Entries by ErinR

Project Update – April 19, 2022

What’s Happening in Traffic This Week RESCHEDULED: Highway 8 Traffic Shift The traffic shift on Highway 8 has been rescheduled to next week as a result of the snowfall last week and anticipated for this week. The traffic shift is currently planned for Tuesday, April 26, 2022. All work is weather dependant. Please check 511 Alberta and The City of […]

Project Update – April 11, 2022

What’s Happening in Traffic This Week UPCOMING: Highway 8 Traffic Shift Week of Monday, April 18 This week preparations for the traffic shift on Highway 8 will be underway. Some delays can be expected. All work is weather dependant. 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 […]

UPCOMING: Highway 8 Traffic Shift

UPDATED: The week of Monday, April 25, westbound Highway 8 traffic will be shifted to the eastbound lanes using a paved median crossover (crossovers are used to detour traffic from one carriageway to another). This traffic pattern is the same as the existing condition; only the merge has been shifted east. Westbound Highway 8 will […]

Project Update – April 4, 2022

What’s Happening in Traffic This Week Westbound Trans-Canada Highway Reduced to One Lane Each day from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until April 8, 2022, and again on April 11, 2022, the left lane will be closed on the Trans-Canada Highway at Stoney Trail. UPCOMING: Highway 8 Traffic Shift The week of Monday, April 18, […]

Project Update – March 28, 2022

What’s Happening in Traffic This Week Single Lane of Alternating Traffic on 17 Avenue S.W. On Tuesday, March 29 and Wednesday, March 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 17 Avenue S.W. will be reduced to a single lane of alternating traffic between 101 Street S.W. and Cortina Drive S.W. for utility work. Eastbound Trans-Canada […]

UPDATED: South Project Construction Crossings

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. 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 […]

Project Update – March 21, 2022

What’s Happening in Traffic This Week Failure to Stop at Construction Crossings The Calgary Police Service continues to receive reports of drivers frequently speeding through the construction zone and failing to stop at signalized construction crossings – particularly the crossings at Highway 8 and Old Banff Coach Road S.W. A reminder that the traffic signals at the crossings […]