Landscape restoration will be completed in the spring. Line painting will follow, and then FORTIS will complete their light pole installations. The top lift of asphalt is scheduled for overnight installation between Sept. Forming of the concrete median at Grant MacEwan has begun. The plugging and abandonment of the old culvert at the Fred Johns Park Reservoir will occur over the winter due to water volume issues during the spring/summer season.Īll asphalt foaming and base preparation is complete. Landscaping restoration is on hold until FORTIS completes work in the area. All multiway is now paved with the exception of the Fred Johns Park sidewalk tie-ins, which will follow concrete. The last remaining concrete walk section over the Fred Johns Reservoir culverts has commenced. Line painting has begun from 50th Street working west. Paving of the top lift of asphalt is complete. Plugging and abandonment of the old culvert at Fred Johns Park Reservoir will occur when water flow can be reasonably managed and redirected through the new culverts. Landscaping restoration is on hold until FORTIS finishes work in the area. Permanent sign installation will begin in the next two weeks. Line painting is mostly complete and will finish this week. Final asphalt trail tie-ins to be completed this week. Final landscaping restoration will be completed in the spring.Īll concrete walk is complete. Lighting relocations (by FORTIS) are also complete. Culvert abandonment and fence installation are complete. All line painting, crosswalks and sign installations are complete. Landscaping restoration has begun and will continue through May.Īll surfacing work is complete, including roads, curbs, gutters, sidewalks and multiway. The initial phases of construction will focus on widening the road to create a third lane where traffic will be detoured when work begins on existing lanes. Once complete, the road will be two lanes with median and the space created by the widening will be used to create left turning lanes and additional lanes at intersections (Alton Drive, William Bell and east of Grant MacEwan Boulevard) to allow traffic to queue and alleviate congestion along Black Gold Drive.Ĭonstruction has been planned to maintain two-way traffic where possible, sequencing the 2.5 km of road repairs into smaller phases. > Alton Drive to east of Alexander DriveĢ019: work includes road widening exavation and removals, underground utilities, granular base, concrete curb, paving and landscape restoration in the following phases:Ģ020: reconstruction of existing road. > East of Alexander Drive to QEII overpass To finish, concrete medians will follow road reconstruction and a final lift of asphalt is to be installed across the entire road. Expect two new culverts under Black Gold Drive at Fred John's Park Reservoir to replace the existing. The South lane from the QEII underpass to 50th Street will follow, complete with multiway reconstruction. This stretch will include curb, sidewalks, and the lane reconstruction. Work will commence on the North lane, West of the QEII underpass and proceed West towards Grant MacEwan Boulevard. Year two of this two-year project will focus on reconstruction of the old drive lanes. Although widening is primarily to keep two-way traffic moving during construction, the increased width will be used to create left turning lanes at intersections to alleviate congestion. Year one of this two-year project will focus on widening the road to create areas for traffic detours when work begins on existing lanes in year two. This work will increase the overall lifespan of the road. From 2019 through 2020, nearly 2.5 kms of Black Gold Drive from Grant MacEwan Boulevard to 50th Street will be excavated and reconstructed in phases to improve the road and proactively repair damages before they become larger safety concerns. Although Black Gold Drive may appear in good condition from the surface, the road structure beneath requires work. Overview: As roads age, freeze-thaw cycles and the weight of traffic wear on their structure. Read full update below.įunding support: Provincial grant (MSI), federal gas tax fund Culvert replacements at Fred John's Park Reservoir scheduled for mid-May. Year 2 - Spring 2020: QEII West undergrounds and removals to commence mid-May.
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