Watch out for reduced speed signs and workers as construction to twin part of Highway 11 near Sylvan Lake continues.
The $120-million project will ultimately twin 66 kms of the highway, officially called David Thompson Highway, between Sylvan Lake and Rocky Mountain House.
The project, which will be built in phases, will make travel safer and more efficient while also supporting tourism, industry supply chains, and local residents.
Currently, construction is underway to twin the section that stretches two kms west of Highway 781 and one km east of Highway 20.
Work will also include two-lane roundabouts at the intersections of Highway 11 and Highway 781 (50th Street in Sylvan Lake) and at Highway 11 and Range Road 15 (60th Street).
This phase of construction began in the spring and is still anticipated to be complete this fall.
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During the next phase, scheduled to begin in 2023, Highway 11 from one km west of Township Road 390 near Benalto will be twinned to two km west of Highway 781 to tie into the previously completed phase.
The final phase, to begin in 2024, will see the highway twinned from the southern boundary of Rocky Mountain House to one km east of Highway 22.
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Design, right-of-way purchasing, public consultations, and preliminary planning for the Highway 11 twinning project began in 2021.
For more information go to: www.alberta.ca/highway-11-twinning-project.aspx.
szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com
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