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Welcome! Please come in. West Calgary Ring Road Alberta Transportation and Associated Engineering (owner’s engineer) staff are available to answer your questions. For the latest project information, please visit w-crr.ca and subscribe to the email distribution list. Thank you for coming! w-crr.ca ©2018 Government of Alberta | Published September 2018
West Calgary Ring Road…
at a glance
West Calgary Ring Road
The West Calgary Ring Road is the final section needed to complete the Calgary Ring Road. Once
complete, the entire Calgary Ring Road will provide more than 100 kilometres (km) of free-flow travel
around the city. It will improve access to hospitals, schools, workplaces and recreation, and help reduce
congestion within the city. The project will be completed in three parts — the north project, south project
and twinning the bridge over the Bow River.
WEST CALGARY RING ROAD
n Bow River Bridge twinning
NOSE HILL
DRIVE NW n Adding a second four-lane bridge
n Widening about two km of
Stoney Trail NW from Crowchild Trail
VAL LEVA
to Scenic Areas Link
BOU NW
VALLEY RIDGE
LEY
n North project
RID D
BOWNESS
R
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TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY TR
AN
n Constructing three km of six- and
S
HIG -CA eight-lane divided freeway
HW NAD
CRESTMONT AY A
n Reconstructing five km of Highway 1 and
1 AVENUE SW
one km of Valley Ridge Boulevard NW
CANADA n Two interchanges
OLYMPIC l Highway 1
PARK
STONEY TRAIL
l Valley Ridge Boulevard NW
COUGAR n 1 Avenue SW connection
RIDGE
n South project
SPRINGBANK ROAD OLD BANFF COACH ROAD SW
Five km of six- and eight-lane divided
ROCKY VIEW CITY OF
n
101 STREET SW
freeway
COUNTY CALGARY
WEST SPRINGS
n Reconstructing about 1 km each of
Old Banff Coach Road SW, Bow Trail SW
HERITAGE
and 17 Avenue SW
WOOD
n Four interchanges
BOW TRAIL SW l Old Banff Coach Road SW
LO
W l Bow Trail SW
ER
SP
85 STREET SW
RI l 17 Avenue SW
N ASPEN WOODS
G l Highway 8
BA
N
K
RO
AD
Benefits
17 AVENUE SW
• efficient movement of people
PINEBROOK THE and goods through and
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SLOPES around Calgary
• reduced pressure on city road
SPRINGBANK
HILL network
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• travel time savings, improved
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EY reliability and reduced
TR
AI
L congestion
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HIGHWAY 8 DISCOVERY
RIDGE
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EL The WCRR will be located primarily within the existing
BO
W Transportation Utility Corridor (TUC) already owned
RI
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VE by the provincial government, with some additional
R small parcels of land needing to be purchased.
LEGEND
WEST CALGARY RING ROAD
TRANSPORATION UTILITY CORRIDOR
CITY OF CALGARY LIMITS
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Construction…
what to expect
West Calgary Ring Road
Hours of work
VALLEY
RIDGE BOWNESS
• Contractor hours: TR
AN
TRANS-CANADA HIGS-CA
HW NAD
n Monday – Saturday, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. HIGHWAY AY A
CRESTMONT 1 AVENUE SW
CANADA
n Sundays and holidays, 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. OLYMPIC
PARK CITY OF CALGARY
WINDROSE
• Overnight work, authorized by Alberta BURNCO
Transportation, may be required to limit any
potential impact and improve safety COUGAR
RIDGE
SPRINGBANK ROAD OLD BANFF COACH ROAD SW
Dust mitigation
101 STREET SW
• Monitored regularly during construction WEST SPRINGS
• Mitigation measures may include:
BOW TRAIL SW
n Watering
ROCKY VIEW COUNTY
n Dust suppressant products LO
W
ER ASPEN WOODS
SP
RI
Hydroseeding (a planting process that
N
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n BA
N
K
that sprays a mixture of seed and mulch on
RO
AD
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surfaces to minimize dust)
THE
Weed control
SLOPES
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SPRINGBANK
PLOT DATE: 8/22/2018 5:34:59 PM
• Seeded areas will be mowed twice per year HILL
and noxious weeds will be removed throughout
the project GH
WA
Y
8
DISCOVERY
HI
RIDGE
LEGEND
WEST CALGARY RING ROAD
AIR MONITORING AREA TRANSPORATION UTILITY CORRIDOR
APPROXIMATE AIR MONITOR LOCATIONS CITY OF CALGARY LIMITS
Air quality monitor locations
Blueweed Canada Thistle
(invasive weeds commonly found in the Calgary area) (invasive weeds commonly found in the Calgary area)
Water truck Hydroseeding By D. Gordon E. Robertson [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons. By Homer Edward Price (Canada-Thistle) [CC BY 2.0 (https://
org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
from Wikimedia Commons
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Street lights…
reducing light pollution
West Calgary Ring Road
The WCRR will use LED street lights in order to: • Limit light pollution
• Reduce electricity usage and GHG emissions • Safely illuminate the road
• Improve light quality • Reduce maintenance and replacement costs
Downward directional lighting to avoid spillover
Light
Light distribution on distribution on Light
Light distribution distribution using
using
West Calgary RingWest Calgary Ring Road
Road conventional conventional
(LED lights) (LED lights) drop lens light drop lens light
fixture fixture
Street light head Street light head
100º 100º 100º 100º
100º 100º 100º 100º
90º 90º 90º 90º90º 90º 90º 90º
80º 80º 80º 80º
80º 80º 80º 80º
60º 60º 60º 60º 60º 60º 60º 60º
30º 30º 30º 30º 30º 30º 30º 30º
Back Back 0º 0º Road Road
Back Back 0º 0º Road Road
3
Usable
Usable light — 85 per cent light — 85 per cent Usable
Usable light — 63 per cent light —Light
63 per cent into sky
spillover Light
— spillover into sky —
15 per cent 15 per cent
Unusable light — 15 Unusable
per cent light — 15 per cent Unusable light — 34 Unusable
per cent light — 34 per cent
The LED street lights will be similar to the
examples at right from Northeast Stoney Trail.
Full street lights Street light arm
Retroreflective sheeting on overhead directional signs
Retroreflective signage
3 Upward-facing lights on signage won’t be used
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Noise…
guidelines and mitigation
West Calgary Ring Road
The West Calgary Ring Road is located within the A noise study will be done as part of the
province’s Transportation Utility Corridor and is project to determine if noise mitigation will be
subject to provincial noise reduction guidelines. required. The results of the study will be shared
The provincial guidelines for noise reduction are once complete, and if noise mitigation is
different than those used by the City of Calgary; warranted, the project team will contact
however, they are consistent with the policies adjacent property residents.
used within the City of Edmonton and other urban
areas. The guidelines are regularly reviewed to
ensure they remain applicable.
The noise reduction guidelines for provincial
highways within cities and urban areas indicate
an average noise level of 65 decibels over
a 24-hour period is acceptable. The measure-
ments are taken using an A-weighted filter 1.2
metres above ground level and two metres
inside the property line (outside the highway
right-of-way).
DECIBEL SCALE (dB) An explanation of the decibel scale and related units for measuring sound and loudness.
FIREWORKS
RUSTLING HELICOPTER
LEAVES REFRIGERATOR
CONVERSATION TRUCK POLICE
SIREN
65 dB
0 dB 10 dB 20 dB 30 dB 40 dB 50 dB 60 dB 70 dB 80 dB 90 dB 100 dB 110 dB 120 dB 130 dB 140 dB
CAR,
BREATHING WHISPER CITY TRAFFIC HAIRDRYER JET ENGINE
ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD
TUBA
MODERATE
RAINFALL
Threshold
of pain
Extremely loud
Very loud
Moderate Loud
Faint to quiet
0 dB
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Environment…
respect and protection
West Calgary Ring Road
In 2010, 2015 and 2018 a number of breeding window and avoid impacts to
environmental assessments were completed nesting birds.
along the West Calgary Ring Road (WCRR )
The contractor will be required to develop an
alignment.
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
• Vegetation and rare plants: No rare plant which will include:
species have been identified n Environmental Construction Operation
• Wildlife: Various bird species including owls, (ECO) Plans
raptors and songbirds have been identified n Dust Management Plans
• Aquatics: Four unnamed watercourses n Noise Management Plans
(streams) cross the WCRR alignment n Contamination Management Plans
• Wetlands: 11 wetlands could potentially be
The contractor will also be responsible for
impacted by the WCRR
all environmental applications and approvals,
To reduce the impact on wildlife, including including those for wetlands, stormwater
migratory and non-migratory birds, the project management, watercourse crossings, pits and
area will be pre-cleared this winter to avoid the surface materials (gravel) and others as applicable.
Alberta’s Wetland AVOID
Regulatory Process
MINIMIZE
REPLACE
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Gravel extraction…
mitigating impacts
West Calgary Ring Road
We recognize that the gravel extraction and • Where practical, the existing vegetation will
processing site in the Transportation Utility be retained as a buffer between the berm
Corridor as part of the Southwest Calgary Ring and the community. Additional trees may
Road project has been an irritant to nearby be planted.
residents. While it isn’t feasible to change the
• The berm and stockpile areas will be seeded,
current gravel crushing operation because of
watered or have dust suppressant products
existing contractual agreements, steps will be
applied to minimize erosion and dust.
taken to address residents’ concerns and
minimize impacts:
• Gravel for the WCRR project will be removed Benefits
and hauled off-site for processing (crushing). • reduced number and frequency of trucks using
After processing, it will be hauled back to the public roads to haul gravel, improving saftey and
site for use. reducing noise
• excavation will lower the road elevation, reducing
• Noise and air quality will be continuously
noise and visual impacts for nearby residents
monitored and if conditions exceed established
limits, appropriate action will be taken. • using gravel from the site reduces construction cost
• gravel is a non-renewable resource and this
• Where practical, an earth berm will be deposit would be difficult to access after road
constructed between the gravel extraction construction is complete
area and adjacent residences to minimize
dust and noise impacts.
TO
CITY OF CALGARY LIMITS
TRANS-CANADA
IL
SU
BS
HIGHWAY
CANADA
SO OIL
TO
P TOPS
OIL OLYMPIC
PARK
SUB
SOIL STOCKPILED ALONG
NORTHERN EDGE IF POSSIBLE AGGREGATE AND
SOIL
TO SCREEN PROCESSING AREA
ASPHALT PROCESSING
AND STOCKPILING
BURNCO
PIPELINE
CROSSING
LOCATION
A A
TRUCKS WILL USE THE FUTURE
RING ROAD ALIGNMENT AND THIS
ACCESS ROAD TO HAUL GRAVEL
IN AND OUT OF THE STORAGE
AND PROCESSING AREA
ROCKY VIEW
COUNTY COUGAR
0.82km RIDGE
OL
COA D BAN RAW AGGREGATE
CH FF STOCKPILE
ROA
D
SPRINGBANK ROAD OLD BANFF
COACH ROAD SW
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TO HIGHWAY 8
ROCKY VIEW COUNTY
AGGREGATE AND ASPHALT
PROCESSING AND ROCKY VIEW CITY OF CALGARY
STOCKPILING SITE COUNTY
COUGAR RIDGE
427m
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ACCESS ROAD
WEST CALGARY RING ROAD
TRANSPORTATION UTILITY CORRIDOR
8/22/2018 1:01:07 PM
EXISTING BERM
A
SB NB
SECTION FUTURE WCRR
EXISTING GRADE
(LOOKING NORTH)
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Next steps
Thank you for coming!
West Calgary Ring Road
Utility work across the project will be ongoing. Any public
engagement as part of utility work will be done by the utility
companies and follow regulatory requirements.
Spring 2019
n Construction of the north project is expected to begin.
Early 2020
n Design and construction of the south project and
Bow River bridge twinning is expected to begin.
2021
n Southwest Calgary Ring Road open to traffic.
2022
n West Calgary Ring Road is expected to open to traffic.
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