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State of Local Emergency declared - Calgary Flood, Road Closure Information

Released: Friday June 21, 2013 (Calgary, AB) - City of Calgary
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12:30 a.m., June 21, 2013 Road Closure Information

Bridge closures status

** All bridges on the Elbow River under review for possible closure

** All pedestrian bridges on the Elbow and Bow Rivers - being reviewed by Maintenance / to be closed

16 Avenue NW, between Sarcee and Home RD (over Bow River) - closed

Baines Bridge (at the zoo) - closed

Centre St bridge under-deck - closed

Pedestrian deck under LRT bridge to Sunnyside - closed

4th AV Flyover - closed

Old Langevin Bridge - closed

Shouldice Bridge – closed

85 ST Bridge, between 48 AV NW and Bearspaw Dam RD NW – closed

Signals on Flash

25 AV and Macleod TR S – back in operation

Blackfoot TR at 17 A ST SE ** Also reported Streetlights out in general vicinity

Evacuations

Emergency evacuations are underway in the communities of Mission, Elbow Park, Stanley Park, Roxboro, Rideau and Discovery Ridge. Evacuations have been announced for Cliff Bungalow, Victoria Park, Inglewood, Stampede Park, Erlton, Bowness, Sunnyside, Westmount, Montgomery and Bonnybrook. These communities are closed to all through and local traffic. Egress only is permitted on all routes out of these communities. Detours crews are working with CPS to complete the evacuations.

Just added – Riverbend and Quarry Park

Detours/Road closures

16 Avenue from Sarcee Trail NW to Shaganappi Tr NW closed

Glendeer area

Heritage Drive from Heritage Meadows Rd to Glenmore Tr SE closed

WB Glenmore Tr ramp to N&S Deerfoot Tr closed

Elbow River

4 St north of 26 Avenue/Elbow Drive - closed

5 St at 26 Avenue - closed

26 Avenue between 4 & 5 Streets SW - closed

Elbow Drive from 26 Avenue/4 Street to 32 Avenue - closed

Memorial Drive/Zoo

EB Memorial Drive ramp to St. Georges Drive closed

No access to Memorial Drive from the Zoo island. St. Patrick’s/St. George’s/Zoo island access to south shore only.

EB Memorial Drive NW from 10 St to Edmonton Trail (west intersection) closed

WB Memorial Drive NE from Edmonton Trail (west intersection) to 10 St closed

Crowchild Trail ramps to Memorial Drive EB closed

Construction

M&R monitoring areas of known slope instabilities

Roads paving tandems are being dispatched as per request from Dan. The trucks have been turned over to Water Services.(GC)

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