A major North American cycling event will roll through the province next week and some Albertans taking road trips during the Tour of Alberta need to plan around some road closures.
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The five-stage bike race begins in Lethbridge on Sept. 1 and wraps up in Edmonton’s Churchill Square on Sept. 5 and will meander its way through various parts of central and southern Alberta in the days between.
Here is a list of temporary road closures during the various stages of the race (road closure timings are approximate and depend on the pace of cyclists):
Stage 1
Lethbridge
Thursday, Sept. 1
4 Avenue South and Scenic Drive North will be closed between 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The ramp exiting Highway 3 onto Scenic Drive will be closed between 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
3 Avenue South from Scenic Drive to Stafford Drive will be closed all day.
Click here to see the Stage 1 map.
Stage 2
Olds to Kananaskis Country
Friday, Sept. 2
Highway 40 will be closed from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Westbound Highway 1 will be closed from 1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Highway 1X will be closed from 1:10 p.m. to 1:25 p.m.
Westbound Highway 1A between Highway 1X and Cochrane will be closed from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Speed will be reduced to 40 km/h eastbound on Highway 1A between Highway 1X and Cochrane from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Highway 1A through Cochrane will be closed from 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Westbound Highway 1A east of Cochrane to Highway 766 will be closed from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Speed will be reduced to 40 km/h eastbound on Highway 1A, east of Cochrane to Hwy 766, from 2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Rolling closures from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Highway 766 will affect all Township Roads between Highway 1A and Highway 27, and Highways 567, 574, 580 and 582.
Rolling closures from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Highway 27.
Westbound Highway 27 between Highway 766 and Olds will be closed from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Speed limit will be reduced to 40 km/h eastbound on Highway 27 between Highway 766 and Olds between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Highway 27 in Olds will be closed from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Click here to see the Stage 2 map.
Stage 3
Drayton Valley to Rocky Mountain House
Saturday, Sept. 3
Highway 598 will be closed from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Highway 761 will be closed from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Highway 12 will be closed from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Rolling closures from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Highway 22 southbound and from Highway 12 to Highway 616, affecting all Township Roads between Highways 12 and 39 and Highways 53 and 13.
Speed limit will be reduced to 40 km/h northbound on Highway 22, from Highway 12 to Highway 616, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Highway 616 west of Highway 22 will be closed from 3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Highway 39 between Highway 22 and Drayton Valley will be closed from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Highway 22 in Drayton Valley between 50 Avenue and Jubilee Avenue will be closed between 4:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.
Click here to see the Stage 3 map.
Stage 4
Edmonton
Sunday, Sept. 4, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Road closures on Groat Road, River Valley Road and William Hawrelak Park Road.
Click here to see the Stage 4 map.
Stage 5
Edmonton
Monday, Sept., 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Road closures on 95 Street, 100 Avenue, 102 Avenue, 102A Avenue, 103 Avenue, 103 Street,
107 Street, Bellamy Hill Road, Fortway Drive, Grierson Hill, River Valley Road, Rossdale Road and Victoria Park Road.
Click here to see the Stage 5 map.
Detailed highway road closure information is available at 511 Alberta.
Watch below: The Tour of Alberta, a prestigious cycling race, will return to Lethbridge in 2016. Quinn Campbell filed this report on Nov. 9, 2015.
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