Road Reports

Beginning today, July 27 and lasting for two weeks until August 10, Main Street within the vicinity of the 40th Avenue overpass will experience Northbound and Southbound double-lane closures to accommodate underground stormwater works.

"[Construction] crews will be on site early approx[imately] 6:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. Motorists can expect the closure to be in place around this time, by 8:00 a.m. at the latest," The City stated.

 According to the City, the closure will be around the clock, however, two-way traffic will be maintained at all times. 

Highway 582 between Range Road 271 and 272, approximately 30 kilometres east of Didsbury, has been fully re-opened after it was shut down for several hours due to a fatal collision.

According to police, at noon on Saturday, Didsbury RCMP responded to a collision between a motorcycle and a holiday trailer on Highway 582.

The male driver of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased on the scene, while a youth passenger has been transported to an area hospital by STARS air ambulance.

Beginning today, Friday, July 21, southbound traffic on Kingsview Boulevard S.E. will be reduced to single-lane, two-way traffic for a month. Detours will be in place. 

On Thursday afternoon, there were reports of a vehicle collision north of Airdrie, travelling Southbound on the QEII, near Township Road 310, just before the Carstairs overpass. 

Motorists reported heavy traffic delays in the area. Though the collision has been since cleared, there may be residual delays in the area.

There was no information on whether injuries were reported.

According to The City of Airdrie, the wind and rain have caused damage to a building along Railway Avenue.

Crews were on the scene on Monday and closed Railway Avenue between the CP Rail tracks and Mackenzie Way for several hours. Motorists and pedestrians were asked to avoid the area and give crews room to work.

"The damage is also affecting some businesses that have needed to close unexpectedly."

Beginning today, Monday, July 10 and lasting till Saturday, July 15, Main Street will experience lane closures.

The City of Airdrie has announced that beginning next week on Monday, July 10, till July 15, there will be a lane closure on Main Street.

After 911 received complaints of smoke coming from the rooftop of a Main Street store, fire firefighters and RCMP cordoned off a piece of the street to investigate.

Main Street and 1st Avenue were closed for the majority of the morning as crews worked. Black smoke appears to be coming from the roof of Family Pizza. Atco is also on the scene. 

More details to be published when they become available. 

A previous multi-vehicle collision Southbound on Deerfoot Trail at 32 Avenue Northeast that occurred in the left-hand lane has been cleared.

Crews were on the scene and motorists could expect delays. There may still be residual delays in the area. 

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Airdrie RCMP responded late on Thursday night to a serious motor vehicle collision on the QEII just North of the Balzac overpass. 

EMS confirmed that STARS air ambulance was dispatched to the scene, though no other details were available. 

Traffic northbound on the QEII was blocked and diverted at the overpass. There were road closures for several hours though traffic flow resumed on Friday morning. 

There is no word on the extent of injuries as police continue to investigate.