Edmonton streets

• Edmonton’s road-clearing crews switching gears with bizarre weather

  With the extreme range of weather Edmonton has been experiencing, road crews are having to pivot plans.

  Traffic

  Jan 18
  
• Edmonton pauses non-essential snow and ice-clearing work due to extreme cold

  The city said, due to the extreme cold temperatures, it would be pausing "non-essential snow and ice-clearing work, including Phase 2 residential areas."

  Environment

  Dec 27, 2021
  
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• Edmonton road crews working to address slippery residential streets: ‘It’s a skating rink’

  Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians have been finding it difficult to get around in Edmonton due to extremely icy streets and sidewalks in some areas.

  Traffic

  Dec 3, 2021
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• Edmonton begins to open shared streets, mobility lanes for 2021 season

  With the snow melting and weather warming up, the City of Edmonton is once again going to open up shared streets and mobility lanes for the public to use this spring and summer.

  Traffic

  Apr 16, 2021
• Edmonton to start street cleaning on Monday

  The City of Edmonton will start its street sweeping cycle on Monday.

  Traffic

  Apr 17, 2020
• Only sand and salt to be used directly on Edmonton roads this winter but calcium chloride still in mix

  This season, the city will use plows and graders, along with salt and sand to clear the roadways. Calcium chloride will still be used on sidewalks, bike lanes, paths, and in a pre-mix.

  Traffic

  Nov 4, 2019
• Number of people sleeping on Edmonton streets falls: Homeward Trust report

  New numbers, released by Homeward Trust, show 1,607 people in the city experience homelessness, compared to 1,923 in Dec. 2018.

  Politics

  Sep 26, 2019
• Downtown Edmonton water main break floods businesses: ‘It’s madness’

  The water main break on 106 Avenue caused damage to the road, as well as several nearby businesses, including African Safari Restaurant and Maca Halal Meat & Wholesale.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2019
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• Wet weather holding up pothole repairs in Edmonton

  The city has received almost twice the precipitation it did last year and that is getting in the way of fixing unsightly and potentially damaging potholes.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2019
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• Edmonton parking ban lifted Thursday afternoon

  "Historically, the same amount as what falls approximately over two months' time in about 48 hours. Our crews were well prepared."

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2018