Editor’s Note: This story was updated when the closure on River Valley Road and the shared-use path under Groat Road Bridge ended on Wednesday, Jan. 30.
As part of the massive renovation on Edmonton’s Groat Road Bridge, the bridge will be closed overnight until Jan. 31 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
During the overnight closures, the city said Groat Road southbound will be closed at 107 Avenue, westbound Victoria Park Road will be directed to northbound Groat Road. Northbound Groat Road will be closed at Emily Murphy Park Road. River Valley Road will be closed at Groat Road. The sidewalk on the bridge will remain open.
The good news though: River Valley Road under the bridge has reopened during the day, after being completely closed to traffic from Jan. 3. to Jan. 30.
This part of the construction project was expected to be complete by Saturday, Feb. 2, the city said, but the road re-opened Wednesday morning.
The road closure, which included the shared-use path for pedestrians and cyclists, took place for “abutment demolition.”
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The same section of road and pathways was closed for about a week in early December for bridge work. The city said there will still be intermittent closures in the future.
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Traffic controls and detours were in place.
To access River Valley Road east of Groat Road Bridge, drivers needed to come from the east side of the bridge. Vehicles were still able to travel over the river using the bridge in both south and northbound directions.
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“Access to the bridge from the northeast shared-use path will be maintained,” the city said in a news release. “Pedestrian and cyclist access to the bridge from the northwest side of the bridge will be closed due to the proximity to the demolition site. Shared-use path users approaching from the northwest side are advised to detour to the 102 Avenue bike route.”
To get to the Victoria Park Oval, visitors were told to approach from the east side of Groat Road Bridge on River Valley Road.
WATCH BELOW: The Groat Road bridge construction project is now underway in central Edmonton. The project is scheduled to last three construction seasons. Kim Smith has the details. (April 23, 2018)
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