In the summer of 2013 the City of Edmonton began construction of a grade-separated interchange at the junction of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway and 41 Avenue SW in south Edmonton. The project is jointly funded by the City of Edmonton, Alberta Transportation, and the Federal Government through the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative (APGCI). At construction completion the interchange is to revert to Alberta Transportation. cloverleaf nterchange will convert 41 Avenue SW into a continuous corridor with full access to and from the QEII Highway. Project complexities have included coordination with the adjacent CPR Intermodal Facility development, environmental constraints of Blackmud Creek, construction staging with respect to the active QE II Highway corridor, and land, stakeholder, and utility considerations. Construction completion is anticipated in the fall of 2015. The presentation to the Northern Alberta CITE section will provide an overview of the project and highlight the current construction status.

The partial cloverleaf interchange will convert 41 Avenue SW into a continuous corridor with full access to and from the QEII Highway. Project complexities have included coordination with the adjacent CPR Intermodal Facility development, environmental constraints of Blackmud Creek, construction staging with respect to the active QE II Highway corridor, and land, stakeholder, and utility considerations. Construction completion is anticipated in the fall of 2015. The presentation to the Northern Alberta CITE section will provide an overview of the project and highlight the current construction status.

About the speaker

Gary Kriviak is a University of Alberta graduate and has practiced as a professional engineer in Alberta’s capital region and across western Canada since the 1980s. In 2003, Gary jointly started CH2M HILL’s transportation practice in Edmonton and provided regional leadership to the group for several years prior to assuming his current roles of project manager and senior consultant for assignments in the region. In addition to management of the QE II Highway and 41 Avenue SW Interchange project, Gary has recently had the privilege of leadership roles on several other noteworthy projects including Owner’s Chief Bridge Engineer for Alberta Transportation on the South East Stoney Trail P3 project in Calgary as well as Project Manager for the City of Edmonton’s Fort Edmonton Footbridge and Trails projects.