Capital Projects and Construction Updates

In order to ensure a safe, efficient and sustainable transportation, water distribution, wastewater collection, and stormwater network, Engineering Services conducts and/or reviews plans, designs and manages the construction of capital projects. 
Typical capital projects include:

  • upgrading existing infrastructure to provide additional capacity to support future growth and redevelopment
  • rehabilitating and replacing existing assets to maintain an acceptable level of service
  • enhancing or providing a new service, funded wholly or in part by the benefiting area as a “Local Improvement”

Most capital projects often take several years to complete design, gather public feedback, and construct.  Major capital projects, which are currently underway by Engineering Services include:

 

 

Project Type

Project Specifics

Completion Date

 

 

 

Sidewalk/Path/Trail Construction
  • Pedestrian Underpass of Trans Canada Highway west of Cougar Creek

Complete

 
  • Repair the stairs from the Rundle Hydro Plant towards the Canmore Nordic Centre

Uncertain

 
  • Additional Path Construction, Bow Valley Trail between 17th and McBride

Fall 2011

 
  • Silvertip Trail, extend asphalt path to Palliser Trail (Moved to 2012)

Spring 2012

 
  •  Additional Path Construction, Southeast Side of Bow Valley Trail from the Ford Dealership to Cougar Creek

 Fall 2011

 

 

 

Street & Stormwater Reconstruction / Rehabilitation
  • Bridge Repair, Main Street over Policeman's Creek

Complete

 
  • Pedestrian Bridge repair, Policeman's Creek near 12th Street

Complete

 
  • 6th Avenue, from Main Street to Centennial Park, reconstruction and sidewalk improvements

Fall 2011

 
  • 17th Street and 8th Avenue (near high school) pedestrian improvements and installation of pedestrian activated crosswalk signals

Fall 2011

 
  • Drainage rehabilitation, east side of  Bow Valley Trail and Benchlands

Fall 2011

  
  • Drainage rehabilitation 7th Avenue at lane south of Veterans Way (adjacent to Lawrence Grassi Middle School)

Fall 2011

 

 

 

Stormwater Management
  • Stoneworks Creek Diversion construction

2012

 

 

 

Parks and Open Space
  • Skateboard Park, complete Phase 2 (Plaza)

Fall 2011

 
  • Centennial Park Water Service Upgrades, install water connections to service festivals and special events, subject to grant funding approval (Moved to Spring 2012)

 Spring 2012

 
  • Montane Loop Trail, extend pavement on Bow Valley Trail to Cougar Creek, install gravel trail from there to the new pedestrian underpass

Fall 2011

 
  • Designing infiltration facilities to manage stormwater from the Palliser and Silvertip areas

 Complete

 

 

 

Upcoming Projects

In addition to continuing the implementation of uncompleted projects, additional work in the near future includes: 

 

 
  • Design of Cougar Creek culvert concrete apron repair

 

 
  • Implementation of Regional Transit Commission and service between Canmore and Banff

 

 
  • Public consultations for design and rehabilitation of:  5th Street (500 & 600 blocks); 7th Street (700 & 800 blocks); Rundle Crescent; 14th Street (800 & 900 blocks); Mountain Avenue

 

 
  • Railway Avenue Functional Planning

 



Major Capital Projects recently completed by Engineering