This newsletter is for people who live in the St. Julien Road construction zone and anyone who has 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 at banff.ca/stjulienroad

St. Julien Road Reconstruction - June 16 Update

This week, work on the St. Julien reconstruction was delayed due to heavy rain. Heavy rain can increase hazards with open excavations. Work is also managed to minimize erosion of exposed soil. The crews are working today, starting on the sewer main replacement that was scheduled to start Monday.

Sewer main replacement starts at Wolf Street, and progresses uphill towards Wolverine Street. Sewer main replacement requires bypass pumping. A pump is installed in an upstream manhole and temporary lines above ground carry sewage to a manhole down stream. This allows a section of pipe to be isolated to be ready for replacement. Crews will leap-frog up the road moving the bypass as they proceed.

Crews are also conducting pressure testing on recently installed new watermains. Sanitizing and water quality testing follows pressure testing.

Detour around lower Tunnel Mountain Trail

This week, hikers heading to the Tunnel Mountain Trail are being detoured away from St. Julien Road and the lower trailhead access. The lower trailhead on St. Julien will be completely inaccessible due to excavation and pipe replacement in the area. Hikers will detour to the Ken Madsen Path and around the Banff Centre campus as the only route to the Tunnel Mountain Trail. (See map below)

Please completely avoid St. Julien Road, unless you are a resident or visiting a resident on the road.

Scheduled impact on residents for June 17-26

Most homes on St. Julien Road will have complete closures of driveway access next week. The red phases in the matrix schedule below indicate full-day closures, and the yellow phases indicate intermittent closures that involve constant movement of heavy vehicles and machinery on St. Julien Road. Residents are asked to be extremely cautious when exiting their properties or entering the site, and to make sure to communicate with workers and flaggers on the site.

This week ahead, the status of resident-only access points to St. Julien Road:

St. Julien Way (top of road) access to St. Julien Rd: open access June 17-26
Wolverine Street entrance to St. Julien: open access June 17-22 and intermittent to June 26
Wolverine St. back alley: intermittently open June 17-21, closed June 22-26
Wolf Street entrance to St. Julien: closed access today to June 22, then intermittently open

These homes are scheduled for full-day closures next week preventing access from St. Julien Road (schedules can change depending on weather):

208, 210, 216, 218, St. Julien Rd, (June 21-24)
222, 226 A and B St. Julien (today to Monday)
341 Grizzly St and 604 Wolf St (today to Sunday)
206 Grizzly Street (June 20-23)
220 St. Julien (June 20-23)
200 St. Julien and 135 Wolverine (June 24-26)

St. Julien Road is closed to public access by vehicle, bicycle or by foot. St. Julien Road will be closed until October.

View and download the UPDATED schedule matrix for impact on individual homes.

Schedule of Impact on Homes and Access - June 17-26

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

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

email stjulienroad@banff.ca
phone 403.762.1296

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

Hikers heading to the Tunnel Mountain Trail are now detoured away from St. Julien Road. The lower trailhead on St. Julien is completely inaccessible when sewer and water main work involves excavation and replacement in the area, including work on the manhole connection visible in the photo. Hikers will be required to detour to the Ken Madsen Path and around the Banff Centre campus as the only route to the upper trailhead on Tunnel Mountain Drive.

Tunnel Mountain Trailhead Access

Due to the construction on St. Julien Road, hikers will be required to access the Tunnel Mountain Summit Trail by bypassing St. Julien Road and walking to the upper trailhead on Tunnel Mountain Drive. The lower trailhead parking lot is closed and parking at the upper trailhead is limited to a few cars. Walking from downtown is the best way to reach the trail.

Tourism operators, hotels and visitor service agents are asked to inform guests to avoid St. Julien Road, by using the routes identified below.

Hiking to Tunnel Mountain Summit
- Faster Route via Banff Centre

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Hiking to Tunnel Mountain Summit
- Scenic Route via Bow River & Surprise Corner

Map - route to summit via Buffalo Street

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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.

Photo: Pedestrian Detour sign at Ken Madsen Path

Detour for hikers at Wolverine St. to Ken Madsen Path

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