St. Julien Road Reconstruction - May 10 Update

This newsletter is for people who live in the St. Julien Road construction zone and others in Banff who have registered to learn about the project and its impact on drivers, hikers, commuters and visitors.

If you know someone who may be interested in this project, please encourage them to sign up for updates on the project web page at banff.ca/stjulienroad

Schedule change for May 11 - 15

All homes on St. Julien Road will have intermittent closures of driveway access this week.

When the construction crews began excavation this week, the location of water lines and service connections was discovered to be different than mapped utilities. The difference has affected the schedule of closures to access points and impact on some properties.

Resident access points to St. Julien Road, May 11-13

NEW: open with intermittent closures: Grizzly St. at Wolf St. and St. Julien Rd.
closed access: back alley for Wolverine St.
closed access: Wolverine St. at St. Julien Rd.
closed access: St. Julien Way at St. Julien Rd. (EXTENDED May 11-15)

These homes will also have full-day closures preventing access to driveways May 11-13:

NEW: 132 St. Julien Road (closed Wednesday and Thursday)
136, 200 St. Julien Road (Wednesday and Thursday)
100 St. Julien Road - Banff Centre properties (Tuesday - Sunday)

These homes previously had full-day closures this week, but now will have intermittent open access this week:

222, 226 A and B St. Julien Road (Thursday and Friday)
609 Wolf St. and 341 Grizzly St. (Thursday and Friday)

St. Julien Road is closed to public access by vehicle, bicycle or by foot.

St. Julien Road will be closed until October.
Only residents who live on St. Julien Road are allowed to use the temporary walkway to access their homes, when it is safe to do so.
4 parking zones for local residents only are established outside the construction zone (see map below)

View and download the UPDATED schedule matrix and map below.

If you live on St. Julien and have questions, please contact us:

email stjulienroad@banff.ca
phone 403.762.1296

Schedule of Impact on Homes and Access - May 9-15

Click on schedule above to download PDF that is easier to read

Temporary water service connections this week

Homes on St. Julien Road will have their water turned off and temporary water service connected late in the week. Homes will lose pressure and lose water service for 1 to 2 hours during the switch over. This move prepares for work to replace the aging water mains over the next 2-3 months.

Click on map to download a PDF that is easier to read

Tunnel Mountain Trailhead Access

Hikers heading to the Tunnel Mountain Trail in the week of May 9-15 will be able to access the lower trailhead, but are required to detour south on Otter Street or Grizzly Street, and north on Wolverine Street, then cross St. Julien Road when allowed by work crews, to reach the lower trailhead.

See the blue line on the schedule matrix above for open/closed status of the lower trailhead.

The parking lot at the Tunnel Mountain Trailhead on St. Julien Road is closed until October.

Hikers can cross the Banff Centre campus to Tunnel Mountain Drive and access the upper trailhead. Download visitor poster with two hiker routes to Tunnel Mountain Trail (PDF).

The lower trailhead located on St. Julien Road will not be accessible for some periods of construction. Routes to use when the lower trailhead is closed:

the best route to the Tunnel Mountain Trail and Banff Centre is to walk the Ken Madsen Path behind the Old Cemetery (accessed from Wolverine St. or Buffalo St.) up to Banff Centre, and then take St. Julien Way to Tunnel Mountain Drive (see map below)
alternatively, hikers can use Buffalo Street to Surprise Corner and Tunnel Mountain Drive, and on to the upper Tunnel Mountain Trailhead

Banff Centre access

Pedestrian access to Banff Centre will be maintained on the Ken Madsen Path behind the cemetery, accessed from Wolverine Street or Buffalo Street. Vehicle access is limited to Buffalo Street and Tunnel Mountain Drive.

Contractor: Bremner Engineering and Construction Ltd (BECL), based in the Bow Valley, was selected as prime construction contractor in a national open tender.

Project Manager: Stephen Allan, PMP, Engineering Coordinator, Town of Banff

For more information:

email stjulienroad@banff.ca
phone 403.762.1296
web banff.ca/stjulienroad