Road and Facility Closures

Crews were busy this week with pothole patching on Whoop-Up Drive. Next week, our ongoing Transportation Operations’ work will involve bridge maintenance. From June 10-12 (4 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day), bridge maintenance work will impact westbound lanes on Whoop-Up Drive. On June 13 and 14 (4 a.m. to 7 a.m. each day), work will shift to eastbound lanes.

As City crews and contractors are working on the annual road and infrastructure maintenance around Lethbridge, the City is encouraging residents to stay up-to-date with summer construction in just one click.

Speeds will be lowered on Whoop Up Drive, as crews perform early-morning pothole repairs.

Eastbound potholes will be patched on Tuesday, June 4. The work moves to the westbound lanes on Wednesday, June 5. Both days will see crews on-site from 4 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Bridge maintenance will impact traffic on the University Drive West bridge, crossing over Whoop Up Drive West.

Construction season is about to kick into high gear as the City’s Transportation Operations department starts on the annual road maintenance work on Monday, June 3. 

Road maintenance will impact traffic on the Scenic Drive North overpass, crossing over 5 Avenue North.

Construction is about to resume on 7 Street South from 4 Avenue to 7 Avenue to connect the bike lanes in Downtown Lethbridge to the 7 Avenue bike boulevard and the city-wide cycling network. The planned work, all weather dependent, is to begin on Monday, May 27, and is estimated to take approximately four weeks to complete.

Residents and businesses along 11 Street South are getting an upgrade to their water service infrastructure this summer.

Concrete overlay work is being conducted this week and next week along 10 Avenue South, between 11 Street South and 12A Street South.

When temperatures rise, road crews can begin repairing potholes with hot asphalt. On a priority system, crews have been filling potholes around the city since mid-April and will continue to do so until next winter.