Project Profile:    

Highway 13 East of  37th Street is a two lane rural section (no curbs and ditches) with very narrow shoulders.  This section of road is showing significant signs of wear and needs attention or the surface will deteriorate to a point where it is not repairable.

With proposed development occurring on the south side of 48^th Avenue/Highway 13 east of  39^th Street, improvements will also be required to provide for safe business access to those developments.

Alberta Transportation is planning to widen and overlay Highway 13 east of  Exhibition Drive to Legacy Junction, sometime in 2003 or 2004.

This project will require shifting the alignment of the highway south (away from the railway track) to provide adequate clearance between Highway 13 and the railway track at the Exhibition Drive intersection.

The City plans to co-ordinate construction of  48^th Avenue west of Exhibition Drive (within the City), with Alberta Transportations construction of Highway 13 east of Exhibition Drive in order to take advantage of efficiencies in the tendering process, better construction pricing, and a reduction in duplication of work.

In 2002, the City of Camrose will complete the design of this section of  highway so when Alberta Transportation is ready to begin construction east of Exhibition Drive (promised in 2003), the City will be in a position to proceed at the same time.  

Engineering

The City of Camrose has selected Stewart Weir & Company Ltd. as the Design Engineer for this project.

Contractor

A contractor for this project will be selected through a tender process in the year the project proceeds (currently proposed for 2003).

Budget and Funding

The total cost of this project will be approximately 3.5 million dollars (including construction) and will include cost sharing from the City of Camrose, Alberta Transportation, and developers.

In 2002 the project funding is for the design of this project only and is described in the table below:

Schedule

Project design is to be completed by December 1^st, 2002.

Construction is currently proposed for 2003, but will be contingent on Alberta Transportations schedule for construction of Highway 13 east of Exhibition Drive to Legacy Junction.

Public Notice

For More Information Contact the Engineering Department at 672-4428.

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