The following are current major Edmonton road closures and detours from the Transportation Department. Dates and times provided below may change due to weather conditions and other factors affecting construction. Although this list of Named Roads, Streets, and Avenues and Special Event Road Closures is intended to be comprehensive, unavoidable emergency closures and minor closures are not listed.
Named Roads
Ellerslie Road, Edwards Drive and Stanton Drive
(no left turns from Ellerslie Road. Right turns only From Edwards Drive and Stanton Drive)
Duration: until November 15.
Sewer installation. Expect Delays.
Ellerslie Road 50 Street to 111 Street (various lane closures under flag person control, off-peak hours)
Duration: until November 15.
Road Construction. Expect Delays.
Fox Drive (Campbell Bridge), East of Whitemud Drive
(Reduced to one lane westbound and two lanes eastbound)
Duration: until November 30.
Bridge Construction. Expect Delays.
Mark Messier Trail, 156 Street/Campbell Road to North City Limits (various lane closures)
Duration: until Thursday, November 5. Off peak hours
North Ring road construction. Expect delays. Traffic detoured to temporary alignment on Wednesday, November 5.
MAJOR DELAYS
Saddleback Road at 111 Street (total closure to eastbound and westbound traffic. No left turns permitted at this intersection).
Duration: until Saturday November 15.
LRT construction. Reduced to one lane northbound and southbound. Right turn permitted all four directions.
Detour using Gateway Boulevard, Calgary Trail, 106 Street, 119 Street, 23 Avenue, and 34 Avenue.
*upcoming*
University Avenue, 114 Street to 115 Street (total closure)
Duration: Friday November 7, 11pm until Saturday November 8, 1am.
LRT construction. Detour using 87 Avenue. Emergency vehicle access maintained.
Whitemud Drive, 53 Avenue to 149 Street (Major Delays, various lane closures);
Quesnell Bridge Project
Duration: until October 2010.
- Traffic reduced to one lane in each direction various nights, 7pm - 7am.
Recommended detour routes during this construction are Anthony Henday Drive, Stony Plain Road, Groat Road. Speed Reduction and Speed Fines double in effect.
Trail detour in effect at the north end of the Quesnell Bridge due to retaing wall construction. Quesnell Bridge Background Information.
*upcoming*
Yellowhead Trail, 184 Street to Anthony Henday Drive (reduced to 2 lanes in each direction)
Duration: Sunday November 9, 11am to 2pm.
Guardrail repair. Expect delays. Stay right to drive through the detour.
Streets
17 Street, 23 Avenue to 38A Avenue (total closure)
Duration: until November 30.
New Construction. Detour using Hwy 216 or 34 Street.
82 Street, 153 Avenue to 173 Avenue (reduced to one lane in each direction)
Duration: until Monday, November 17.
Road Reconstruction. Detour using 97 Street or 66 Street.
101 Street, Jasper Avenue to 102 Avenue (reduced to two lanes in each direction)
Duration: until Friday November 14
Sewer repairs. Detour using 100 Street, and 102 Street.
122 Street, 51 Avenue to 62 Avenue (Traffic split)
Duration: until Friday, November 7.
Gas line repairs. Traffic reduced to one lane in each direction on the west half of 122 Street. Expect delays.
149 Street from 76 Avenue to Rio Terrace Drive (total closure)
Duration: until Friday, October 31.
Sewer line construction. Use other routes.
170 Street Northbound, 99 Avenue to 100 Avenue (Reduced to 2 lanes northbound)
Duration: until Wednesday, November 12.
Deep sewer construction. Expect Delays. Left lanes closed, stay right to drive through this detour.
Avenues
23 Avenue - Gateway Boulevard (Traffic Delays)
Duration: until October 2010.
Interchange Construction. Speed limit reduced to 50 km/h.
- No pedestrian access across intersection. 23 Avenue pedestrians to use Edmonton Transit shuttle service from 98 Street to 105 Street.
- Reduced lane widths southbound.
- Single left turn southbound to eastbound.
- Single left turn northbound to westbound.
- Right turn lane closed southbound to westbound.
- Right turn lane closed eastbound to southbound.
- Right turn bay closed northbound to eastbound.
23 Avenue, 119 Street to Hodgson Way (various lane closures)
Duration: until approximately November 15.
Road Construction. Expect Delays.
51 Avenue, 115 Street to 121 Street (reduced to one lane westbound)
Duration: until November 30.
Drainage Construction. Detour using other routes.
54 Avenue at 111 Street (right turn only eastbound, no left turns permitted all directions)
Duration: until Monday November 10.
LRT construction. Detour using 51 Avenue or 61 Avenue.
*upcoming*
76 Avenue, 114 Street to 115 Street (total closure)
Duration: Friday November 7, 8pm to 10pm
LRT construction. Detour using University Avenue. Emergency vehicle and Edmonton Transit access maintained.
77 Avenue, 149 Street to 152 Street (total closure)
Duration: until Sunday, November 30.
Sewer line construction. Detour using 154 Street and 76 Avenue.
87B Avenue, 165 Street to West of 165 Street (total closure)
Duration: until Sunday, November 9.
Underground Service Installation. Detour using 87 Avenue, West of 165 Street.
100 Avenue, Anthony Henday Drive to 175 Street (single lane closed eastbound)
Duration: until December 31.
Sewer Construction. Motorists are advised to use left lanes.
*upcoming*
102A Avenue, 97 Street to 99 Street (total closure)
Duration, Saturday November 8, 12 Noon until Sunday November 9, 12 Midnight.
Art Gallery Construction. Detour using 102 Avenue.
111 Avenue, 102 Street to 106 Street (reduced to one lane eastbound)
Duration: until Friday November 7.
Watermain construction and sidewalk repairs. Detour using Kingsway.
118 Avenue, 82 Street to 87 Street (reduced to one lane in each direction)
Duration: until November 11.
Road construction. Detour using 112 Avenue, 115 Avenue, 122 Avenue and Yellowhead Trail.
*upcoming*
137 Avenue, 140 Street to 142 Street (reduced to one lane in each direction)
Duration: Saturday November 8, 9am to 7pm
Road construction. Expect delays. Detour using Yellowhead Trail.
167 Avenue, 50 Street to 55 Street (Total Closure)
Duration: until Monday, November 10, 12 Noon.
Road Reconstruction. 50 Street, south of 167 Avenue will remain open. Detour using 153 Avenue, 195 Avenue, Manning Drive, or 195 Avenue.
For more information:
Transportation Operations
9803 - 102A Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 3A3
Telephone: 780-496-3095
Fax: 780-496-1757
Email: transportationoperations@edmonton.ca