Yellowhead Trail - St. Albert Trail to 97 St. - Dovercourt Neighbourhood

Yellowhead Trail is being converted to a freeway. We are sharing the preliminary design for the St. Albert Trail to 97 Street segment of the Yellowhead Trail conversion, as well as specific design details for the Dovercourt neighbourhood. We are looking for your feedback on both. This survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete and will be available from May 25 until June 21, 2023.

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Dovercourt Preliminary Design

The Dovercourt design includes new active transportation (walk, bike, wheel) connections and an on-street bike lane, as well as landscaping additions to the available open space. The design includes the following:

• Replacement of the existing noise wall as part of the Yellowhead Trail - 156 Street to St. Albert Trail project (currently in the construction stage).
• Maintaining the recently constructed sidewalk on the north side of 124B Avenue and adding new sections of shared-use path to the west and east to connect to 142 Street and to St. Albert Trail, respectively.
• A combined walking and wheeling facility that provides both two sections of shared-use path and an on-street bike lane.
• Opportunities for additional landscaping features and two small amenity nodes within the available open spaces.

St. Albert Trail and 97 Street Preliminary Design

As part of the Yellowhead Trail Freeway Conversion Program, the City of Edmonton has developed the preliminary design for the segment between St. Albert Trail and 97 Street.

We suggest that you review all of the online materials on this page prior to completing this survey. 

The plan for this section of Yellowhead Trail includes:

• Removal of all traffic signals and direct accesses to Yellowhead Trail
• Two new interchanges: one at 127 Street and one at 121 Street (previously referred to as the 115 Street interchange)
• New roadway connections from 121 Street and 107 Street to the 121 Street interchange to provide access to Yellowhead Trail
• New service roads parallel to Yellowhead Trail to manage traffic flow in the west part of the project area
• A new shared-use path on the south side of Yellowhead Trail from 142 Street to 107 Street

The preliminary design retains most of the features outlined in the concept plan that we shared with you in 2021, however there are a few changes to this plan of note:

• A separate pedestrian bridge crossing Yellowhead Trail at the new 127 Street interchange to improve the north-south active transportation connection.
• The 121 Street interchange has changed from an underpass to an overpass, with Yellowhead Trail going over 121 Street. This change improves the drainage design, allowing for better integration with other drainage infrastructure in the area, eliminating the need for a large storage tank and reducing overall construction costs.
• Number of traffic lanes and their configuration within the project limits were optimized.

The following video shows a flyover view of the preliminary design:

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Your comments will be used to finalize the preliminary design of this section of Yellowhead Trail.