“Adding a wildlife overpass east of Banff National Park offers a proven solution to a known problem.
The overpass includes 12 kilometres of wildlife fencing along the highway to help guide wildlife toward safe crossing points. The overpass will not only increase safety for the travelling public and wildlife, it will save thousands of dollars each year in property damage caused by collisions,” said Sawhney.Ĭonstruction of the wildlife crossing has begun and is expected to be complete by fall 2023. “This overpass will drastically reduce the chances of wildlife-vehicle collisions. Journey planner: advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Twitter: /WakaKotahiAkNth (external link).Traffic updates: /traffic (external link).COVID-19 services update: govt.nz/COVID19 (external link).
Plan ahead for a safe, enjoyable journey. New dates and times will be communicated in the event of a postponement. Please note this work may be rescheduled due to the weather or COVID-19 restrictions. Waka Kotahi appreciates this may be an inconvenience for road users but urges motorists to plan ahead and schedule travel around these times.
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The on and off ramps will remain open to motorists during this time.Ī detour will be available with eastbound drivers asked to take Bush Road to Paul Matthews Drive, while westbound motorists can take SH18 to Greenhithe before exiting the motorway and re-entering at the Albany Highway entrance.Įmergency Services and over dimensional loads will be escorted through the closure. The highlighted section above shows the exact location on the overpass where the works will be taking place between 8pm – 5am in order to minimise disruption. Work will also take place over night on Sunday 21 and Tuesday 23 of November. Waka Kotahi will be closing the Albany Highway overpass for four nights from Sun November 14 – Thursday 18, to allow crews to replace the joints along the underpass.
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