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HWY 27 Improvements

 

 

REVISED VEHICLE SIZE RESTRICTIONS, STARTING JULY 14, 2025

The following vehicle size restrictions will be in place starting July 14, 2025, for a period of two weeks. 

  • Maximum track width: 3.8 metres
  • Maximum width: 4.45 metres
    • Loads exceeding 4.45 metres wide will need to find an alternate route
  • Loads between 3.8 metres and 4.45 metres wide:
    • Must be able to clear the bridge railing height of 1.1 metres.
    • Must travel at night between the hours of 3:00 am to 5:00 am.
    • Must provide 48 hours' notice. Please contact PME: Shane Gilmour - 587-224-9395 or Shelby Evans - 587-783-6881
 
 
 
 Highway 27 Construction Update – Aug 6

We’re in the final stretch! Crews are completing the last elements of the Highway 27 improvements. Work this week is focused on final paving, line painting, landscaping, and cleanup to get everything ready to wrap up by next week.

Progress this past week:

  • Centre Street: Intersection line painting is complete, except for the south side.
  • 1st Street: Median island excavation is complete, and forming of the island is ongoing.
  • 2nd Street (north and south sides): All signage and line painting is complete; installation of pedestrian signals is underway.
  • 3rd Street (north and south sides): All signage and line painting is complete.
  • 4 Street (north and south sides): Line painting and signage are complete and retaining wall has been formed on the north side.
  • Detour road: asphalt removal at 1 Street and 1 Avenue is complete and paving is ongoing. Removal of asphalt along 5 Street is ongoing.

What’s coming next:

  • Final line painting on the south side of Centre Street and near the bridge
  • Asphalt paving and line painting at 1 Street and 1 Avenue
  • Pouring of the median island on 1 Street
  • Landscaping and tie-ins along 2, 3, and 4 Streets
  • Installation of pedestrian signals on 2, 3, and 4 Streets
  • Removal and restoration of the detour road area, including curb, apron, bollards, and signage
  • Site-wide cleanup and laydown area restoration

With work wrapping up this weekend, we're excited to deliver safer, more efficient travel through the area for everyone who lives, works, and visits Sundre. We appreciate your patience and support every step of the way.

 Highway 27 Construction Update – July 31

Crews have made significant progress across all parts of the project, and we’re gearing up for the finish line. With major paving and line painting now complete in several areas, we’re getting ready to reopen Highway 27 to two-way traffic by Friday evening (weather permitting). Landscaping, finishing touches, and site cleanup are still ongoing, but the biggest disruptions are almost behind us.

Here’s a quick look at what’s been completed and what’s coming next:

Progress to date:

 

  • Bridge area: Guardrails and top lift paving have been completed on both sides of the bridge. Line painting is done east and west of the bridge.
  • Centre Street: Top lift of asphalt at the intersection of Highway 27 is complete, along with line painting (except for the south side).
  • 1st Street: Patterned concrete has been poured.
  • 2nd Street (north side): All concrete has been poured and top lift paving completed.
  • 2nd Street (south side): Signs have been installed and pedestrian signal installation is underway. All concrete work and top lift paving is complete.
  • 3rd Street (north side): Top lift paving complete, signs installed, and pedestrian signal installation is ongoing.
  • 3rd Street (south side): Concrete has been poured, signs installed, and pedestrian signal installation is ongoing.
  • 4 Street (north side): Top lift paving is complete and landscaping is underway.
  • 4 Street (south side): Signs have been installed.

 

What’s coming in the next two weeks:

 

  • Bridge area: Final line painting to be completed by the end of the week.
  • Centre Street: Paving of the south side and line painting expected this week.
  • 1 Street: Forming the median island this weekend.
  • 2nd Street (north and south sides): Landscaping continues.
  • 3rd Street (north side): Milling and paving will take place after the long weekend.
  • 3rd Street (south side): Completing top lift of asphalt and installing remaining signs this week.
  • 4th Street (north side): Landscaping to begin next week.
  • 4th Street (south side): Completing top lift this week.
  • Highway 27: Final line painting happening this week. The highway is expected to reopen to two-way traffic Friday at 8 p.m. Streetlight pole and wiring removal, plus final cleanup, continue next week.
  • Detour road: Grading and preparations for the removal are underway and milling will be completed this week. Full removal starts after the long weekend.
  • 1 Street/1 Avenue: Asphalt placement and line painting start after the long weekend.

 

Thanks again for your patience throughout this project. We’re almost there!


 Project Overview 

Detour Route & Vehicle Size Restrictions

REVISED VEHICLE SIZE RESTRICTIONS, STARTING JULY 14, 2025

The following vehicle size restrictions will be in place starting July 14, 2025, for a period of two weeks. 

  • Maximum track width: 3.8 metres
  • Maximum width: 4.45 metres
    • Loads exceeding 4.45 metres wide will need to find an alternate route
  • Loads between 3.8 metres and 4.45 metres wide:
    • Must be able to clear the bridge railing height of 1.1 metres.
    • Must travel at night between the hours of 3:00 am to 5:00 am.
    • Must provide 48 hours' notice. Please contact PME: Shane Gilmour - 587-224-9395 or Shelby Evans - 587-783-6881

 

 

 

Project Background

Highway 27 plays a key role in supporting the growth and development of several central Alberta communities. Within the Town of Sundre, Highway 27 is designated as an Over Sized Over Weight (OSOW) route and is a key contributor to Alberta’s High Load Corridor.

Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC) has planned improvements to Highway 27 through the Town of Sundre, from the east boundary of the Town to the west boundary. The improvements are designed to support safer, more efficient travel through this area and enhance pedestrian safety.

The planned improvements include:

·       Single lane roundabout at Highway 27/22/584/Range Road 54 (10th Street) intersection

·       Permanent mini roundabouts at 2, 3 and 4 Street (West) intersections

·       Intersection improvements at 1 Street (West) (right-in, right-out)

·       Pavement rehabilitation, improvements to curbs, gutters, sidewalks, access management and lighting.

Following public engagement in 2022, additional improvements were identified including intersection upgrades at Centre Street, the Red Deer River bridge approach slabs, signalization of Highway 760 intersection, waterline relocations and additional lighting improvements.

The temporary mini roundabouts installed as a pilot project in 2017 have been assessed and deemed effective in improving both traffic flow as well as pedestrian safety. As such, TEC have directed the installation of permanent roundabouts along Highway 27 at 2 Street, 3 Street and 4 Street in 2024.

The anticipated timeline for the TEC improvements to Highway 27 is as follows:

  • 2025 (January to February) - Miscellaneous construction activities (e.g. utility relocation, clearing of construction laydown area – in the northeast quadrant of Hwy 27/22/584/10th Street Intersection
  • 2025 (March to October) – Construction activities for Hwy 27 Improvements
  • 2025 (November) – Hwy 27 Construction completion (contingent on weather)

For more information about the Highway 27 improvement project, visit Highway 27 Improvements (Sundre) | Alberta.ca

Contact Information

If you have questions about this year’s construction work, please contact hwy27@sundre.com.

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