Construction Updates
Scheduled work
IMPORTANT NOTE: Dates for all outdoor projects are weather dependent. For your safety and the safety of the crews working, please be patient, follow flag person directions and obey all signs in the area. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
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Parks and Open Spaces
Roads
Water and Wastewater
| Timeline | Location | Description | Dept |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Sep 26 | Fifth Ave W between Glenbow Drive and First St W | Full road closure to accommodate CP Rail work on tracks. Please use Centre Ave or River Ave during construction. Questions? CP Rail is completing this work. | Roads |
| Sep 24-28 | Glenhill Bridge over Big Hill Creek | Phase 2 construction work: Adding accessibility ramps. | Parks and Open Spaces |
| Sep 6-Oct 6 | Quigley tennis court: 417 First St E William Camden tennis court: 207 Glenpatrick Dr | Tennis courts are closed for approx. one month for resurfacing. | Parks and Open Spaces |
| Sep 4-30 | River Heights | Volker Stevin is excavating at three locations to locate the force main to Calgary. Timing is approximate. | Water and Wastewater |
| Spring 2019 | Horse Creek Road Pedestrian Crossing | The Town and CP are collectively working on the design of this crossing. Additional scope has been added to relocate some siding track that conflicts with the alignment of the crossing location. This conflict has a large impact on the safety of the crossing and CP is currently preparing a work plan to relocate the track. This crossing is a priority and will continue to be advanced in a timely way. Early indication from CP is that the project implementation will now be delayed until the spring of 2019 while design details are finalized. | Roads |
| Complete | Riverview Drive and Quigley Drive by the Bethany | Line painting to be completed in both areas. Riverview Drive will be closed from Griffin Road to the park at the bottom of the hill. | Roads |
| Complete | West Side Dr, Quigley Dr (Hwy 22 to West Aarsby Rd.), 5th ave from CPR to Griffin Rd.) and Glenbow Dr. | Line painting. Expect lane closures and full road closures. Full road closures on 5th ave north of CPR tracks only, one block at a time. | Roads |
| Summer 2018-Fall 2020 | Bridge across the Bow River | The new bridge across the Bow River located near the SLS Family Sports Center. The new bridge and the arterial road connections also include on-street bike lanes and a separated, parallel 3-metre wide multi-use pathway that connects with Cochrane’s existing pathway system.
| More: cochrane.ca/Bridge |
| Complete | Multi-use pathway between Jim Uffelmann Memorial Park and SLS Family Sports Center | Two new paved pathways are being constructed to improve connectivity and provide a detour around the bridge construction site. See a map of the new pathways | Roads |
| July 13- Sept 2018 |
| 2018 Street Improvement Project (SIP) Surface upgrades, asphalt overlay, concrete replacements, new road markings etc. Check the information boards. | Roads |
| Complete | Fifth Ave between First St and CP Rail tracks | Concrete repairs, asphalt overlay, line painting are complete. Following CPR track repair an improved pedestrian and vehicle track crossing will be completed. Full road and lane closures, please watch signage. Questions? Volker Stevin is completing this work. | Roads |
| Complete | Dog park west of Hwy 22, south of Quigley Dr | Work in the dog park continues this month with installation of pathways and furnishings. | Parks and Open Spaces |
| Complete | Multi-use pathway near SLS Family Sports Centre | Fence installation beside wastewater transfer station (Town lagoon site). | Water and Wastewater |
| Complete | River Heights Dr and Riviera Way | Detour and lane restrictions required for sewer and watermain installation. | Work being done by Volker Stevin Ali Rafih: 403-333-1467 Peter Principalli: 403-333-1791 Matt Hetchler: 403-333-1440 |
| May-Sep | Griffin Industrial Pt and Griffin Rd | Construction along Griffin Rd between Griffin Industrial Pt and the Spray Lake Sawmill Family Sports Centre (SLSFSC). Access to all businesses and SLSFSC is available during construction; however, there may be some interruptions. | Roads |