Temporary weekend openings on Trans-Canada project

Travel to and from Alberta is being discouraged at the moment, but the contractor working on the massive Kicking Horse Canyon project, plans to have temporary openings on weekends and through the summer months.

The project includes realigning and widening the final 4.8 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway through the canyon. Crews will realign 13 curves and widen the highway to four lanes with a centre median barrier to divide the opposing lanes of traffic, which will significantly boost safety for travellers. As well, the highway shoulders will be widened to ministry standards to accommodate cyclists.

The company states that the full closures and intermittent lane closures are part of a traffic-management strategy developed in consultation with the community and key stakeholders. This strategy is designed to minimize travel disruptions during the peak travel periods by having as much work as possible done at night and other off-peak periods

Kicking Horse Canyon Constructors (KHCC) has been implementing extended (24-hour, multi-day) closures on Trans-Canada Highway through the Kicking Horse Canyon phase four construction site throughout April and will continue to do so through much of May.