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By Curtis Galbraith

County of Grande Prairie

Busy road project season underway says County of Grande Prairie

Jun 10, 2024 | 6:00 AM

The County of Grande Prairie says work is underway on more than $32 million worth of road and bridge projects.

The county says in a news release that roads were identified by residents as a top priority, so almost a third of the $110 million capital budget is going towards road work.

The following list of the work that is planned for this year was included in a news release sent by the County of Grande Prairie.

· $1 million, cost-shared equally with industry, for a $2 million base paving upgrade to Range Road 100 from Highway 667 to Highway 43.

· $400,000 to conduct a geotechnical investigation at Aspen Ridge, Resources Road, and access to Pipestone Campground and Wapiti Gardens. 

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Pavement overlay projects, which involves adding a new layer of pavement, as well as possible spot fixes and occasional surface milling:

· Crossroads South Industrial Subdivision – 158 Avenue, 163 Avenue, 94 Street, and 95 Street – 2.57 km

· Range Road 30 from Highway 43 South – 4.83 km

· Range Road 71 and Township Road 711 – 4.56 km

· Range Road 63 from City limits to south of 162 Avenue – 1.5 km

· Range Road 63 from north of City limits to Township Road 722 – 1.5 km

· Township Road 711 and Range Road 71 – 4.6 km

· 84 Avenue from Highway 2 to Range Road 62 – 1.6 km

Base paving of:

· Range Road 74 between Township Road 712 and Highway 43 – 3.2 km

· Range Road 75 from Highway 43 north for 1.6 km – 1.6 km

· Crystal Creek Estates road upgrades – 2 km

· Township Road 750 from Highway 724 to west of Range Road 83 – 4.8 km

· Range Road 60 – Evergreen Access Road – 0.9 km

· Township Road 710 and Range Road 55 – 1.6 km

· Range Road 41 from Township Road 714 to Crystal Creek Estates – 1.2 km

· Township Road 732 from Range Road 55 to Range Road 53 – 3.2 km

· Range Road 53 from Five Mile Hall to the City of Grande Prairie limits – 2.1 km

· Range Road 100 from Highway 43 to Highway 667 – 1.6 km

Grading work:

· Township Road 714 and 713A, east of Range Road 41

Construction Projects:

· Township Road 704 from Range Road 64.5 to Range Road 70 – 1.6 km

· Range Road 53 South to Township Road 712 – 1.6 km

· Township Road 734 between Range Road 104 and Range Road 105 – 1.6 km

· Township Road 730 between Range Road 91 and Range Road 92 – 1.6 km

· Range Road 51 north of Highway 674 – 1.6 km

Bridge Construction:

· Range Road 65 between Highway 59 and Township Road 742

· Range Road 64 between Highway 59 and Township Road 742

· Range Road 41 South of Highway 671

· Range Road 74 between Highway 43 and Township Road 712