Construction Projects Update - October 18, 2023

2023 City Center Watermain Rehabilitation

This work is to replace the existing watermain within Golden Spike Road/Calahoo Road, from south of the CN Rail to Weston Drive.

• All watermain work and surface restoration work is complete.

Atco Gas Project – Diamond Avenue

Diamond Avenue from Madison Crescent to Schram Street ; the work is to install a new gas main to reinforce service in the Industrial area.

• All work by Atco Gas is complete

2023 Surface Improvement Program

• Jespersen Avenue – Road construction on Jespersen Avenue from King Street to Queen Street is complete.
• Creekside Way – Resurfacing work at Creekside Way is complete.
• Stoneshire Manor – Road Construction work at Stoneshire Manor is complete.

2023 Deer Park Surface Rehabilitation

Project includes concrete curb and gutter and sidewalk removal and replacement, as well as milling/paving of roads and pulverize/paving of roads.

• All work is complete.

2023 Highway 16A Resurfacing

Project will include milling and paving at Hwy 16A eastbound from Jennifer Heil Way to Nelson Drive and Hwy 16A eastbound from Century Road to the east City limit, including entire Hwy 16A/Century Road intersection.

• All work is complete.

2023 Pioneer Road Top Lift Asphalt Construction

Project includes prefilling and paving of Grove Drive from existing roundabout to approximately 180m west, and Pioneer Road from Grove Drive to Hwy 16A.

• All work is complete.

2023 Traffic Signal Rehab

This project includes replacement of the traffic signals at the Calahoo Road/Millgrove Drive intersection and improvements to the traffic signals at the Grove Drive/King Street intersection.

• All work is complete.

2023 Industrial Watermain Rehab

This project includes replacement and upsizing of watermains in the Industrial area of Spruce Grove. 2023 work is at Century Road from South Avenue to Diamond Avenue and then from Diamond Avenue from Century Road to Schram Street.

• Work expected to be completed by October 27.

Traffic Disruptions: Century Road, from Diamond Avenue to South Avenue will be closed September 29 - October 21. Detour is available by way of Yellowhead Road.

2023 Pressure Reducing Valve Installation

This project includes installation of pressure reducing valves in various locations in the north part of Spruce Grove (Longview Drive – north of King’s Link, Fairway Drive – south of Fairway Point, Aspenglen Drive - south of Ashgrove Drive and Fieldstone – within green space)

• Completion Date: October 27
• Aspenglen Dr (PRV #6) - Complete
• Fairway Dr (PRV #8) – work expected to be completed by October 19
• Fieldstone Park (PRV #7) - work expected to be completed by October 20
• Longview Dr (PRV #9) – Work expected to be completed October 27. Longview Drive closed for construction north of King’s Link.

2023 Greenbury Village Dewatering

This project includes placement of storm sewer at the north end of the existing bio-swale, to encourage groundwater to drain to a washed rock and perforated pipe bed, lowering the water table in the immediate area. Monitoring of the groundwater levels, using existing monitoring wells, will continue through to September 2024.

• All work is complete.

2022/2023 Oversize Load Corridor

Work has been completed at all traffic signals on the Campsite Road/Jennifer Heil Way corridor, to place adapters on the north/south poles allowing them to swivel out of the way to accommodate oversize loads through Spruce Grove. Fortis will be moving overhead lines at Diamond Avenue and Campsite Road, to underground to allow the oversize loads to use this route.

• Work expected to be completed by November 30

2023 Pedestrian Walkways

Sidewalk constructed from the existing crosswalk to Broxton Park School, to the existing bus pad west of the Church. New crosswalks, with road narrowing concrete slabs, paint, signage, and delineators constructed at the McLeod/Brebner, and McLeod/LaZerte intersections and at the existing crosswalk to the school.

• All work is complete.