This release was issued under a previous government.

p>Westbound and eastbound Highway 22X will be reduced to one lane in each direction just east of the McKenzie Lake Boulevard SE/Cranston Boulevard SE interchange to accommodate a bridge deck pour. Minor traffic delays may occur when traffic is shifted onto the detour. Traffic control personnel will be onsite.

The temporary detour is scheduled to be in effect from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. April 26 - May 3, 2012. Please note dates are subject to change.

Motorists should use caution in this area and obey all signs, message boards, and flag people. Fines for speeding are doubled in construction zones when workers are present.

The Alberta government signed a 33-year agreement with Chinook Roads Partnership to design, build, operate and partially finance the southeast leg of the Stoney Trail ring road from its junction with 17th Avenue SE, south along the City of Calgary’s eastern limit, then west along Highway 22X to east of the Macleod Trail interchange. The new road will be fully open to traffic by the fall of 2013.

Visit www.sestproject.ca for more information.

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Media inquiries may be directed to:

Heather Kaszuba
Communications
Alberta Transportation
780-422-7070

 

Jennifer Wagar
Communications Co-ordinator
Chinook Roads Partnership
403-615-8645

To call toll free within Alberta dial 310-0000.