Achi news desk-
Ramps leading to Deerfoot Trail in southeast Calgary will be temporarily closed over the weekend as crews work to improve the highway.
The province said the ramps from eastbound Anderson Road and northbound Bow Bottom Trail leading to northbound Deerfoot Trail will be closed from April 19-22.
“This closure is necessary to safely accommodate the removal of the existing southbound overhead bridge on Deerfoot Trail,” the province said in a news release.
Crews will be working 24 hours a day to speed up construction to reopen the ramps by 6am on April 22.
Permanent speed reductions will be in place within the work zone, including 80 km/h through the realigned section of Deerfoot Trail and 50 km/h on Bow Bottom Trail and Anderson Road.
Drivers are asked to obey speed limits and posted signs and expect short-term delays in the area along with narrower lanes and shoulders.
The ramps will be closed at:
- Deerfoot Trail northbound and southbound from Anderson Road SE to 24 Street NE;
- Anderson Road East from Acadia Drive SE to Deerfoot Trail; a
- Bow Bottom Trail North from Diamond Drive SE to Deerfoot Trail.
