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INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY
The Town’s major projects are guided by Council’s annual priorities, 10-Year Financial Strategy and Strategic Plan. Most major projects require extensive financial planning as well as public consultation to ensure they meet community needs now and for the future. More details on Cochrane's traffic plan
FEATURED PROJECTS
| Project | Description | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Highway 1A Improvements | Upgrade to Highway 1A corridor through Cochrane from east of Centre Avenue to west of Fifth Avenue. | Targeted completion: Fall 2022 |
| New Protective Services Building | A new Protective Services building will provide an integrated RCMP and Municipal Enforcement Detachment. | Targeted completion: Summer 2023 |
| The Station | The facility will be located at the former Esso Bulk Station across from the Cochrane Public Library. | Targeted completion: Fall 2022 |
2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS
| Project | Description | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Alley Repairs | Repair the surface condition of a few rear alleys in Riversong and Fireside. | July/Aug 2022 |
| Bow River FREC Project | The Town of Cochrane repairing and constructing a new wetland area to improve the quality of the storm water released into the Bow River and improving the flood resilience of the area. In addition to the new wetland, the project also includes a new vehicle-rated pathway bridge. | Targeted completion: Fall 2022 |
| Centennial Park Playground Resurface | As part of a partnership project with Variety of Alberta Children’s Charity, this project is intended to replace the protective surfacing in the east playground located in Centennial Park. | Spring/Summer 2022 |
| Centre Avenue Improvements | Corridor improvements to increase traffic efficiency and capacity, particularly during peak commute times. | Phase 1: completed in 2020 Phase 2: TBD |
| Cochrane Ranche Mitford Park Master Plan | Create a master plan for the Cochrane Ranche Historic site and Mitford park site to provide a framework of background information and expected future needs, development options and costs associated with future uses of the two sites. | TBD |
| CP Rail - Siding Track Removal | Canadian Pacific Railway ( CPR) is removing the siding track in 2021 at River avenue, Centre avenue and 5th ave crossings. The Town of Cochrane is required to fund the relocation of the signal arms, rehabilitation to the road surface and pedestrian connections once the track has been removed. | Work to begin May 2022 |
| Crawford Ranche Storm Facility Cleaning | Cleaning Crawford Ranche Storm Facility | Spring 2022 |
| Fourth Avenue Bridge Design | Design a new bridge that would replace the existing wood timber bridge. | Targeted completion: Fall 2022 |
| Highway 1A/22 interchange | The 2019 provincial budget included funding to construct the interchange at Highway 1A and 22. | TBD by Province of Alberta |
| Horse Creek Sports Park | Rocky View Schools (RVS) and the Town of Cochrane released the Master Site Plan for the future development of the Horse Creek Sports Park in June 2019. | Development to be phased in |
| Jumpingpound Creek FREC Project | This flood resiliency project includes bank reinforcement and revegetation; in-stream construction of stream barbs (also known as groins) to train the creek away from the banks; and engineered log-jams. The project will also reconstruct the pathway further away from the creek to limit icing issues and future flood damage. | Targeted completion: Fall 2022 |