A portion of Highway 2 south will be closed during the February 24th weekend so crews can erect the girders for the new interchange at the intersection of 498 Ave (Hwy 541).
Weather permitting, southbound lanes will be closed at the Aldersyde interchange on Friday, Feb. 24th from 11 p.m. – 7 a.m., Saturday morning. The northbound lanes will be closed at the High River interchange (Hwy 23) the following evening Saturday, Feb. 25th from 11 p.m. – 7 a.m. Sunday. Should additional time be required to finish the work, both lanes will be closed on Sunday from 10 p.m. – 5 a.m.
Traffic will be rerouted onto Highway 2A at High River and Aldersyde with clearly marked signage.
The detour is specifically designed to avoid residential areas in High River so all traffic will be directed down Centre Street to 12 Ave. To ensure any heavy truck traffic will be able to navigate safely through town, Alberta Transport will not be issuing any permits for oversize loads during this time.
The route closure has been scheduled during the quietest times of the night on the weekend to cause the least disruption to travellers. According to traffic counts completed by Alberta Transportation in Feb. 2010, the maximum amount of vehicles that will be affected is between 125 per hour earlier in the evening and as low as 15 per hour in the early morning hours.
Graham Construction is the contractor working on the project, which is scheduled to open in the fall 2012
For more information contact Reiley McKerracher, manager of engineering services at the Town of High River, 403.603.3404 or Hugh Pettrigrew, deputy director of public works and engineering at the MD of Foothills, 403.652.2341.
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