Road Reports

In less than a month, the 40th Avenue Overpass is slated to be completed and opened to traffic. However, in the coming weeks, motorists can expect lane closures that will impact the flow of traffic.

Upcoming lane closures:

A multi-vehicle collision that occurred earlier this morning, heading Southbound on Deerfoot Trail, has been cleared.

The collision, in the vicinity of Country Hills Boulevard and Deerfoot Trail Northeast, near 96 Avenue, had snarled traffic for kilometres.

EMS has confirmed that one individual has died as a result of a collision between a motorcycle and a pick-up truck near Airdrie. 

RCMP confirmed that the deceased was the motorcyclist involved in the collision.

Before 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening, RCMP stated that they had cleared the scene. Traffic flow of Highway 566 and Range Road 11 had resumed. A section of the highway was previously closed for several hours as police and emergency services were responding to the fatal collision. 

A pedestrian was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition following a Monday evening collision.

Earlier in the evening, Airdrie RCMP responded to the motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in the Northbound lanes of the QEII Highway just South of Crossiron Mills Mall. 

For several hours one Northbound lane was blocked while officers investigated the collision. A little after 9 p.m. Mounties stated that RCMP had cleared the scene on the QEII Highway and normal traffic flow had resumed.

A little after 9 p.m., Mounties confirmed they had cleared the scene.

Earlier on Monday evening, Airdrie RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision with a pedestrian in the Northbound lanes of the QEII Highway just South of Crossiron Mills Mall.

"The pedestrian has been transported to hospital with injuries," police stated in a brief media release.

EMS confirmed the pedestrian who was transported via ground ambulance to a hospital, was an adult male. The man's injuries are deemed life-threatening. 

Beginning today, in the evening and lasting till the first week of October, motorists should expect significant slowdowns in both directions on the QEII. 

A multi-vehicle collision southbound on Deerfoot Trail from 32 Avenue to 16 Avenue Northeast has been cleared. 

Motorists reported that traffic was at a near standstill earlier this morning. 

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Parks Canada officials confirmed on Saturday afternoon that all east and westbound lanes on Highway 1 have been fully reopened after a sinkhole caused temporary detours earlier on Thursday.

Traffic is being re-rerouted north of Cochrane, near Bottrel after RCMP and emergency crews were dispatched to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 22 between Township Road 283 and 284 on Thursday evening.

Both Directions from Township Road 283 to Highway 574 have been impacted as lanes are closed.

Mounties stated that traffic has been affected in all directions and motorists are asked to seek alternate routes. 

"Cochrane RCMP anticipate the investigation to take several hours. The condition of the occupants is not known at this time," Cochrane RCMP stated.