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Feds and province needed for $1-billion Yellowhead Trail overhaul, says city
The construction and congestion along the Yellowhead Trail seems never-ending.
Nowhere is that more evident than at the intersection of 127th Street. Construction signs dot the area, traffic snarls and business owners have learned to work around the traffic tie-ups.
"Every morning commuting to work has its challenges. Depending on what time I'm coming in, I base my travel accordingly to where I think the least travel will be," said Carmelo Cirone, who owns Edmonton Truck Sales located at a lot just north of the 127th Street intersection.
The city has identified a 25-kilometre section of the Yellowhead for a facelift that would take 10 years to complete at an estimated cost of $1-billion. The city is pushing for the federal and provincial governments to each contribute a third of the project cost.
Full Story (CBC Edmonton)
Yellowhead progress dependent on province
A plan to make the Yellowhead a free-flow expressway could be decided by whether the provincial government can find the cash.
Mayor Don Iveson has said in recent weeks that the city and the federal government are on board for their share of the roughly $1-billion cost for the project and are waiting for the provincial government to commit.
Full Story (Metro Edmonton)
Fund Yellowhead or risk losing federal funding, Don Iveson urges premier
Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson is suggesting the provincial government's inability to commit to upgrading Yellowhead Trail is jeopardizing Edmonton's chances of tapping into federal funding.
The city wants money from the Building Canada Fund to turn a 25-kilometre section of the Yellowhead into a freeway without the existing traffic lights and intersections that slow down the flow of traffic.
The project would take 10 years at an estimated cost of $1 billion. The cost would be shared equally by the city, the province and the federal government.
Full Story (CBC Edmonton)