Crowchild Trail Upgrades

We're fixing the Crowchild Trail bridge over the Bow River and upgrading the way people travel in the area.

Project update: February 15, 2019

Beginning the evening of Monday, February 18 until the morning of Saturday, February 23 (Every night from 10 p.m. - 5 a.m.):

Watch for double lane closures, including intermittent traffic stoppages, along northbound AND southbound Crowchild Trail.
Ramps will remain open, but people taking the eastbound Memorial Drive/Parkdale Boulevard to southbound Crowchild Trail ramp will need to yield to oncoming traffic.

Wednesday, February 20 & Thursday, February 21 (From 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.):

The northbound Crowchild Trail to eastbound Bow Trail ramp will be narrowed (rather than being closed off completely). Please proceed cautiously.

Beginning the evening of Wednesday, February 20 until the morning of Saturday, February 23 (Every night from 10 p.m. - 5 a.m.):

FULL CLOSURE of northbound 10 Avenue S.W. (Including a full closure of the 10 Ave. S.W. to northbound Crowchild Trail ramp).
Flaggers will be on-site to help direct vehicles to businesses along 10 Avenue S.W.

Lane shifts, re-alignments and new traffic patterns along northbound and southbound Crowchild Trail (between Bow Trail and the river [including over 10 Avenue S.W.]).
Intermittent lane closures and traffic shifts along Bow Trail, Memorial Drive, Kensington Road, and 5 Avenue N.W.
Overnight work (including paving and concrete demolition) between the hours of 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
Lane and ramp closures, detours, protruding manholes, uneven road surfaces, and flaggers/police officers on-site directing traffic.
A high volume of workers on-site.
Intermittent walking and cycling detours.
Temporary transit detours and stop relocations.
The 10 Avenue S.W. detour.
Periodic closures of the westbound 10 Avenue S.W. ramp (from Bow Trail S.) - use Bow Trail as detour

Reduced work platforms on the northbound Crowchild Trail bridge over the westbound Bow Trail ramps to the following vertical clearances:

Here's what the short-term upgrades mean for Crowchild Trail, as approved in the Crowchild Trail Study.

Fall 2017 to Fall 2019

$87 million

As construction continues here's what you can expect along Crowchild Trail (between Bow Trail and 5th Avenue N.W.):

Reduced (and enforced) speed limits.
Over 100 workers on-site at any given time - please slow down!
Narrowed traffic lanes to make space for crews.
Occasional ramp closures along Crowchild Trail will go into effect weekdays between 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.; road signs will reflect these accordingly.
Intermittent single and double lane closures along Crowchild Trail during weekday off-peak hours (Mon. to Fri. between 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.)
Intermittent single and double lane closures along Crowchild Trail on weekends (beginning Fridays at 9 p.m. and ending Mondays at 5 a.m.)
The building of road and pathway detours where required, to ensure people can still access their destinations.
The removal of trees where necessary, replanting, and landscape replenishments as part of this project.
The building of noise walls in select locations (community engagement took place earlier this year).