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30km/h

Over-sized load to cause delays on Highway 43

Mar 8, 2025 | 12:00 PM

An oversized load will be causing some delays on Highway 43 over the next two days.

The Alberta government says an over-sized load left Thermo Design Engineering in Edmonton on Saturday, March 8 and has been travelling north.

Due to its size, the load is moving at a pace of 30km/h and is taking up the entire road including the shoulder, causing occasional delays for drivers.

Motorists are asked to watch for guide vehicles, flag people, closed intersections, and at times a police escort as this over-sized load makes its way to Altagas.

According to the province, the load will also “occasionally travel against traffic flow.”

Full planned route:

Day 1 March 8 (Night Move)

• Exit from 1421 70 Avenue NW, Edmonton
• 70 Avenue westbound
• 17 Street southbound
• Whitemud eastbound counterflow
• Highway 216 southbound counterflow
• Highway 14 eastbound counterflow
• Highway 21 southbound
• Highway 625 westbound
• Highway 19 westbound (Park at wide spot east of Devonian Trail)

Day 1 March 8 (Day Move)

• Highway 19 westbound
• Highway 60 southbound
• Highway 39 westbound
• Highway 22 westbound
• Highway 22 northbound
• Highway 621 westbound
• Highway 753 northbound
• Highway 16 westbound (Park at Nojack AB Rest Area on Highway 16)

Day 2 March 9 (No Travel)

Day 3 March 10 (Night Move)

• Highway 16 westbound
• Highway 31 northbound
• Highway 43 westbound (no parking, will keep moving until daylight)

Day 3 March 10 (Day Move)

• Highway 43 westbound (Park at Bezanson Rest Area)

Day 4 March 11 (Day Move)

• Highway 43 westbound
• Highway 43 westbound counterflow 1.6 km
• Range Road 92 southbound
• Township Road 710 eastbound
• Range Road 92 southbound
• Exit east into the site (Altagas)

The load being moved is a mine contractor tower used for oil refining.

The tower is 6.4 metres wide, 6.7 metres high, and 102 metres long, weighing over 540,000 kilograms.