LRT work prompts long weekend closure of intersection near Kingsway/Royal Alex station

Cameron MacCuish · CBC News

· Posted: May 14, 2025 3:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

The intersection astatine 111th Avenue and 106th Street volition beryllium closed for the full Victoria Day weekend owed to LRT construction, the metropolis says. 

In a quality merchandise Wednesday, the City of Edmonton said the closure is owed to expedited way rehabilitation for the LRT enactment moving crossed 111th Avenue.

The metropolis said crews volition halt conveyance postulation on 111th Avenue crossed 106th Street from 8 p.m. connected Friday until 4:30 a.m. connected Tuesday.

The Metro LRT Line volition besides not beryllium moving northbound of Kingsway/Royal Alex LRT presumption from 8 p.m. connected Friday until the extremity of work connected Monday.

LRT replacement autobus work volition tally from the NAIT/Blatchford Market station to the Kingsway/Royal Alex presumption each 20 minutes implicit the agelong weekend, and the shared-use way adjacent to the intersection volition stay unfastened during the roadworthy closure.

The metropolis said the operation is to code aging infrastructure and is portion of its efforts to amended the longevity of Edmonton's LRT system.