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Town pays off contribution to interchange project

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The Town of High River will fully pay off its financial contribution to the Highway 2 interchange project this year, after council gave the go-ahead last Monday to direct roughly $2.2 million to clear the debt.

The funds will come from the town’s infrastructure reserve fund and will be accounted for in the 2013 operating budget, according to chief financial officer Tom Maier.

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City to spend $205 million in land acquisitions for Edmonton interchange

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City council voted to approve the expropriation of four pieces of land for a $205 million interchange that will connect the QEII highway with 41 Avenue Wednesday.

According to a new report, the city needs to acquire both full and partial property in the area for stormwater management, interchange ramps and road widening for the planned overpass.

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Baseline to be lit at Henday

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Anthony Henday planners will be including two sets of traffic lights for the Baseline Road and Highway 216 interchange.

“On Baseline Road they are also going to have set of lights (for both directions), so when traffic is coming off of the Henday they can actually make turns onto Baseline,” said Strathcona County’s director of Economic Development and Tourism, Gerry Gabinet.

“That is a really tough intersection. These are going to be some really good improvements.”

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Confed interchange revamps commute

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“You know, you can make more friends, you can make more money, but you can never make more time. And I think that’s a wonderful gift that we’re trying to give the people, and one that they deserve.”

Minister of Transportation Ric McIver’s words Wednesday morning are sure to resonate with commuters who spend upwards of an hour in traffic every morning going to work, and every evening coming home.

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