Highway 3 functional planning studies

Overview

Alberta Transportation has completed functional planning studies for 2 parts of Highway 3, from:

• Sentinel to Pincher Station
• the Town of Taber to west of the Hamlet of Burdett

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.

Executive summaries

Stage 1 – Sentinel to Passburg

Stage 2 – Passburg to Pincher Station

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.

Executive summary

West of Burdett to West of Taber

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)

Jerry Lau, P.Eng
Infrastructure Manager
Phone: 403-297-8633
Toll free: dial 310-0000 before the number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]

Address:
3rd Floor, Administration Building
909 3 Avenue North
Lethbridge, Alberta  T1H 0H5