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 […]
On Thursday, April 7, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the right lane of westbound Trans-Canada Highway will be closed between Valley Ridge Boulevard N.W. and Old Banff Coach Road to allow for work on the roadway.
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 […]
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, […]
On the morning of Wednesday, March 30, the existing ramp from eastbound Trans-Canada Highway to Valley Ridge Boulevard N.W. / 109 Street S.W. will be closed to allow for construction on the ultimate alignment. Traffic will be detoured to the northbound Stoney Trail exit ramp to access 1 Avenue S.W. This detour is expected to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Monday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the right lane on westbound Trans-Canada Highway will be closed just west of Valley Ridge to accommodate work on the north side of the road.
Early next week (currently planned for March 21 and March 22) 17 Avenue S.W. will be reduced to a single lane of alternating traffic between 101 Street S.W. and Slopeview Drive S.W. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day for utility work. Flag people will direct traffic. Utility work in this area is ongoing […]