Construction

On Monday, October 5, the south access to St. John Paul II School from 48 Street will be permanently closed and removed.

Beginning the morning of Saturday, October 3 there will be no vehicle access to or from the rear lanes to 51 Avenue. All four lane accesses will be closed to vehicle traffic, but will remain open to pedestrians.

Alberta Transportation (AT) has informed the Town the Highway 779 project is scheduled to be extended into the 2021 construction season. The project’s original completion date was set for July 31, 2019 by AT, but the project has encountered a number of issues related to utilities within the CN Rail right-of-way, inclement weather, and poor subgrade conditions.

Crews will be working on paving the road on 44 Avenue between St. Andrews Drive and St.

Alberta Transportation has informed the Town work is wrapping up on the Highway 779 Construction Project for the year. The permanent line markings and crosswalk markings at Westerra Drive, Willow Heights Road and between 79 Avenue and Willow Park Road North were placed on October 30.

Downtown Redevelopment construction is wrapping up for the winter season.

With construction season nearing its end, Downtown Redevelopment continues with Phase IV of the project. While significant work has been completed in the downtown area, the final phase of construction for the project will carry-over to 2021.

Construction work continues on Alberta Transportation’s Highway 779 project with a few closures to be noted. The intersections at 51 Avenue and 52 Avenue have been closed for construction.

Construction work downtown will see a few upcoming back lane closures. The back lane entrance behind ATB Financial has been closed for concrete work and is expected to reopen on Sunday, September 27.

A happy day for St. John Paul II School and Willow Park residents – Willow Heights Drive is now complete!