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No guard rail for Grant MacEwan Bridge

Last Updated Dec 4, 2017 at 9:21 am MDT

After careful consideration Transportation Alberta has decided not to install a guard rail on the Grant MacEwan Bridge, Franklin Avenue exit.

Neal Reynolds, Regional Director, Alberta Transportation said the side slope is in a shape that addresses any safety concerns, including a reasonable slope and elevation from the edge of the pavement down to the bottom of the ditch.

Rather than install a hard barrier, Reynolds said they will install reflective posts along the Franklin Avenue underpass, to highlight where the edge of the road it.

Installation of the reflective posts is expected to start in the new year, but weather conditions and the municipality’s maintenance crew schedule could affect that timeline.