City hears province’s Roadway System Masterplan

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Joe

A highway interchange at First Street, the closure of the complicated highway crossings in the city’s southwest, and upgrades to the meeting place of Highways Nos. 1 and 3, are just a few of the long-term proposals by the province made public in the City of Medicine Hat’s update to the Roadway System Masterplan.

The report outlines a dozen roads and intersections that will soon need upgrades but it also reveals the vision of Alberta Transportation, which has jurisdiction over highways running through the city.

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Forestry Trunk Road being upgraded

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Joe

Major work on the Forestry Trunk Road, the artery for countless oil and gas and forestry vehicles in the MD of Greenview, is close to completion.

Significant construction to improve the road has been going on since 2005 and has a total cost of around $15 million.

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Tender approved for Scenic Drive North extension

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe

Lethbridge city council today approved an $11-million tender for paving and other surface works for the Scenic Drive North extension project.

In addition to surface works for the new 1.7-kilometre section of new two-lane roadway between 5th Avenue North and Stafford Drive North, the project includes a new access road to the city’s waste water treatment plant, a pedestrian underpass, and pedestrian pathway connections. The tender has been awarded to the low bidder, de Graaf Excavating Ltd. of Lethbridge, and the project is scheduled for completion by November, 2013.

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