Overview
Alberta Transportation has completed functional planning studies for 2 parts of Highway 3, from:
- the Town of Taber to west of the Hamlet of Burdett
- Sentinel to Pincher Station
Sentinel to Pincher Station
Study parameters
The study defined:
- design standards
- access locations
- identified the staging needed to upgrade the existing 2-lane, undivided section to a 4-lane classification and configuration
The study considered:
- physical constraints
- mountainous terrain
- wildlife passages
- environmental and cultural sensitivities
The study also identified the best achievable alignment and access management provisions.
Open houses
Community members were provided regular updates about the study and encouraged to share their input at open house sessions. Sessions were held in:
- November 2018
- project fact sheet (PDF, 262 KB)
- presentation materials (PDF, 49 MB)
- What We Heard report (PDF, 138 KB)
- June 2018
- presentation materials (PDF, 24 MB)
- What We Heard report (PDF, 382 KB)
- November 2017
- presentation materials (PDF, 149 MB)
- What We Heard report (PDF, 464 KB)
- June 2017
- presentation materials (PDF, 95 MB)
- What We Heard Report (PDF, 438 KB)
Timelines
The study was completed in Fall 2019.
Consultant
ISL Engineering and Land Services
Taber to Burdett
Study parameters
The study sought to identify staged options to:
- upgrade the existing 4-lane urban divided and 2-lane undivided highway to a twinned freeway corridor
- identify access management via an estimated 5 interchange locations
The existing twinned segment through the Town of Taber and the undivided segment through the Hamlet of Grassy Lake may need to be realigned with bypass routes around Taber and Grassy Lake to conform with National Highways System standards.
Open houses
Community members received study updates and an opportunity to provide input at open house sessions on:
- June 28, 2018 – open house materials (PDF, 23 MB)
- June 29, 2017
- presentation materials (PDF, 30 MB)
- project fact sheet (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- What We Heard report (PDF, 278 KB)
- November 30, 2017 – open house materials (PDF, 124 MB)
Timelines
The study was completed in Fall 2019.
Consultant
Consultant: Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Contact
For more information on Highway 3 planning studies contact the Alberta Transportation Southern Region Office:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 403-381-5426
Fax: 403-382-4412
Toll free: dial 310-0000 before the number (in Alberta)
Email: firoz.kara@gov.ab.ca
Address:
3rd Floor, Administration Building
909 3 Avenue North
Lethbridge, Alberta T1H 0H5