Road resurfacing begins next week
By Medicine Hat News on August 1, 2020.
Road resurfacing in numerous locations around the city commences Tuesday. – Gershaw Drive from Fourth Street SW to south of Seventh Street SW; – Seventh Street SW from Fourth Avenue to Gershaw Drive; – Sixth Avenue SW from Prospect Drive to Fifth Street; – Sixth Street SE at Fourth Avenue; – 20th Street NE from 16th Street to 11th Avenue. Resurfacing involves removing the top 50 millimetres of asphalt to accommodate a new surface, and that phase is expected to start the week of Aug. 10. Work to begin on Stevenson Street Road construction work on Stevenson Street will start on Tuesday, the city says. Stevenson Street is in the community south of the Trans-Canada Highway between Southridge Drive, the highway and Strachan Road. The section that will be affected is between Southridge Drive and Strong Avenue. This work will address aging underground storm water infrastructure, concrete replacement and road reconstruction. During construction, Stevenson Street will be closed to motorists. Traffic detours will be set up to allow traffic around the work zone. Pedestrian underpass art Hatters will notice new works of artistic expression taking place in the Second Street SE pedestrian underpass. The Southern Alberta Pop-up Parks Association, working with Mural Fest, will be doing the art installations this weekend. The Second Street pedestrian underpass is an important link to the city’s downtown from N. Railway Street. Built in 1950s, the structure has provided pedestrians with easy access to downtown under the railway lines. The pedestrian underpass will remain open while the painting is taking place so that the public can watch the artists as they work. 19-18
