 in preparation for interchange construction