May 19, 2011
Nighttime bridge work disrupts traffic on Highway 63 in Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray… Motorists can expect traffic disruptions on Highway 63 southbound over the Athabasca River for concrete pothole repairs of the Grant MacEwan Bridge.
Traffic will be reduced to one lane with a lane width restriction of 3.7 m. Work is scheduled to begin May 24 and should be completed by June 6, weather permitting. Work will be completed nightly between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Motorists should use caution in the area and obey all signs and flag people. Motorists are reminded that fines for speeding are doubled through construction zones when workers are present.
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Heather Kaszuba
Communications
Alberta Transportation
780-422-7070
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