Weed Control, Louise McKinney Park, Henrietta Muir Edwards Park, Connors Rd and 95 Avenue
August 30, 2023 – Beginning about September 6, 2023, crews will be applying the weed spray Glyphosphate (a broad spectrum herbicide) along the Valley Line Southeast LRT route within Louise McKinney Park and Henrietta Muir Edwards Park and along Connors Rd and 95 Avenue. This work will occur intermittently through September and October. Work will occur during the daytime hours only, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., weather permitting.
Although not generally harmful to people and pets, please watch for signage in sprayed areas and avoid walking in the area until it has dried (temperature and humidity will impact dry time). The public is strongly advised not to access newly planted grass areas or shrub beds.
TransEd has an Integrated Pest Management Plan with the goal to minimize the use of pesticides and to use them as a last resort after mechanical and other measures have been used or if deemed required by the Alberta Weed Control Act. All herbicide applications are reviewed by the City of Edmonton before spraying commences and notices are sent to the public. All applications must follow provincial and federal regulations and must utilize a licensed applicator to do so. Areas with exemptions are not sprayed.
For the most current, up-to-date information in your area, please visit http://transedlrt.ca/updates/. Please refer to the attached map for more details. For more information, visit our website http://transedlrt.ca or contact us via email at info@transedlrt.ca or by phone 780-224-0964.
August 24, 2023 – Beginning about September 1, 2023, crews will be applying the weed spray Glyphosphate (a broad spectrum herbicide) along the Valley Line Southeast LRT route within Wagner Park and along 83 Street and 85 Street. This work will occur intermittently through September and October. Work will occur during the daytime hours only, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., weather permitting.
Although not generally harmful to people and pets, please watch for signage in sprayed areas and avoid walking in the area until it has dried (temperature and humidity will impact dry time). The public is strongly advised not to access newly planted grass areas or shrub beds.
TransEd has an Integrated Pest Management Plan with the goal to minimize the use of pesticides and to use them as a last resort after mechanical and other measures have been used or if deemed required by the Alberta Weed Control Act. All herbicide applications are reviewed by the City of Edmonton before spraying commences and notices are sent to the public. All applications must follow provincial and federal regulations and must utilize a licensed applicator to do so. Areas with exemptions are not sprayed.
For the most current, up-to-date information in your area, please visit http://transedlrt.ca/updates/. Please refer to the attached map for more details. For more information, visit our website http://transedlrt.ca or contact us via email at info@transedlrt.ca or by phone 780-224-0964.
Aug 23, 2023 UPDATE – TransEd crews continue applying the weed spray Glyphosphate (a broad spectrum herbicide) along the Southeast Valley Line LTR route along 28 Avenue, 66 Street and 75 Street. This work will continue as needed through the fall.
Aug 1, 2023 – Beginning about August 3, 2023, crews will be applying the weed spray Glyphosphate (a broad spectrum herbicide) along the Southeast Valley Line LTR route along 28 Avenue, 66 Street and 75 Street. This work will take approximately 10 days. Work will occur during the daytime hours only, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., weather permitting.
Although not generally harmful to people and pets, please avoid walking in the area that has been sprayed until it has dried (temperature and humidity will impact dry time). The public is strongly advised not to access newly planted grass areas or shrub beds.
TransEd has an Integrated Pest Management Plan with the goal to minimize the use of pesticides and to use them as a last resort after mechanical and other measures have been used or if deemed required by the Alberta Weed Control Act. All herbicide applications are reviewed by the City of Edmonton before spraying commences and notices are sent to the public. All applications must follow provincial and federal regulations and must utilize a licensed applicator to do so. Areas with exemptions are not sprayed.
For the most current, up-to-date information in your area, please visit http://transedlrt.ca/updates/.
Please refer to the attached map for more details. For more information, visit our website http://transedlrt.ca or contact us via email at info@transedlrt.ca or by phone 780-224-0964.
August 18, 2023 – On August 26, 2023, weather permitting, crews will be performing maintenance on the 75/66 Street Whitemud Drive overpass during the day. To accommodate this work, one of the three northbound lanes and one of the two southbound lanes will be closed from 6:00am to 6:00pm. Left turns lanes will be unaffected.
There will be noise associated with this work from construction equipment.
To accommodate this work, the public will be impacted in the following areas:
• The right lane of both northbound and southbound 66/75 Street will be closed from 6:00am to 6:00pm.
• There will be noise associated with this work.
During this time please watch for, and follow, all traffic detours and direction of construction personnel.
For the most current, up-to-date information in your area, please visit http://transedlrt.ca/updates/. Please refer to the attached map for more details. For more information, visit our website http://transedlrt.ca or contact us via email at info@transedlrt.ca or by phone 780-224-0964.
August 15, 2023 – Beginning on or about August 22, 2023, crews will be working between 9:00am and 3:30pm along Connors Road east of the Kâhasinîskâk pedestrian bridge. Crews and equipment will be installing a new tapered concrete barrier and adjacent landscaping on the south side of the roadway. This work is expected to take 2 weeks.
To accommodate this work, one of the two eastbound lanes of Connors Rd. will be closed during off-peak hours on weekdays, and during the day on weekends. The lane control for the center lane will not be affected by this work. The two westbound lanes will remain available during morning peak hours for downhill traffic traveling into downtown.
There will be daytime noise associated with this work from construction equipment.
To accommodate this work, the public will be impacted in the following areas:
• During weekdays off-peak and on the weekends during the day, one of the two eastbound lanes of Connors Rd. east of the Kâhasinîskâk pedestrian bridge will be closed.
• There will be noise associated with this work.
During this time please watch for, and follow, all traffic detours and direction of construction personnel.
For the most current, up-to-date information in your area, please visit http://transedlrt.ca/updates/. Please refer to the attached map for more details. For more information, visit our website http://transedlrt.ca or contact us via email at info@transedlrt.ca or by phone 780-224-0964.
August 14, 2023 – Beginning on or about August 21, 2023, TransEd will be working intermittently between 9:00am and 3:00pm on 28 Avenue at 66 Street. Crews will be installing a new streetlight.
To accommodate this work, one of the two westbound lanes of 28 Avenue at 66 Street will be closed intermittently for five days. Pedestrian access will be maintained.
To accommodate this work, the public will be impacted in the following areas:
• One of the two westbound lanes of 28 Avenue at 66 Street will be closed intermittently during the day between 9:00am and 3:00pm for five days
• Pedestrian access will be maintained
• There will be noise associated with this work.
• Flaggers may be on hand to direct traffic.
During this time, please watch for, and follow, all traffic detours and direction of construction personnel.
We ask for your understanding and patience as construction progresses.
For the most current, up-to-date information in your area, please visit http://transedlrt.ca/updates/. Please refer to the attached map for more details. For more information, visit our website http://transedlrt.ca or contact us via email at info@transedlrt.ca or by phone 780-224-0964.
August 14, 2023 – Beginning on or about August 21, 2023, TransEd will be working intermittently between 9:00am and 3:00pm on 66 Street. Crews will be working north of 36A Avenue and north of 41 Avenue to install new streetlights.
To accommodate this work, one of the two northbound lanes of 66 Street at 36A Avenue, and one of the two northbound lanes of 66 Street at 41 Avenue, will be closed intermittently for 5 days.
To accommodate this work, the public will be impacted in the following areas:
• One of the two northbound lanes of 66 Street Avenue north of 36A Avenue and north of 41 Avenue will be closed during the day between 9:00am and 3:30pm for five days
• There will be noise associated with this work.
• Flaggers may be on hand to direct traffic.
During this time, please watch for, and follow, all traffic detours and direction of construction personnel.
We ask for your understanding and patience as construction progresses.
For the most current, up-to-date information in your area, please visit http://transedlrt.ca/updates/. Please refer to the attached map for more details. For more information, visit our website http://transedlrt.ca or contact us via email at info@transedlrt.ca or by phone 780-224-0964.
July 20, 2023 – Beginning on or about July 26, 2023, for 3 days TransEd will be working during the day on 82 Avenue in the eastbound left lane to patch the concrete trackway at 83 Street. Pedestrian access will remain open.
To accommodate this work, one of the two eastbound lanes of 82 Avenue at 83 Street will be closed for three days. While the concrete cures, a steel plate will be installed for up to an additional 3 days which will allow the closed lane to reopen.
To accommodate this work, the public will be impacted in the following areas:
• One of the two eastbound lanes of 82 Avenue at 83 Street will be closed during the day between 9:00am and 3:30pm for three days
• There will be noise associated with this work.
• Flaggers may be on hand to direct traffic.
• A steel road plate will cover the new concrete for up to 3 days.
During this time, please watch for, and follow, all traffic detours and direction of construction personnel.
We ask for your understanding and patience as construction progresses.
For the most current, up-to-date information in your area, please visit http://transedlrt.ca/updates/. Please refer to the attached map for more details. For more information, visit our website http://transedlrt.ca or contact us via email at info@transedlrt.ca or by phone 780-224-0964.
July 19, 2023 – Beginning on or about July 25th, 2023, for about four weeks, TransEd will be working on storm water drainage on the north side of Whitemud Drive westbound at the 66/75Street Overpass. One of the three westbound lanes will be closed. Whitemud Drive speed limit will be reduced to 60km/hr. during this time.
To accommodate this work, the public will be impacted in the following areas:
• One of the three westbound lanes will be closed.
• Speed will be reduced from 80km/hr to 60km/hr.
During this time please watch for, and observe, all traffic detours and direction of construction personnel. We appreciate your patience as we build the Valley Line LRT.
Please refer to the attached map for more details. For more information, visit our website http://transedlrt.ca/updates/ or contact us via email at info@transedlrt.ca or by phone 780-224-0964.
July 18, 2023 – Beginning on or about July 24, 2023, crews will be installing a new traffic signal pole at the Whitemud Drive eastbound off-ramp to 66/75 Street. This work is expected to take 1 week.
To accommodate this work, the eastbound off-ramp left turn lane will be closed during the day from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Left turns will remain permitted from the center through-left combined lane. Pedestrian access will be maintained.
There will be noise associated with this work from construction equipment.
To accommodate this work, the public will be impacted in the following areas:
• The Whitemud Drive eastbound off-ramp left turn lane to northbound 75 Street will be closed during daytime off-peal hours.
• Left turns will remain permitted from the center through-left combined lane
• There will be noise associated with this work.
• Pedestrian access will be maintained.
During this time please watch for, and follow, all traffic detours and direction of construction personnel.
For the most current, up-to-date information in your area, please visit http://transedlrt.ca/updates/. Please refer to the attached map for more details. For more information, visit our website http://transedlrt.ca or contact us via email at info@transedlrt.ca or by phone 780-224-0964.
July 11, 2023 – On July 18, 2023, crews will be working overnight on westbound 95 Avenue. Crews will be replacing vandalized shelter art glass at the Strathearn LRT Stop. This work is expected to take 1 night. To accommodate this work, the westbound lane of 95 Avenue from 87 Street to 90 Street will be closed from 10:00pm to 5:00am. The eastbound lane and all sidewalks and crosswalks will remain open. Westbound motorists can detour around the work area using 87 Street, 96 Avenue and 90 Street.
There may be some noise associated with this work from construction tools and equipment.
To accommodate this work, the public will be impacted in the following areas:
• During the night, from 10:00pm to 5:00am, the westbound lane of 95 Avenue between 87 Street and 90 Street will be closed.
• There may be some noise associated with this work.
During this time please watch for, and follow, all traffic detours and direction of construction personnel and flag persons.
For the most current, up-to-date information in your area, please visit http://transedlrt.ca/updates/. Please refer to the attached map for more details. For more information, visit our website http://transedlrt.ca or contact us via email at info@transedlrt.ca or by phone 780-224-0964.
July 10, 2023 – Beginning on or about July 17, 2023, crews will be working during the day along 38 Avenue. Crews and equipment will be replacing a small section of concrete sidewalk. This work is expected to take about 4 days. To accommodate this work, one of the two eastbound lanes of 38 Avenue east of 66 Street will be closed from 9:00am to 3:30pm daily. Pedestrians will be detoured to the north 38 Avenue sidewalk.
There will be noise associated with this work from construction equipment.
To accommodate this work, the public will be impacted in the following areas:
• During the day, from 9:00am to 3:30pm, one of the two eastbound lanes of 38 Avenue just east of 66 Street will be closed.
• Pedestrians will be detoured to the north 38 Avenue sidewalk.
• There will be noise associated with this work.
During this time please watch for, and follow, all traffic detours and direction of construction personnel and flag persons.
For the most current, up-to-date information in your area, please visit http://transedlrt.ca/updates/. Please refer to the attached map for more details. For more information, visit our website http://transedlrt.ca or contact us via email at info@transedlrt.ca or by phone 780-224-0964.
