50 Avenue Redevelopment Phase 3
The 50 Avenue Redevelopment Project upgrades 50 Avenue from Lakeshore Drive to 50 Street. Upgrades include new underground infrastructure, sidewalks, and landscaping. The project has four phases, from 2019 - 2024. The final phase 4 begins in 2024. All downtown businesses in the 50 Avenue Redevelopment construction area are open.
Why?
It is cheaper to replace aging underground infrastructure before it fails. Some water and sewer mains are over forty years old
To save money by upgrading landscaping and sidewalks at the same time
To make it safer for pedestrians and drivers with traffic calming design
To helps tourism and business by giving a facelift to this important downtown corridor
Reducing construction impacts
We are taking a strategic and staged approach by only closing one section at a time
We are completing phase 3 in sections to reduce impact to the downtown core, residents, and businesses
View the traffic interruption and detour plan
Why is the 50 Avenue area important?
As population increases, new underground infrastructure is needed to meet demand
It is one of the main entrances into our Town
50 Avenue is one of the most historic, and widely used roads in Sylvan Lake for residents and visitors
This project helps to fulfill goals outlined in the Town's REIMAGINE SYLVAN, Sustainable Waterfront Area Redevelopment Plan (SWARP)
Roadway Modernization and Traffic Calming Design
The new 50 Avenue design is built to calm traffic, improving safety for both pedestrians and drivers. Here’s how:
Improving pedestrian walkability and safety with the addition of wide sidewalks, crosswalks, and curb bulb-outs. Why are bulb outs safer? They let pedestrians look past parked cars before crossing. The bulb outs place walkers more into the line vision of drivers while staying off the roadway in a protected zone
Planting trees along the length of the roadway
Keeping the speed limit at 30 Km/h on 50 Avenue (from 46 Street to 50 Street)
Adding improved street lighting
Adding more traffic control signage and line markings
Increasing visibility of signage and line markings by placing them where they are easier to see for drivers. Improved street lighting also increases visibility
Narrowing and focusing the driver's field of vision with the bulb outs and trees, causing them to slow down
Improving the intersection at 50 Avenue and 46 Street
Replacing curb and gutter and adding more catch basins to improve drainage
When
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