Weekend Henday work restricts Sherwood Park Freeway

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This release was issued under a previous government.

By Monday morning, free-flow traffic will be restored after crews install girders for the new Sherwood Park Freeway interchange as part of the NE Anthony Henday Drive project.

Sherwood Park Freeway interchange

Dates: November 8 to November 11, weather permitting
Times: 8 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday

Northbound Anthony Henday Drive remains open:

Access to eastbound Sherwood Park Freeway (Wye Road) remains open.
Access to westbound Sherwood Park Freeway is closed. Westbound traffic is detoured via Baseline Road and 17 Street. Motorists may also exit Henday earlier, at Whitemud Drive, and use 17 Street.

Southbound Anthony Henday Drive remains open:

Access to westbound Sherwood Park Freeway remains open.
Access to eastbound Sherwood Park Freeway (Wye Road) is closed.
Traffic is detoured via Township Road 522 (Whitemud Drive) and Range Road 233 (Sherwood Drive).
Motorists may also exit Henday earlier, at Baseline Road, and use Broadmoor Boulevard to regain access to eastbound Sherwood Park Freeway.

Eastbound Sherwood Park Freeway:

Access is closed at 17 Street.
To regain access at Sherwood Drive, traffic is detoured via 34 Street and Baseline Road or Whitemud Drive.

Westbound Sherwood Park Freeway:

Access is closed at Ordze Crescent.
To regain access at 17 Street, traffic is detoured via Sherwood Drive and Baseline Road, or Range Road 233 and Township Road 522 (Whitemud Drive).

Additional information

Fines for speeding double in construction zones.
When completed in fall 2016, the new Sherwood Park Freeway interchange at Anthony Henday Drive will increase safety and access by adding a third lane in each direction, safer collector lanes and a new free-flow overpass for eastbound to northbound traffic.
Using Alberta’s P3 model for highways allows Northeast Anthony Henday Drive to be finished in 2016, three years earlier than through conventional delivery and at a savings of $370 million for taxpayers.
The Alberta government has committed more than $4 billion toward the construction of the Edmonton ring road, including the northeast section, a $1.81 billion investment.
This project is one of many that deliver on Alberta Transportation’s Building Alberta commitment to support the economy and increase market access by focusing on capital plan projects for core infrastructure and key corridors.