This release was issued under a previous government.
Westbound Highway 16 travel will be reduced to one lane and speed reduced to 50 km/h while workers are on site, seven days a week. Daytime travel is not expected to be impacted on either highway. The work, five kilometres west of Edmonton, is scheduled for completion by the end of August.
Construction times
- 8 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday
- 9 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday
- 9 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday
- 9 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday
- 10 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday
- 10 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday
- 8 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday
Repairs
The damage was discovered in the fall of 2013 although the vehicle that caused the damage has not been identified.
Final repairs were delayed until the warmer summer weather arrived.
The repairs to structural steel are expected to cost about $300,000.
Additional information
- Motorists are reminded that speed fines double when workers are in construction zones, and are asked to adhere to the posted speed limits, while obeying all traffic signs and flag persons.