Road Notifications

Please note the following projects starting up this month:

• Centreview Road (from Hwy 20 west 10.3km to Lockhart Road (Range Rd 2-5)) 
  Estimated Project timelines: May 13 - June 30, 2019 (weather permitting)
• Alix North Road (From the junction of Milton/Gadsby Lake Road (Twp 41-2) 6.7km north to Hwy 605)
  Estimated Project timelines: May 13 - May 22, 2019 (weather permitting)
• Range Road 24-4 (from the junction of Lakeside/Sargent Rd (Twp Rd 40-0) south to Twp Rd. 39-4)
  Estimated Project timelines: May 13 - June 13, 2019 (weather permitting)

"Read More" to see maps of the projects

Pursuant to Municipal Government Act M-26.1 534(1) Lacombe County hereby provides notice to any person having an interest in land that is adjacent to lands which Lacombe County has
constructed a public road. Persons entitled to compensation from the municipality for loss of or the permanent lessening of use of that person’s land caused by the public work are advised to
make a claim within 60 days after this notice is published.

The following bridge construction have been completed as of November 28, 2018:
Project Number              Description
BF06964                          Whelp Brook – Township Road 40-5.5
                                      (SW 36-40-27 W4)

BF00740                          Blindman River Twp Rd 394
                                      (SW 29-39-28 W4)

BF01515                          Medicine River Bridge
                                      (NW 36-40-4 W5)

Due to inclement weather, the road closure due to bridge construction on Township Road 41-0 (east of Range Rage 4-1) will begin on Monday, October 15, 2018, and will continue until Friday, October 26, 2018. The closure is to facilitate the removal of the existing structure and realign the road to the new structure. A detour route will be in place. Watch for and obey posted signage. (See image for more details on the location).

PLEASE NOTE: Sunbreaker Boat Launch will be closed Monday, September 24 to Wednesday, September 26, 2018 for the purpose of repairing the boat launch. You will need to find an alternate boat launch during this time.

Over the next month CP Rail, in partnership with Lacombe County and Transport Canada, will be upgrading the crossings on the east side of Highway 2A at Range Road 27-0 and at Township Road 40-2 with the installation of warning lights and bells to improve public safety. Road closures are not expected during construction, however, motorists may experience delays at these crossings.

Please be aware that there will be bridge construction on Township Road 41-0 (over the Medicine River) starting August 7. It is expected to continue until late October (weather permitting). Please drive with care in this area.

To see the impacted area, please click on "Read More".

Please be aware that there will be bridge construction on Township Road 40-5.5 (over Whelp Creek) starting August 20. It is expected to continue until late October (weather permitting). Please drive with care in this area.

To see the impacted area, please click on "Read More".

West-Can Seal Coating Inc. has been contracted by Lacombe County to apply Graded Aggregate Seal Coat (Chip Seal) on the Eckville North Road and Eckville West Road from Rainy Creek Road south and east to the Town of Eckville (7.2 km).  The current schedule is for the contractor to start on May 25th and is estimated to take approximately 8-10 days.

• Schedule "A" - Eckville North Road
  From: Eckville West Road to Rainy Creek Road (4.8 km)
• Schedule "B" - Eckville West Road
  From: Eckville to Eckville North Road (2.4 km)

Please drive carefully and obey all signs and speed limits during construction. Please contact Les Charles of West-Can Seal Coating, at 403.507.9956 or Lacombe County Operations Department at 403.782.8379 if you have any questions or concerns during this project.

Click "Read More" to see the project map.

Central City Asphalt has been hired by Lacombe County to place a layer of asphalt on the streets of Rosedale Valley (from Range Road 270A and in Rosedale Valley roads).

The current schedule is for the contractor to start the paving project in the middle of July and it is estimated to take four (4) to five (5) days. The project will include some improvements to the guardrail system by replacing existing guardrail with post and cable system and installing some new post and cable on the curve on Rosedale Avenue and Montrose Street. The project also entails repairing existing subgrade issues and laying a 70 mm lift of asphalt on the current paved roads.

Depending on weather, this project could be completed in mid-July.

Please drive carefully and obey all signs and speed limits during construction. Please contact the Operations department if you have any questions or concerns during this project.

Click "Read More" to see the project map.

Central City Asphalt has been hired by Lacombe County to base and pave the road into Fairbrother subdivision from the old Milton Road north.

The current schedule is for the contractor to start the subgrade preparation and gravel base on Monday, June 11th and that portion of the contract is estimated to take three (3) days. They will be in to do some culvert extensions prior to the main crew showing up and they plan on doing that work after the May long weekend.

The paving portion of the project is planned for in late-June or early July and is estimated to take approximately three (3) days to complete. Depending on the weather, this project could be completed in early July.

Please drive carefully and obey all signs and speed limits during construction. Please contact the Operations department at 403-782-8379 if you have any questions or concerns during this project.

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Central City Asphalt has been hired by Lacombe County to base and pave Rge Rd 28-2 and Twp Rd 41-4 past the Wilson Beach and DeGraff subdivisions.

The current schedule is for the contractor to start the subgrade preparation and gravel base on Tuesday, May 22th and that portion of the contract is estimated to take seven (7) days. The paving portion of the project is planned for in late-June and is estimated to take approximately six (6) days to complete. Depending on weather this project could be completed prior to the July long weekend.

Paving of DeGraff, Wilson Beach, Lincoln Ranch Roads (Range Road 28-2 and Township Road 41-4)

Phase 1 DeGraff 2.9 km
From: DeGraff RV Resort Entrance to: Township Road 41-4
And from: Township Road 41-4 to: Highway 792

Phase 2 Wilson Beach 1.0 km
From: Township Road 41-2 to: Quarter Line North of Wilson Beach

Phase 3 Lincoln Ranch 1.2 km
From: Quarter Line North of Wilson Beach to: DeGraff RV Resort Entrance

Please drive carefully and obey all signs and speed limits during construction. Please contact the Operations department at 403-782-8379 if you have any questions or concerns during this project.

Click "Read More" to see the project map.

Central City Asphalt has been hired by Lacombe County to base and pave 4.5 kilometres on RR 1-1 from Highway #12A to the Sandy Point RV Resort Access Road.

SCHEDULE (Granular Base Course, Asphalt Concrete Pavement and other work)

• SUBGRADE PREPARATION AND GRAVEL BASE
  The contractor to start the subgrade preparation and gravel base on Monday, May 14th and that portion of the contract is estimated to take seven (7) days.
• PAVING
  The paving portion of the project is planned for in mid-June and is estimated to take approximately six (6) days to complete. Depending on weather this project could be completed prior to the July long weekend.

Please drive carefully and obey all signs and speed limits during construction. If you have any questions or concerns during this project, please contact the Operations department at 403-782-8379.

Click "Read More" to see the project map.

West-Can Seal Coating Inc. has been contracted by Lacombe County to apply Graded Aggregate Seal Coat (Chip Seal) on the Haynes Pavement from Hwy 12 south to Hwy 11 (19.2kms)
The current schedule is for the contractor to start on May 23rd and is estimated to take 10 days.

Please drive carefully and obey all signs and speed limits during construction.

Please contact Les Charles of West-Can Seal Coating, at 403.507.9956 or Lacombe County Operations Department at 403.782.8379 if you have any questions or concerns during this project.

Click "Read More" to see the project map.

Lacombe County will be constructing a curve and an intersectional treatment on Range Road 28-2 near Gull Lake. Work is planned to start on May 9, 2018, and will take approximately one week to complete. The impacted area is:

• Twp Rd 41-4 & Rge Rd 28-2 (Intersectional Treatment) - 1 mile west of Highway 792 on Township Road 41-4
• Range Road 28-2 (Curve Construction) - east side of Gull Lake near Wilson's Beach.

To see maps of these projects, please click on the "Read More" button.

Lacombe County will be constructing 4 miles of road on Range Rd 24-4, from the junction of Highway 12 south to Lakeside/Sargent Rd (Township Road 40-0)

Construction will start on May 9, 2018, at Highway 12. A portion of the road will be closed for approximately 3-weeks, then carrying on for the remainder of the road with the tentative completion date of June 30. The road will be open from Lakeside/Sargent north two miles to Township Road 40-2.

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Please see the notification below regarding construction of Bridge File 0740 (SW 29-39-28 W4) on Aspelund Road at the junction of Rge Rd 1-0

Construction will begin on April 9, 2018, and the company building the bridge proposes completion in mid-July 2018.

There is a portable traffic light (one lane traffic).

pdf PUBLIC NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL WORKS BF00740 Revision1 (756 KB)

(UPDATED December 20/17)

Lacombe County would like to update the public on the following project. You can learn more by clicking on the documents below.

• Bridge Construction: Over Medicine River on Twp Road 392. Project started on July 20, 2017, and is expected to be completed by December 22, 2017 (weather permitting)
    pdf PUBLIC NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL WORKS BF6914 (810 KB)  - UPDATED

Lacombe County would like to advise the public on the following projects. These projects could result in detours for people travelling. You can learn more by clicking on the documents below.

• Road Construction: Rge Rd 24-4 from Jct Hwy 12 south to Lakeside/Sargent Rd (Twp Rd 40-0). Will start construction of West 16-40-24 W4 for one mile. Project expected to start on November 1, with working continuing until the end of the construction season. It will be completed in 2018.
  pdf PUBLIC NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL WORKS C2441 (1010 KB)