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Originally Posted by V
Most will be happy to know that an RFP has gone out already for this stretch of road. I would imagine the work will be done next year. I don't know the specifics of the project but it appears to be more than just repaving.
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...rehab of Elbow Drive from Mission to Glenmore Trail is part of a Major Roads Reconstruction Project that also includes Centre Street b/w 20 Ave and McKnight, and Edmonton Trail b/w 16 Ave and 42 Ave. It also includes the section of Macleod right in front of City Hall.
10 year project for all four roadways, however in the RFP it states explicitly that the priority is Elbow Dr. b/w Landsdowne Ave and Mayfair Rd. Construction for all four corridors is supposed to begin next season and be done in segments over the next ten years, so you can probably expect the rehab of at least a portion of Elbow to be done next summer.
As V mentioned there is "more" to the project than just repaving; for example, coordination with utilties to try and fit any maintenance/rehab in the same schedule as the road rehab (i.e. going about it the right way). It could even go as far as changing the cross-section of the road to allow for better transit / ped / bike accessibility (i.e. in-line with Plan It yada yada yada...)
The entire project goes into planning in the next month or so, and as I stated you can probably expect at least a portion of Elbow to be fixed next year.