This release was issued under a previous government.
Sections of highways and other roads will close temporarily to accommodate cyclists and their entourages Sept. 1 - 4. Roads used in stages 1 & 2 will be subject to intermittent closures, managed by the RCMP. Edmonton Police Service will manage road closures during stages 3 & 4 of the race. Detailed highway road closure information is available at 511 Alberta.
Road closure timings, below, are approximate and depend on the pace of cyclists:
Stage 1: Jasper National Park
Friday, Sept. 1
- Elm Street from Geikie Street to Bonhomme Street between 5 a.m. and 3 p.m.
- Elm Street from Geikie Street to Patricia Street between 5 a.m. and noon
- Highways 93 and 93A between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. from the Park gate to Athabasca Falls
- Cavell Road between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
- Marmot Road between 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
- The parking lot and access to Horseshoe Lake between 6 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
- See the Stage 1 map
Stage 2: Spruce Grove
Saturday, Sept. 2
- King Street from 5 Avenue to Woodhaven/Brookwood Drive between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
- Highway 16 ramp at Jennifer Heil Way between 1:25 p.m. and 1:35 p.m. and between 3:40 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.
- Highway 779 between Township Road 540 and Highway 37 between 1:45 p.m. and 2:05 p.m.
- Highway 37 from Highway 779 to Highway 777 between 1:50 p.m. and 2:25 p.m.
- Highway 777 from Highway 37 to Highway 642 between 2:15 p.m. and 2:40 p.m.
- Highway 642 between Highway 777 and Highway 44 between 2:25 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.
- Highway 44 between Highway 642 and Highway 633 between 2:50 p.m. and 3:35 p.m.
- Highway 633 between Highway 44 and Highway 779 between 3:15 p.m. and 3:50 p.m.
- Highway 779 between Highway 633 and Township Road 540 between 3:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.
- See the Stage 2 map
Stage 3: Edmonton (University area)
Sunday, Sept. 3
- 87 Avenue NW from 117 Street to 120 Street between 5 a.m. and 7 p.m.
- See the Stage 3 map
Stage 4: Edmonton (Churchill Plaza)
Monday, Sept. 4
- 100 Street from Jasper Avenue to 103A Avenue between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m.
- 99 Street from 102 Avenue to 103A Avenue will be closed all weekend, from 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5
- See the Stage 4 map