Edmonton Traffic

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• Street-racing meetup busted in northwest Edmonton, 30 tickets issued

  Edmonton police said their initial estimates indicated there were more than 100 vehicles in the industrial area for the racing meetup.

  Crime

  Sep 26
• Alberta mountain biking community mourns the loss of avid supporter

  Members of Calgary's mountain biking community are mourning the loss of their friend Jordan Phillip Goheen. He died after being hit by a vehicle on Sept. 12.

  Canada

  Sep 19
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• Edmonton residents question police response to crash near Forest Heights school

  Witnesses allege the driver was speeding several times over the limit in a school zone when the crash happened Tuesday night in the Forest Heights neighbourhood.

  Traffic

  Sep 12
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• Getting to school a headache amid road, LRT construction in west Edmonton

  Part of 87 Avenue is blocked off due to LRT construction and to the north at 95 Avenue, the street is all ripped up for road rehabilitation — making the trip to school tricky.

  Education

  Sep 9
• Traffic enforcement cameras to be installed at 2 Calgary intersections

  Calgary police have received approval from the province of Alberta to install red light and speed enforcement cameras at two dangerous intersections in the city.

  Traffic

  Sep 5
• Excavator on trailer hits Whitemud Drive overpass — again

  It comes just over two years after a near-identical scenario shut down the busy interchange on the east side of Edmonton.

  Traffic

  Sep 4
• Southern Alberta residents face loss of ‘Border Road’ used for generations

  It is a road that has been used by southern Alberta residents for generations, but President Donald Trump's promise to secure the border means Canadians will soon lose access.

  Canada

  Sep 3
• 1 person killed in ‘serious motor vehicle collision’ north of Red Deer

  The RCMP confirm that one person has been killed in a two vehicle accident involving a motorcycle on highway 2A just north of Red Deer.

  Traffic

  Aug 30
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• Pedestrian fatality prompts calls for better traffic safety in Edmonton

  Residents in the Edgemont neighbourhood in West Edmonton are calling for change to make roads safer after a grandmother was fatally hit by a car on Friday while crossing the road.

  Traffic

  Aug 27
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• Driver killed in hit and run on Trans-Canada Highway near Brooks

  A 30-year-old man from Andrew, Alta., is dead after a hit and run on the Trans-Canada Highway early Monday morning, about 20 kilometres east of Brooks.

  Crime

  Aug 26
• Highway 1 reopens after damaging storm hits Brooks area

  According to Environment Canada, "a fast-moving supercell tracked across southern Alberta bringing significant, damaging wind gusts and loonie to golf ball sized hail."

  Weather

  Aug 21
• Alleged impaired driver going wrong way on Anthony Henday Drive triggers fatal crash: EPS

  A 23-year-old man was killed in an overnight crash on the southeast corner of Anthony Henday Drive, allegedly caused by an impaired driver going the wrong way on the ring road.

  Crime

  Aug 9
• Traffic flow changes coming to Whitemud Drive over Rainbow Valley Bridge

  The city said a traffic pattern shift to the completed westbound Rainbow Valley Bridge to accommodate construction work on the eastbound span is upcoming this month.

  Traffic

  Aug 8
• Driver arrested after 5-vehicle pileup in north Edmonton

  An Edmonton driver was arrested after allegedly speeding and triggering a five-vehicle collision on 82 Street, where it dips under the CN Rail train tracks south of 127 Avenue.

  Traffic

  Aug 6
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• 2 people injured in plane crash near Linden, Alta.

  Two people were taken to hospital on Tuesday, one of them with serious injuries, after a small plane crashed in Linden, Alta., about an hour northeast of Calgary.

  Investigations

  Aug 6
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• Predatory towing targeted with new collision exclusion zone, fines in Alberta

  Effective Aug. 8, 200-metre exclusion zones will exist around collision scenes and tow trucks that enter without being invited by officials or drivers will be fined $1,000.

  Canada

  Aug 6
• 9-year-old girl on skateboard hit and killed by truck in Spruce Grove

  A girl playing on a skateboard rolled off a driveway and was struck by a Dodge Ram pickup on a cul-de-sac in Spruce Grove on Tuesday morning.

  Traffic

  Aug 5
• Iconic Banff sign to be relocated for safety reasons

  The iconic Banff sign that greets visitors as they arrive in the mountain town, along Mt. Norquay Road, is being moved because of concerns over traffic and pedestrian safety.

  Traffic

  Aug 5
• Drayton Valley woman, 21, killed in crash with gravel truck on Highway 16

  A Jeep Liberty and a gravel truck with a trailer attached collided on Highway 16, at Range Road 43 near Wabamun Lake in Parkland County on Monday, killing the woman in the SUV.

  Traffic

  Aug 5
• Calgary toddler dies after being struck by a vehicle

  Family members of one-year-old Anahat Gill say they're devastated after the toddler was struck and killed by a pickup truck in a northeast Calgary neighbourhood Monday.

  Traffic

  Aug 5
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• Man critically injured after e-scooter and vehicle collide in south Edmonton

  A man was left in critical condition after allegedly running a red light while driving an e-scooter and was hit by a vehicle turning left at a busy south Edmonton intersection. 

  Traffic

  Aug 1
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• Family of young Calgary couple, involved in horrific head-on crash, speaks out

  The family of a Calgary couple, critically injured in a head on collision on July 21, say they're angry about what happened, but for now are focused on the loved ones' recovery.

  Crime

  Jul 31
• Alberta transportation minister won’t rule out legislation on the future of bike lanes

  Alberta's transportation minister has left open the possibility of legislation on the future of bike lanes following a meeting on Wednesday with Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek.

  Politics

  Jul 31
• Low Level Bridge rehabilitation to disrupt traffic near downtown Edmonton

  The Low Level southbound was constructed in 1949 and underwent its most recent major rehabilitation in 1994, so after three decades it’s due for rehabilitation.

  Traffic

  Jul 24
• Residential parking problems arise during Edmonton summer events 

  From concerts and comedy to baseball and midway rides, there was a lot to do in Edmonton this past weekend — which led to parking congestion in many central neighbourhoods.

  Traffic

  Jul 21