Yellowhead Trail Upgrades

[The_Cat]

I’m guessing the 80 km/h speed limit is provisional. There’s traffic exiting and merging west of St. Albert Trail.

 

[Gronk!]

Yellowhead EB is fully open until 149 St, then it's down to 2 lanes until after the St Albert Trail interchange. The closed lane has switched from the left lane to the right lane.

 

[yeggator]

Is it closed for signage installation or something else?

Edit: they’re fixing a barrier on the southern side of the Yellowhead mainline lanes. I think it’s at that spot where a drunk driver crashed his car and it started a fire.

 

[archited]

a drunk arsonist? Those are the worst kind.

 

[The_Cat]

I’m guessing the work on the 66 Street interchange will start next spring.

 

[SarcasticMarmot]

I’m guessing the work on the 66 Street interchange will start next spring.

Do they have a finalized design on that?

 

[mcr]

Do they have a finalized design on that?

This is the final concept plan: https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/defau...ic/66Street_DetailedConcept.pdf?cb=1731375903

 

[SarcasticMarmot]

This is the final concept plan: https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/defau...ic/66Street_DetailedConcept.pdf?cb=1731375903

Thanks, last I saw there were a few different plans in contention. Thanks for the update, I must have missed it.

 

[VaultBoy]

This is the final concept plan: https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/defau...ic/66Street_DetailedConcept.pdf?cb=1731375903

Seems like there is still some operating businesses to the west of 66 St that need to be demolished. An auto repair and used cars place.

 

[Gronk!]

 

[TagYEG]

I’m guessing the work on the 66 Street interchange will start next spring.

I think this project is years away. The City has not initiated any utility relocations yet, so I bet 2026 construction starts for utilities at best.

 

[mcr]

I think this project is years away. The City has not initiated any utility relocations yet, so I bet 2026 construction starts for utilities at best.

Their latest schedule (posted May 2024) had 66 Street being a 2025-2026 construction.

 

[_urbanite]

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I often turn right from YHT onto 66 st, so losing that access for me is a bit of a inconvenience, but I will manage. That intersection is one of my least favourites, so I'm all for this overpass to be built

 

[The_Cat]

I think you can exit at the 125 Avenue exit, meeting up with 66 Street.

 

[_urbanite]

I think you can exit at the 125 Avenue exit, meeting up with 66 Street.

Yeah that's one possible way around it. I'll probably end up using WGD instead