By rdnewsNOW Staff

Anticipated Traffic Delays

Micro-surfacing on 30 Avenue and Highway 11

Jun 9, 2021 | 4:42 PM

Local drivers can expect to see traffic delays along 30 Avenue starting June 10, as city crews begin micro-surfacing work between Lees Street and Highway 11/55 Street.

Crews will begin line marking removal and non-intersection work on Thursday, resulting in intermittent lane closures as required. Pre-treatment work and micro-surfacing will begin in the northbound lanes followed by southbound lanes. Traffic delays are to be expected in both directions.

When work is complete on 30 Avenue, officials say work will begin on Highway 11 between Rutherford Drive and Range Road 270.

Micro-surfacing is described as a road preservation treatment used to extend the life of a pavement anywhere from five to eight years, depending on the current condition of the pavement surface. Micro-surfacing is said to provide a thin wearing surface on top of the existing asphalt that city roads are paved with. Micro-surfacing is installed quicker and is ready to drive on faster than traditional hot-mix asphalt.

City officials say motorists will notice a rougher surface texture on a micro-surfaced road. This feature, however, improves skid-resistance, but also tends to be noisier. Visit www.reddeer.ca/micro to learn more about micro-surfacing.

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Drivers are encouraged to take alternate routes where possible and reminded to slow down when driving in construction zones and to obey all signs. Pedestrians are reminded to cross only at designated crosswalks.

All road construction is weather dependent and schedules may be subject to change. For information about road construction and closures visit www.reddeer.ca/roadclosures.

Any impacts to transit routes are posted on the City website as construction nears and can be viewed at www.reddeer.ca/transitdisruptions.