ALBERTA CAPITAL REGION LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Appendix: Transportation Implementation Priorities 2006 - 2015
Final Report
Prepared For: Alberta Capital Region Alliance Ltd.
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
10160 - 112 Street Edmonton, AB T5K 2L6
Project No. 1135-37020 15 September 2005
ACRA TRANSPORTATION IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES (2006-2015) Table of Contents Page
IP.1 ROADWAY IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES 1 IP.1.1 Strategic Roadway Priorities 1 Anthony Henday Drive 2 Capital Region to Northeast Alberta Corridor 3 Regional Ring Road Staged Completion 3 Improved Regional Linkages 4 IP.1.2 Carry-Over Projects (2006 or later) 5 IP.1.3 Five Year Priority Projects (2006 - 2010) 6 IP.1.4 Ten Year Priority Projects (2011 - 2015) 12
IP.2 TRANSIT IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES 15
IP.3 FUNDING REQUIREMENTS 17 IP.3.1 Overall Funding Requirement 17 IP.3.2 Project Funding 18
APPENDIX A COMPLETED PROJECTS
ACRA TRANSPORTATION IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES (2006-2015)
IP.1 Roadway Implementation Priorities
The Alberta Capital Region Alliance (ACRA) maintains a long range transportation plan for regional mobility initiatives. The current edition of the ACRA Long Range Transportation Plan is dated June 2003.
This document lists implementation priorities for regional transportation initiatives within the Long Range Plan. Projects are listed by type (rehabilitation & overlays, new & upgraded facilities) and by proposed timing (one to five years, six to ten years). All projects are illustrated on Map II at the end of the report, color coded and indexed to project numbers found in the tables below.
A list of completed projects is contained in Appendix A.
Disclaimer on Cost Estimates
The costs of projects listed in the Implementation Priorities tables are approximate and general estimates only, intended mainly to quantify the broad financial implications of the ACRA plan priorities. It is known that construction costs in the Edmonton area have increased significantly in recent years, and funding agencies have observed significant spikes in tendered construction costs particularly in the past year. As such, cost estimates for projects that have not been specifically updated by a funding agency have been increased by an arbitrary 20% in order that the cost totals remain representative of the overall financial impacts of the ACRA plan priorities. The arbitrary percentage increase is not related to any specific project(s) nor is it intended as a forecast of an appropriate inflation factor for any funding agency. Individual project costs are not shown in the tables, with costs presented only as subtotal and total values on each table.
IP.1.1 STRATEGIC ROADWAY PRIORITIES
The region’s top transportation priority continues to be the completion of the Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) by 2011.
In looking ahead over the next five years, economic growth within the Capital Region, and movement of goods and people between the Capital Region and key economic activity centres (Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Calgary and Southern Alberta) as well as anticipated expansion of major facilities and economic zones in the region (such as the new CP intermodal facilities, expansion of industrial areas, ongoing development of University of Alberta, Capital Health facilities and Edmonton International Airport) will result in an increased need for an efficient transportation system for the movement of people and goods. The municipalities in the region have recognized this need and have made a number of key decisions to ensure that
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infrastructure for the future is in place within the municipalities, but the Capital Region is concerned that the Provincial Highway system is not keeping pace with the needs of the Region and the need to improve capacity for the movement of goods and people within the Capital Region and between the Capital Region and key economic activity centres in the Province. The effective functioning of both the system of Ring Roads and key highway links between the Regional Ring, Inner Ring and Anthony Henday Drive require a number of capacity improvements, most of which are Provincial responsibility.
As summarized in Figure IP.1, ACRA recommends that the following key investment priorities be addressed by the Province within the next 5 years (2006 to 2011). It is noted that most of the requirements outlined below are not new, and for the most part represent improvements already identified in the list of ACRA Implementation Priorities. Of concern, however, is that none of the priorities listed has been identified for funding by the Province at this time. It is also emphasized that these needs are additional to ongoing requirements for rehabilitation which must be funded as part of base transportation requirements.
Anthony Henday Drive
The top implementation priority is establishment of Provincial funding commitment to complete Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) by 2011, as a special initiative with funding in addition to the normal priorities for regional transportation facilities. Table IP.1 summarizes the approximate costs.
Table IP.1 Anthony Henday Drive Projects
Project Project Description Estimated No. Cost ($millions)
124 Design & Construction of Hwy 216 (Anthony Henday Drive) from 137 Avenue to Yellowhead Trail (Northwest quadrant) - by 2008
22/107 Design & Construction of Hwy 216 (Anthony Henday Drive) from 137 Avenue to Hwy 28 (Northwest quadrant) - by 2011
53/109 Design & Construction of Hwy 216 (Anthony Henday Drive) from Hwy 16 East to Hwy 28 (Northeast quadrant) - by 2011
Total 500.00
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In addition to this, completion of Anthony Henday Drive as a free flow facility is identified as a strategic priority. In order for Anthony Henday Drive to effectively meet the need for movement of goods within the region and between the region and other key Provincial economic activity zones, it is essential that remaining at-grade intersections be grade separated so that a consistent standard is in place to accommodate the high travel demands and provide required connectivity to adjacent development. These intersections include 23 Avenue (Highway 627), Lessard Road, Callingwood Road, 100 Avenue/Stony Plain Road (Highway 16A) and 111 Avenue.
Capital Region to Northeast Alberta Corridor
Within the ACRA geographic area, this entails completion of widening of Highway 28A and 28 between Highway 15 and north of Redwater to a four lane standard with appropriate access control.
While the completion of the North/South Trade Corridor ensures high standard highway connections between the Capital Region, Calgary and Grande Prairie, no such high standard connection exists to the Fort McMurray area, despite the increasing movement of goods from Nisku, Edmonton’s Industrial areas and the Heartland Industrial area to northeastern Alberta. Completion of the Anthony Henday Drive ring provides for the movement of goods to Highway 15, but improvements to Highway 28A and Highway 28 to beyond Redwater will ensure that the mix of regional and highway traffic along this key route to both Fort McMurray and Cold Lake is accommodated.
In addition to the upgrading of this route to accommodate vehicular, passenger and goods movement, a need has also been identified by industry to improve the route required for oversize loads moving between the Capital Region and Northeast Alberta.
Regional Ring Road Staged Completion
This involves completion of required planning and acquisition of required right of way to establish the Regional Ring Road to an ultimate free flow standard. While active planning is underway to examine alternative alignments for the Regional Ring, ACRA is concerned that any delay in completion of the planning and acquisition of right of way will place at risk the ability to develop the connection to the required standard to accommodate future needs. Particular concern areas are in the Nisku/Airport area, and establishment of future North Saskatchewan River crossing locations.
In addition, a staged upgrading plan for the Regional Ring Road needs to be developed that recognizes existing and future traffic volumes and development, as well as opportunities to either upgrade existing alignments or stage development where new alignments are proposed. Existing sections of the regional ring road with
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high traffic demands include Highway 19, Highway 625 in Nisku, Highway 60 in Acheson and Highway 21 from Highway 16 to south of Highway 14.
Improved Regional Linkages
This includes improved linkages between the Regional Ring Road, Anthony Henday Drive and key economic activity centres, such as upgrading of key regional Provincial highway linkages between Anthony Henday Drive and the Regional Ring.
Based on connectivity between economic activity centres and heavy traffic volumes on key commuter routes, a number of key improvements to the highway linkages are required, including the following priorities, listed moving from the southeast in a clockwise direction.
· Widening of SH 814 (50 Street) between Anthony Henday Drive and Beaumont to four lanes · Development of an additional interchange on Highway 2 south near 41 Avenue SW to provide access to Nisku and the planned CP intermodal facility · Improvements to Highway 2 from Highway 2A to and including the planned 65 Avenue interchange in Leduc, as part of the North/South trade corridor and to improve access to/from the Red Deer - Calgary economic corridor. · Development of Highway 627 connection from Anthony Henday Drive to 23 Avenue / 199 Street · Development of Highway 628 (Whitemud Drive) as a minimum 2 lane highway from Stony Plain east to Highway 60 and continuing east to 215 Street (access to Enoch resort complex) · Extension of the St. Albert west regional road north to intersect with Highway 2 to provide an alternative route through St. Albert and provide a free flow connector between Anthony Henday Drive and the Regional Ring Road in the northwest sector · Twinning of Highway 15 from east of Highway 28A to the North Saskatchewan River Crossing, including intersection improvements at the Highway 37 / Highway 825 intersection · Development of an interchange at Yellowhead Trail - Sherwood Drive / 33 Street NE · Widening of Highway 628 (Whitemud Drive) between Anthony Henday Drive and Highway 21 to four lanes
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IP.1.2 CARRY-OVER PROJECTS (2006 or later)
Table IP.2 lists projects that commenced in 2005 or earlier, and which will carry-over into the year 2006 or later. Because they are already underway, the funding commitments necessary to complete them are considered to be highest priority. These projects are illustrated in yellow on Map II at the end of this report.
Table IP.2 CARRY-OVER PROJECTS (2006 or later)
Project Project Description Estimated Estimated No. Cost1 Completion ($millions) (Year)
T3a Light Rail Transit construction from University 0.5 2006 Station to Health Sciences Station
T7b High Speed Transit Concept Planning Studies 0.3 2006 (West)
T7c High Speed Transit Concept Planning Studies 0.3 2006 (Southeast)
3 Hwy 216 (Anthony Henday Drive) from Whitemud 20.0 2006 Drive to Calgary Trail
27 Yellowhead Trail / 56 Street interchange and 20.0 2006 railway overpass
127 Hwy 16 rehabilitation and interchange ramp 7.4 2006 improvements (Edmonton East City Limit to Clover Bar Road)
108/23 Design and Construction of Hwy 216 (Anthony PPP2 2007 Henday Drive) from Calgary Trail to Hwy 14
6 Hwy 21 twinning from Hwy 628 to Hwy 16 42.0 2008
Total 90.5
1 In Table IP.2, estimated cost represents carry-over amount remaining to complete project. 2 The Southeast portion of Anthony Henday Drive is being completed as a public-private partnership (PPP), with an annual payment committed over 30 years. As such no specific capital funding is identified here.
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IP.1.3 FIVE YEAR PRIORITY PROJECTS (2006 - 2010)
Table IP.3 lists projects assigned priority over the first five years of the plan, consisting of rehabilitation of existing transportation facilities, pavement overlays, as well as intersection improvements and other works typically associated with access control. These projects are illustrated in red on Map II at the end of this report.
Table IP.4 lists projects assigned priority over the first five years of the plan, consisting of new or upgraded transportation facilities. “Upgraded” typically refers to facilities that are to be widened or expanded to increase capacity. These projects are illustrated in green on Map II at the end of this report.
Within each of these tables, the projects are listed in the following order:
Ø projects comprising the Regional Ring Road Ø projects inside the Regional Ring Road Ø projects outside the Regional Ring Road
Table IP.3 FIVE YEAR PROJECTS: REHABILITATION & OVERLAYS (2006 - 2010)
Project Project Description Estimated No. Cost ($millions)
Regional Ring Road Links
5 Hwy 21 overlay and intersection improvements from Hwy 14 to Hwy 628
SUBTOTAL 5.1
Links Inside the Regional Ring Road
13 Yellowhead Trail pavement rehabilitation from 156 Street to CNR
15 Fort Road pavement rehabilitation from 66 Street to 137 Avenue
25b St. Albert Trail pavement rehabilitation from 128 Avenue to 137 Avenue
43 170 Street pavement rehabilitation from Whitemud Drive to Stony Plain Road
69a Yellowhead Trail pavement rehabilitation (Victoria Trail to 50Street)
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Table IP.3 (continued) FIVE YEAR PROJECTS: REHABILITATION & OVERLAYS (2006 - 2010)
Project Project Description Estimated No. Cost ($millions)
116 Whitemud Drive pavement rehabilitation (149 Street - 170 Street)
117 Yellowhead Trail pavement rehabilitation from 107 Street to 127 Street
SUBTOTAL 13.9
Links Outside of the Regional Ring Road
34 Hwy 16A pavement rehabilitation from Spruce Grove to Acheson Industrial Park
37a Hwy 825 and Boysdale Road intersection improvements
37b Hwy 825 pavement overlay from Hwy 37 to Boysdale Road
75b Hwy 16A (Lake Eden Road to Glory Hills Road) pavement rehabilitation
SUBTOTAL 7.3
TOTAL 26.3
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Table IP.4 FIVE YEAR PROJECTS: NEW & UPGRADED (2006 - 2010)
Project Project Description Estimated No. Cost ($millions)
Regional Ring Road Links
7 Hwy 19 twinning from Hwy 2 to Hwy 60
8 Hwy 60 twinning from Hwy 16A to Hwy 16 and interchange modifications at Hwy 16A [this project should proceed in conjunction with #118 CN Rail grade separation]
9 Hwy 37 intersection improvements from Hwy 15 to Hwy 825
10 Hwy 625 widening in Nisku
62 Hwy 15 twinning from Hwy 28A to North Saskatchewan River
68 Hwy 15 - 99 Avenue Overpass overheight warning system in Fort Saskatchewan
112 Hwy 15 twinning from North Saskatchewan River to Hwy 21
SUBTOTAL 108.4
Links Inside the Regional Ring Road
38 Hwy 16 from Hwy 216 to Hwy 21 signing improvements
46b Whitemud Drive reconstruction from 207 Street to 231 Street
47a Construct interchange on Whitemud Drive at 17 Street
48 Fort Road widening from Yellowhead Trail to 137 Avenue
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Table IP.4 (continued) FIVE YEAR PROJECTS: NEW & UPGRADED (2006 - 2010)
Project Project Description Estimated No. Cost ($millions)
51a West Regional Road (2 lanes) from Meadowview Drive to Levasseur Road in St. Albert
51b West Regional Road (2 lanes) from Levasseur Road to 137 Avenue in St. Albert
51c West Regional Road (2 lanes) from Meadowview Drive to Giroux Road (St. Albert)
51d West Regional Road (2 lanes) from Giroux Road to Villeneuve Road (St. Albert)
52 Hwy 628 twinning from Hwy 216 to Hwy 21
55 Design of Highway 16 / Sherwood Drive interchange
56 Design of Highway 16 / Broadmoor Boulevard interchange
58 Hwy 814 widening from TR 510 to 55 Avenue in Beaumont
61 Calgary Trail / 23 Avenue Interchange
64a Whitemud Drive rehabilitation and widening of Quesnell bridge
64b Whitemud Drive rehabilitation and widening from 149 Street to Terwillegar Drive
66a Hwy 814 twinning from TR 510 to Edmonton South Corporate Limit
66b 50 Street twinning from Edmonton South Corporate Limit to Millwoods Road south
71a 170 Street (Whitemud Drive to Stony Plain Road) intersection improvements / widening / access control
113 Hwy 16 / Sherwood Drive interchange
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Table IP.4 (continued) FIVE YEAR PROJECTS: NEW & UPGRADED (2006 - 2010)
Project Project Description Estimated No. Cost ($millions)
114 Highway 16 / Broadmoor Boulevard interchange
115 Sherwood Park Freeway - 17 Street (add eastbound on-ramp and westbound off-ramp)
122 Hwy 216 - Baseline Road (add third westbound lane; interchange improvements reflecting southeast Anthony Henday Drive opening)
123 Hwy 216 - Wye Road (add third westbound lane; interchange improvements reflecting southeast Anthony Henday Drive opening)
125 Functional Planning of West Regional Road north of St. Albert from Villeneuve Road to Hwy 2 north
126 Yellowhead Trail widening (107 Street to 156 Street)
SUBTOTAL 420.5
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Table IP.4 (continued) FIVE YEAR PROJECTS: NEW & UPGRADED (2006 - 2010)
Project Project Description Estimated No. Cost ($millions)
Links Outside the Regional Ring Road
28 Hwy 2/50 Avenue overpass widening (Leduc)
30c Hwy 779 widening from 57 Avenue to south of 44 Avenue in Stony Plain
49 Hwy 2 / 65 Avenue interchange improvements (Leduc)
50a Hwy 628 widening from RR 273 to RR 270
50b Hwy 628 widening from RR 270 to Edmonton West Corporate Limit
54 Design of Hwy 643 from RR 214 to RR 215 with new river crossing (between Sturgeon & Strathcona Counties)
57 Hwy 28 widening from Gibbons to Redwater
101a Hwy 39 and Hwy 2 Bypass (65 Avenue construction, Hwy 2 to West Boundary Road in Leduc) - coordinate with project #49
101b Hwy 39 and Hwy 2 Bypass (West Boundary Road construction, 50 Avenue to 65 Avenue in Leduc) - coordinate with project #49
106b Hwy 642 widening and overlay from Morinville East Corporate Limit to Hwy 28
110 Construction of Hwy 643 from RR 214 to RR 215 with new river crossing (between Sturgeon and Strathcona Counties)
120 Hwy 2 - Cardiff Road intersection improvements and channelization
121 100 Street - Hwy 642 intersection signalization in Morinville
SUBTOTAL 114.1
TOTAL 643.0
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IP.1.4 TEN YEAR PRIORITY PROJECTS (2011 - 2015)
Table IP.5 lists projects assigned priority between six and ten years. These projects are illustrated in blue on Map II at the end of this report.
The projects are listed in the following order:
Ø projects comprising the Regional Ring Road Ø projects inside the Regional Ring Road Ø projects outside the Regional Ring Road
Table IP.5 TEN YEAR PROJECTS (2011 - 2015)
Project Project Description Estimated No. Cost ($millions)
Regional Ring Road Links
33a Hwy 625 widening (Nisku to Hwy 814)
33b Hwy 625 widening (Hwy 814 to Hwy 21)
76 Hwy 60 (Athabaska Avenue to Derrick Drive in Devon) intersection improvements / access control
104 Hwy 21 twinning from south of Hwy 628 to Hwy 14 including Hwy 14 interchange modifications
118 Hwy 60 - CN Rail construction of grade separated crossing [this project should proceed in conjunction with #8 Hwy 60 twinning from Hwy 16A to Hwy 16]
128 Hwy 21 twinning (Hwy 14 to Hwy 625)
SUBTOTAL 78.8
Links Inside the Regional Ring Road
60 184 Street four laning from 137 Avenue to Hwy 16
64c Whitemud Drive reconstructing Terwillegar Drive Interchange
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Table IP.5 (continued) TEN YEAR PROJECTS (2011 - 2015)
Project Project Description Estimated No. Cost ($millions)
64d Whitemud Drive widening to 6 lanes from Terwillegar Drive to 122 Street
65 Yellowhead Trail / 66 Street Interchange
67a Nisku Spine Road construction of 2 lanes from Leduc City to Edmonton South Corporate Limit
67b 91 Street paving/realign from Edmonton South Corporate Limit to Anthony Henday Drive
69b Yellowhead Trail (Victoria Trail to 50 Street) widen to six lanes
70 Anthony Henday Drive - 100 Avenue / Stony Plain Road interchange
71b 170 Street (Stony Plain Road to Yellowhead Trail) intersection improvements / widening / access control
72 Gretzky Drive (98 Avenue to 116 Avenue) widen to six lanes
73 75 Street (Whitemud Drive to Argyll Road) widen to six lanes/rail underpass
74 Hwy 627 (199 Street to Anthony Henday Drive)
SUBTOTAL 365.6
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Table IP.5 (continued) TEN YEAR PROJECTS (2011 - 2015)
Project Project Description Estimated No. Cost ($millions)
Links Outside of the Regional Ring Road
50c Hwy 628 widening from RR 273 to Hwy 779
75a Hwy 16A (Lake Eden Road to Glory Hills Road) intersection improvements / service roads
102 100 Street upgrading from Cardiff Road to CPR in Morinville
103 Hwy 38 widening from 44 Street to 58 Street in Redwater
105 Hwy 651 extension and upgrading from RR 235 to Hwy 28
119 Hwy 39 twinning from Hwy 2 to Hwy 795 at Calmar
SUBTOTAL 40.9
TOTAL 485.3
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IP.2 Transit Implementation Priorities
Table IP.6 highlights specific public transit priorities identified for the region. These priorities are also depicted in Map II (Regional Transportation Priority Program) at the end of this report.
Table IP.6 TRANSIT PROJECTS
Project Project Description Estimated No. Cost ($millions)
Five Year Projects (2006 - 2010)
T3b Light Rail Transit construction from Health Sciences Station to Neil Crawford Station
T3c Light Rail Transit construction from Neil Crawford Station to Heritage Station
T4a Develop / coordinate regional transit services
T4b Develop regional disabled transit service
T4c Regional transit marketing
T5 Belvedere LRT Station / Transit Centre / Park & Ride upgrade
T6 North Transit Centre in Strathcona
T8 Bus Rapid Transit Implementation (North, West, Southeast)
Total (Transit) 724.4
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Project T4a (Develop/coordinate regional transit services) currently includes several specific initiatives.
· A pilot project to provide transit service from Beaumont to Mill Woods Transit Centre was conducted in 2003 - 2004. This service has not been continued. · A pilot project to provide transit service from Fort Saskatchewan to Clareview Transit Centre was conducted in 2004 - 2005. This service is being continued. · A pilot project to provide transit service from Edmonton Garrison to Northgate Transit Centre was conducted in 2004 - 2005. This service is being continued. · Improving transit service coordination between Strathcona County and Edmonton Transit. This is an initiative lead by Strathcona County that will be pursued in 2005 -2006.
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IP.3 Funding Requirements
IP.3.1 OVERALL FUNDING REQUIREMENT
Based on the list of priority projects for the 2006 to 2015 period, the total regional transportation funding requirements for the Alberta Capital Region over the next ten years are summarized in Table IP.7.
Table IP.7 OVERALL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (2006 to 2015)
Group Funding Requirements ($ million)
Anthony Henday Drive Completion 500.0 + PPP funding
Carry-Over Projects (Completion 2006 or later) 90.5
Five Year Projects: Rehabilitation & Overlay (2006 - 2010) 26.3
Five Year Projects: New & Upgraded (2006 - 2010) 643.0
Ten Year Projects (2011 - 2015) 485.3
Transit Projects 724.4
Total 2,470 + PPP funding
It should be noted that this funding requirement does not include the value of any of Alberta Transportation’s other programmed rehabilitation work on highways in the region or the value of any of the municipalities’ other non-regional transportation projects.
The total value of the projects included in the ACRA priorities list (2006 - 2015) is about $2.5 billion over ten years, in addition to PPP funding for Anthony Henday Drive Southeast. Additional funding will also be required to cover some elements of the strategic roadway priorities outlined in Section IP.1.1.
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IP.3.2 PROJECT FUNDING
Under the current funding scenario, Alberta Transportation is responsible for any of the priority projects related to the provincial highway network. In addition, they are responsible for the development of the south-west and south-east legs of Anthony Henday Drive, and it is assumed they will be responsible for the remaining portions of Anthony Henday Drive. All other projects are considered as the responsibility of the municipality in which they are located, although outside of the City of Edmonton most of these projects would be eligible for cost sharing with Alberta Transportation. In addition, some projects could conceivably be cost shared between a number of benefiting municipalities. Table IP.8 summarizes the approximate funding requirements of Alberta Transportation and the municipalities for the priority projects identified in the plan.
Table IP.8 DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (2006 TO 2015)
Agency Approximate Funding Requirements ($ million)
Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation – 75.0 + PPP funding Anthony Henday Drive (Committed Portions)
Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation – 445.0 Anthony Henday Drive (Remaining Portions)
Alberta Transportation – Other Highways 514.2
Municipalities 1435.3
Total 2,470 + PPP funding
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Appendix A Completed Projects
Table A COMPLETED PROJECTS
Project Project Description Estimated Year of No. Cost Completion ($millions)
T4a Transit Pilot Project (Fort Saskatchewan to n/a 2005 Clareview Transit Centre)
T4b Transit Pilot Project (Edmonton Garrison to n/a 2005 Northgate Transit Centre)
T7a High Speed Transit Concept Planning Studies 0.3 2005 (North)
18a Yellowhead Trail widening to 6 lanes from 4.0 2005 Anthony Henday Drive to 178 Street
20 Hwy 643 pavement rehabilitation from Hwy 28A to 0.1 2005 Gibbons East City Limit
21b Hwy 28 widening from Sturgeon River to Hwy 642 20.0 2005
29a Hwy 643 overlay from Gibbons East City Limit to 1.5 2005 Hwy 825
45 Hwy 642 pavement rehabilitation from Hwy 2 to 1.0 2005 100 Street in Morinville
47b Construct interchange on Whitemud Drive at 34 23.0 2005 Street
63 Construction of Campsite Road / Hwy 16 15.0 2005 Interchange
106a Hwy 642 upgrading from Hwy 44 to Morinville East 6.0 2005 City Limit
T4c Transit Pilot Project (Beaumont to Millwoods n/a 2004 Transit Centre)
Table A (continued)
COMPLETED PROJECTS
Project Project Description Estimated Year of No. Cost Completion ($millions)
17 Yellowhead Trail pavement rehabilitation 1.2 2004 from 97 Street to 107 Street
18b Yellowhead Trail/184 Street interchange and 59.0 2004 CNR rail grade separation
24 Yellowhead Trail intersection improvements 14.0 2004 from 89 Street to 149 Street
46a Whitemud Drive widening from Anthony 7.0 2004 Henday Drive to 207 Street
59 170 Street four laning from Levasseur Road 2.4 2004 to 137 Avenue [actual project completion consisted of three laning of this section, including reversible centre lane to accommodate two-lanes of capacity in peak direction, i.e. equivalent of four-laning]
14 Manning Drive pavement rehabilitation from 7.5 2003 137 Avenue to Edmonton’s North City Limit
29b Hwy 643 overlay/side slope improvements 3.5 2003 from Hwy 825 to Hwy 38
30b Hwy 779 widening and overlay from south of 3.0 2003 Hwy 16A to Hwy 16
44 50 Street pavement rehabilitation from 1.7 2003 Edmonton’s south city limit to 13 Avenue
T1 Planning / Prelim Design for Light Rail 12.0 2002 Transit from University Station to Heritage Station
11a Hwy 44 widening/reconstruction from Hwy 2.0 2002 642 to south of Busby Table A (continued)
COMPLETED PROJECTS
Project Project Description Estimated Year of No. Cost Completion ($millions)
21a Hwy 28 overlay from Edmonton’s North City 10.0 2002 Limit to Sturgeon River
25a St Albert Trail / Yellowhead Trail bridge 1.0 2002 rehabilitation
26 Whitemud Drive pavement rehabilitation 1.0 2002 from 111 Street to west of 122 Street
35 Gretzky Drive bridge rehabilitation 3.1 2002
39 75 Street pavement rehabilitation from Argyll 1.6 2002 Road to 101 Avenue
40 Gretzky Drive pavement rehabilitation from 0.7 2002 112 Avenue to 118 Avenue
41 50 Street pavement rehabilitation from 23 2.7 2002 Avenue to Whitemud Drive
42 Terwillegar Drive pavement rehabilitation 0.6 2002 from Whitemud Drive to 40 Avenue
T2 Edmonton Clareview Transit Centre upgrade 8.7 2001
1 Hwy 60 - SH 627 to Hwy16A 13.0 2001
2 Hwy 2 and Ellerslie Road interchange 41.0 2001
4 Yellowhead Trail at Cloverbar Bridge 20.0 2001 (replace structure)
11b Hwy 44 widening and overlay from S. of 2.0 2001 Sturgeon River to S. of Hwy 642
12 Yellowhead Trail pavement rehabilitation 0.7 2001 from 17 Street to North Saskatchewan River Table A (continued)
COMPLETED PROJECTS
Project Project Description Estimated Year of No. Cost Completion ($millions)
16 97 Street widening from 137 Avenue to 167 8.2 2001 Avenue and pavement rehabilitation from 137 Avenue to Edmonton’s North City Limit
31 Planning of SH 643 from RR 214 to RR 215 0.2 2001 with new river crossing
36a Hwy 16A pavement overlay from RR 275 to 0.5 2001 west of Hwy 779
T201 Heritage Transit Centre upgrade 4.2 2000
T202 Millwoods Transit Centre reconstruction 1.2 2000
32 SH 814 and 55 Avenue in Beaumont traffic 0.2 2000 signals
201 Hwy 2 overlay from Hwy 39 to Edmonton’s 1.7 2000 south corporate limits
202 Hwy 21 overlay from SH 623 to TR 492 0.4 2000
204 Hwy 16A overlay through Spruce Grove 1.4 2000
205 Hwy 15 twinning from 125 Street to RR 213 3.4 2000
207 Hwy 44 widening from TR 544 to SH 642 8.0 2000
208 Calgary Trail pavement rehabilitation from 6.4 2000 Edmonton’s south corporate limits to 55 Avenue
209 Yellowhead Trail pavement rehabilitation 0.4 2000 from 82 Street to 89 Street
210 Hwy 15 intersection improvements at Hwy 21 1.0 2000
211 St Albert Trail pavement rehabilitation from 1.8 2000 137 Avenue to Hebert Road Table A (continued) COMPLETED PROJECTS
Project Project Description Estimated Year of No. Cost Completion ($millions)
212 Sparrow Drive pavement rehabilitation from 0.7 2000 Airport Road to DK Ford in Leduc
213 50 Street pavement rehabilitation from 43A 0.8 2000 Avenue to 61 Avenue in Leduc
214 Stony Plain road pavement rehabilitation 0.7 2000 from 175 Street to 184 Street
215 Stony Plain Road pavement rehabilitation 1.0 2000 from199 Street to 215 Street 216 SH 642 twinning from 97 Street to 99 Street 0.4 2000 in Morinville
203 Hwy 44 widening from Hwy 16 to TR 544 6.0 1999
206 Hwy 19/Hwy 2 bridge rehabilitation 1.1 1999
217 Design of Hwy 16 / Campsite Road 1.0 1998 interchange
Total 341.0