Highway 43 Interchanges Planning Study East of Beaverlodge to Smoky River

June 4 & 5, 2014

WELCOME

STUDY PURPOSE

Study Process:

1. Data collection and high level assessment

2. Initial concept plan development

3. Open House 1: introduce study and gather input

4. Detailed assessment and issue resolution

5. Open House 2: present preferred plan6. Confi rm and fi nalize plan

7. Plan approval

To develop long term plans for Highway 43 from Beaverlodge to Smoky River in order to ensure that the corridor functions well in the future.

Study ObjectivesAccess Management

Confi rm interchange locations Develop interchange confi gurations Determine right-of-way requirements

TODAY

FUTURE FREEWAY

Freeways are free-fl ow highways, where access is granted via grade-separated interchanges only:• Traffi c signals, intersections and driveways removed

• Access to interchanges via services roads or local roads

• Rural freeways serve inter-regional traffi c

Highway 43 has been designated a future freeway by Alberta Transportation as part of the North South Trade Corridor (NSTC)

Freeway

Major Arterial

Minor Arterial

Major Collector

Minor Collector

Local RoadIncreasing

Mob

ility

Increasing Access

Required freeway interchange spacing:• 10 to 16 km in rual areas

• 3 to 5 km passing urban areas

INTERCHANGE LOCATIONS

Recommended Interchanges

East InterchangesWest Interchanges

Road Closure (at ultimate stage)

Recommended Fly-over Bridge

Adjacent Projects (by others)

Future Interchanges (by others)

RECOMMENDED FLY-OVER

• Extend Hwy 723 south over Hwy 43 to connect to Hwy 667

• Reclassify existing Highway 667 designation east of the intersection to local road “Township Road 714”

• Remove direct access to Hwy 43 at east end of Township Road 714

HIGHWAY 723 EXTENSION

WEST INTERCHANGES

• Local road networks by County

• Existing access on SW quadrant can be

accommodated

• Existing accesses to SE, NE, NW quadrants

will be relocated

• CNR crossing south of Hwy 43 not affected

RANGE ROAD 92 (HUALLEN ACCESS)

• Local road networks by County

• Coordinate Wembley’s internal road

network with the Town

• Roadway tie-ins shown are suggestions only

• Existing east access will be closed when

interchange is in place

HIGHWAY 724 (WEMBLEY ACCESS)

WEST INTERCHANGES

WEST INTERCHANGES

• Local road networks by County

• Existing accesses will be closed when

interchange is in place

• Dimsdale and all residential subdivisions in this

vicinity will be serviced by this interchange

RANGE ROAD 73.5 (DIMSDALE ACCESS)

EAST INTERCHANGES

• Local road networks by County

• Service road connection in NW quadrant will

be closed

• Drainage in interchange footprint will utilize

Sheehan Ditch from SE to SW then through

NW quadrant

RANGE ROAD 55

EAST INTERCHANGES

• Local road networks by County

• Interchange confi guration takes into account

environmental and local development constraints

• Access to be relocated to future 156 Avenue

extension

• New service road in SE quadrant

RANGE ROAD 51

EAST INTERCHANGES

• Local road networks by County

• Relocate existing Bezanson Access along

Highway 670

• Existing east access will be closed when

interchange is in place

• New service road in NE quadrant

HIGHWAY 733/670(BEZANSON ACCESS)

NEXT STEPS• Finalize plans for review and decision

• Guide development based on plans

• No timing for implementation/construction

THANK YOU

Please complete a questionnaire or, if you prefer, take one to fi ll in and submit by June 20, 2014.

Tell us how we did!