A lot is happening at the intersection of Second Ave.W and 28th Street W. as crews create a new concrete road surface, new dedicated turning lane onto the main arterial, and erect new cantilever traffic lights.(Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)

By Glenn Hicks

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Second Ave. and 28th Street get fix

Jul 8, 2019 | 5:00 PM

The city of Prince Albert is making a coordinated push to get a major project on Second Ave. W. done as quickly as possible. A number of aspects at the intersection of 28th St. W. are being addressed over a three-week period.

Last week ageing clay and iron pipes were replaced, and now efforts have moved above ground with a new concrete surface, median and curbs being created. A major element will also see the replacement of traffic lights.

“We’re replacing the existing traffic lights with a cantilever traffic light, allowing us to remove the median lights,” manager of capital projects, Nykol Miller, told paNOW at the start of the second week of work Monday. “We’re also able to remove three of the street lights at the intersection and put them on the cantilever poles.”

Miller said traffic lights at ground level were more susceptible to being hit in the winter time so they were being taken away.

Another fundamental part of the job is the creation of a filter lane to improve traffic flow from 28th St. W. onto the main arterial road.

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“When you leave the mall entrance or when you are heading down 28th Street you’ll have a dedicated lane that will take you onto Second Avenue when you’re heading southbound,” she said.

The importance of getting the entire job done quickly and minimizing traffic disruption on Prince Albert’s busiest thoroughfare is not lost on the city. The site was humming with activity Monday.

“We have the city’s concrete contractor, as well as asphalt contractor, traffic light crews and surveyors, all on site,” Miller said. Traffic will continue to be filtered into a single lane during construction.

She couldn’t say how much the total cost of this particular project was but explained funds were being drawn from four different budgets: utilities, capital paving, capital concrete and the traffic lights.

glenn.hicks@jpbg.ca

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