Non-urgent government operations are closed December 24 to January 1, reopening January 2. See the list of services available during this time.
Overview
The Government of Alberta (GoA) is responsible for maintaining highways to a safe standard. Highway maintenance services are provided by businesses throughout the province that are contracted by the GoA.
In the winter, nearly 700 snowplows and other snow removal equipment help make the more than 31,400 km of Alberta highways clear and safe for drivers.
Contract maintenance areas
Contractors provide highway maintenance operations in 25 contract maintenance areas (CMAs) of the province, the Deerfoot Trail in Calgary, and the ring roads around Calgary and Edmonton.
Find the highway maintenance contract area for your community.
Highway maintenance contractors
Contractors are responsible for highway maintenance activities including:
- highway patrolling and emergency duties
- winter maintenance
- line painting and pavement markings
- vegetation control
- asphalt maintenance
- gravel surface maintenance
- roadside maintenance
- bridge maintenance and cleaning
- highway lighting and signals maintenance
Highway maintenance contractors
Contact the contractor in your area for information about highway maintenance work or the applicable District Office.
| Contractor name | Contract maintenance area | Service area | Contractor phone | District Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainroad | 515 and 516 | Innisfail Lacombe Ponoka Red Deer Rimbey Wetaskiwin | 1-877-875-3263 | Red Deer Phone: 403-340-5166 |
| Carmacks Enterprises Ltd. | Deerfoot Trail | Deerfoot Trail, City of Calgary | 1-800-621-5386 | Calgary Phone: 403-297-6311 |
| Carmacks Enterprises Ltd. | Anthony Henday Drive | City of Edmonton Northwest Anthony Henday Drive (NWAHD) NWAHD runs from Highway 16 in the west to Highway 15 in the northeast | 1-866-364-7339 | Stony Plain Phone: 780-963-5711 |
| Emcon Services Inc. | 505 and 507 | Fort McMurray Athabasca Smoky Lake | 1-800-390-2242 | Athabasca Phone: 780-675-2624 |
| Emcon Services Inc. | 517, 518 and 519 | Consort Drumheller Hanna Oyen Provost Stettler Three Hills | 1-800-390-2242 | Hanna Phone: 403-854-5550 |
| Emcon Services Inc. | 511, 512 and 513 | Camrose Vegreville Vermilion Wainwright | 1-800-390-2242 | Vermilion Phone: 780-853-8178 |
| Lafarge | Anthony Henday Drive | City of Edmonton Southeast & Southwest Anthony Henday Drive (SEAHD & SWAHD) SEAHD runs from Highway 14 in the southeast to Highway 2 in the south SWAHD runs from Highway 2 in the south to Highway 16 in the west | 780-466-5084 | Stony Plain Phone: 780-963-5711 |
| LaPrairie Works Inc. | 501 and 503 | High Level Manning Peace River | 1-800-828-3908 | Peace River Phone: 780-624-6280 |
| LaPrairie Works Inc. | 502 | Fairview | 1-800-828-3908 | Grande Prairie Phone: 780-538-5310 |
| LaPrairie Works Inc. | 506 | Barrhead Slave Lake | 1-800-828-3908 | Athabasca Phone: 780-675-2624 |
| Ledcor Highways Ltd. | 504 | Grande Prairie Whitecourt | 1-866-453-3267 | Grande Prairie Phone: 780-538-5310 |
| Ledcor Highways Ltd. | 508 | Edson Hinton | 1-866-453-3267 | Edson Phone: 780-723-8250 |
| Ledcor Highways Ltd. | 509 and 510 | Drayton Valley Fort Saskatchewan Leduc Mayerthorpe Morinville Stony Plain | 1-866-453-3267 | Stony Plain: Phone: 780-963-5711 |
| Volker Stevin Highways Ltd. | 522, 523, 524 and 525 | Brooks Cardston Claresholm Fort Macleod Lethbridge Medicine Hat Pincher Creek Taber | 1-888-877-6237 | Lethbridge Phone: 403-381-5426 |
| Volker Stevin Highways Ltd. | 514 | Olds Rocky Mountain House | 1-888-877-6237 | Red Deer: Phone: 403-340-5166 |
| Volker Stevin Highways Ltd. | Anthony Henday Drive | City of Edmonton Northeast Anthony Henday Drive (NEAHD) NEAHD runs from Highway 15 in the northeast to approximately Highway 14 in the southeast | 1-888-877-6237 | Stony Plain: Phone: 780-963-5711 |
| Volker Stevin Highways Ltd. | 520 and 521 | Airdrie Calgary (outside city limits) Canmore High River Okotoks Strathmore Turner Valley | 1-888-877-6237 | Calgary Phone: 403-297-6311 |
Contact
For more information, contact the District Office in your community. Check the Transportation Region and District Offices map to find the nearest office.