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Guideline and form
- Design Exceptions Guideline (Last update September 2018)
- Design Exception Request Form (Last update September 2018)
Design Exception Summaries
Table of contents
List of all current exception summaries. Last updated March 14, 2018.
| Highway name | Region | Project title | Memorandum date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 1:06/08 at Highway 22:14/16 | Southern | Highway 1:06/08 at Highway 22:14/16 Interchange | March 14, 2018 |
| Highway 43:20 | North Central | Highway 43:20, Highway Intersection Improvements | June 16, 2017 |
| Highway 43:20/22 | North Central | Highway 43:20/22, Highway Rehabilitation and Intersection Improvements | February 15, 2017 |
| Highway 657:04 | North Central | Highway 657:04, Muriel View Drive Intersection Treatment | October 25, 2016 |
| Highway 813 | North Central | Highway 813 Over Athabasca River (BF 09905) | February 16, 2016 |
| Highway 21:28 | North Central | Highway 21:28-CPR Overpass (BF 79441) | June 18, 2015 |
| Highway 2A & Dunbow Road | Southern | Highway 2A & Dunbow Rd. Intersection-Improvement and Signalization | February 9, 2015 |
| Highway 16:20 / Highway 824:02 | North Central | Highway 16:20 EB Overlay – Highway 824:02 EB on-ramp width | November 18, 2014 |
| Highway 825:02 | North Central | Highway 825:02 – Grade Widening, Asphalt Concrete Pavement (EPS) and Other Works | September 16, 2014 |
| Highway 2A:26 | North Central | Highway 2A26 Design Speed Reduction | June 9, 2014 |
| Highway 2A:26 Leduc | North Central | Highway2A Realignment Functional Planning Study Update - Leduc | May 9, 2014 |
| Highway 56:14 | Central | Highway 56:14 Improvement | May 7, 2014 |
| Highway 813:02 | North Central | New Bridge Construction & Realignment of Highway 813 | February 11, 2014 |
| Highway 63:06/08 | Fort McMurray | Highway 63:06/08, S. of Marians Lake to N. of Mariana Lake | January 16, 2014 |
| Highway 37:04 | North Central | Existing Nelson Road Intersection | January 14, 2014 |
| Highway 2:15 | Southern | 212 Avenue (Cranston Gate) Interchange, Loop Ramp | July 18, 2013 |
| Highway 37:04 | North Central | Existing WB Truck Climbing Lane, Km. 3.64 to Km. 5.125 | July 5, 2013 |
| Highway 47:06 | North Central | South Robb Intersection, Km. 6.94, Intersection Sight Distance | July 5, 2013 |
| Highway 37:04 | North Central | Sturgeon River Bridge (BF 676), Km. 5.74 | June 12, 2013 |
| Highway 2A:14 | Central | Highway 27 & 47 St., Reconstruction/Widening | May 1, 2013 |
| Highway 6:04 | Southern | Over Kettles Creek, Change Posted Speed, South of Limits of Pincher Creek | April 2, 2013 |
| Highway 2:12 | Southern | 498th Avenue Interchange, High River, Bridge Width and Delineation. | January 9, 2013 |
| Highway 627:02 | North Central | Highway 770 to W of Highway 779, Pavement Width below 3R/4R Guidelines. | January 8, 2013 |
| Highway 63:11/Highway 63:12 | Fort McMurray | Highway 686 Interchanges, 35m High Mast Lighting Poles. | December 21, 2012 |
| Highway 59:02/Highway 723:02 | Peace | Intersection Type, Highway 59:02/Highway 723:02/Rge Rd. 100 km 21.349, Valhalla Centre | December 18, 2012 |
| Highway 2:20 | Central | Highway 2:20, High Tension Cable Barrier (HTCB) In Depressed Median, Various Locations | October 24, 2012 |
| Highway 2:12 | Southern | Highway 2/498th Avenue Interchange, High River, 24m Davit Poles to Illuminate Interchange | September 14, 2012 |
| Highway 88:12 | Peace | New Construction, Proposed Vertical Alignment at Existing Bridge File (BF) Location | September 7, 2012 |
| Highway 630:02 | North Central | Road Width and Median Curb Height | September 4, 2012 |
| Highway 43:06 | Peace | Intersection Spacing, Highway 43:06 Proposed Intersection at km 29.930 | August 27, 2012 |
| Highway 43:08 | Peace | Barrier Curb in the Town of Valleyview, Highway 49 to South of Highway 665 | August 24, 2012 |
| Highway 40:32 | Peace | Proposed Horizontal Alignment | August 20, 2012 |
| Highway 2:12 | Southern | Highway 2/498th Avenue Interchange, High River, Southbound Entrance Ramp | August 15, 2012 |
| Highway 24:02 | Southern | Highway 24:04/Highway 817:02 Accommodations for Oversize Vehicles at Roundabout and Reclassification of Existing Highway 24:04 | August 10, 2012 |
| Highway 2:36 | North Central | Cardiff Road Interchange – 101 Street Roundabout, Design Vehicle | June 26, 2012 |
| Highway 628:04 | North Central | Intersection Improvement, Approach Sideslopes | June 13, 2012 |
| Highway 59:02 / Highway 723:02 | Peace | Access Management, Highway 59 & Highway 723 Intersection Improvement | May 1, 2012 |
| Highway 14:06 | North Central | Intersection Improvements at Highway 824:02, South Cooking Lake / RR 221 and RR 220 | April 27, 2012 |
| Highway 668:02 | Peace | East of Highway 40. Pavement Width below 3R/4R Guidelines | April 20, 2012 |
| Highway 2 and Highway 587 | Central | Highway 2 and Highway 587 Bowden Interchange | February 2, 2012 |
| Highway 2:20 / Highway 27:06 | Central | Accommodations for Reactor Transporter at Roundabout | November 14, 2011 |
| Highway 216:02 / Highway 216:18 | North Central | Use of Roundabouts on the NEAHD Design-Build-Finance-Operate Project | September 27, 2011 |
| Highway 32:08/10 | North Central | Intersection Sight Distance at Field Access, South of Mahaska Creek to Croat Creek | September 19, 2011 |
| Highway 2:15 | Southern | Glenmore Trail and Deerfoot Trail Interchange, Proposed R50 for EB-NB Loop Ramp for a Design Speed of 40km/h | June 16, 2011 |
| Highway 2:15 | Southern | Glenmore Trail and Deerfoot Trail Interchange, Use of Normal Crown on Horizontal Crown with R4000 and Design Speed of 110km/h | June 16, 2011 |
| Highway 2:15 | Southern | Glenmore Trail and Deerfoot Trail Interchange, Applying the City of Calgary's Cross-Section Standards | June 16, 2011 |
| Highway 2:15 | Southern | Glenmore Trail and Deerfoot Trail Interchange, Crest K-Value of 60 and Design Speed of 110km/h for Deerfoot Trail Overpass | June 16, 2011 |
| Highway 22:14 | Southern | Bridge Replacement/ Widening, Intersection Treatments, Climbing Lanes | June 15, 2011 |
| Highway 10:08 | Central | Intersection Improvement, Type IIa vs. Type IIIa and Left Turn Lane on Centerline | May 25, 2011 |
| Highway 774:02 | Southern | Gravel Road to Paved Local Road Upgrade, Castle Mountain Resort to South of Castle River | May 18, 2011 |
| Highway 63:11/12 | North Central | Signalized Triple Left Turn Intersection Design for Stage 1 Interchange | May 12, 2011 |
| Highway 779:02 | North Central | Left Turn Lane for Southbound Traffic, Non-Standard Left Turn Lane Length vs. New Construction Design Standards | May 9, 2011 |
| Highway 22:16 | Central | Climbing Lane, North of Highway 759 to South of Cremona | April 28, 2011 |
| Highway 2:60 | Peace | New Log Haul Intersection Treatment | April 13, 2011 |
| Highway 43:06 | Peace | Intersection Spacing, Highway 43:06 Proposed Intersection at KM17.213 | July 28, 2010 |
| Highway 43:06 | Peace | Intersection Spacing, Highway 43:06 Proposed Intersection at KM17.213 | July 22, 2010 |
| Highway 40:24 | North Central | Vertical Alignment, North of Lovett River to Highway 47, 3R/4R Design Standards vs. New Construction Design Standards | April 16, 2010 |
| Highway 63:12 | North Central | Parson's Creek Aggregate Intersection Improvements | April 15, 2010 |
| Highway 216:06 | North Central | Barrier Design, Anthony Henday Drive and Cameron Heights Drive Interchange | April 14, 2010 |
| Highway 661:02 | North Central | Gravel Road to Paved Road Upgrade | March 29, 2010 |
| Highway 22:30 | North Central | Climbing Lanes, North Saskatchewan River Bridge Replacement and Associated Highway Upgrades | March 2, 2010 |
| Highway 40:26 | North Central | Alignment Study - Maximum Allowable Gradient | January 4, 2010 |