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.

Previous updates and other project information is available at banff.ca/stjulienroad

St. Julien Road reopened to vehicle traffic today. Please drive slowly, because construction crews will continue with landscaping and finishing work until snow and cold temperatures end construction for 2022.

Street reopens - St. Julien Road Project Update - Oct. 28

St. Julien Road reopened today for vehicle traffic, ending almost 30 weeks of construction activity requiring the route to be closed to the public.

Last week, work focused on landscaping, rebuilding stone staircases connecting to several uphill properties, sign installation and work on the trail access at Caribou Street. Construction will continue on site until snow and temperatures end work for 2022.

Next week, crews will work on landscaping and development of the new trail and wood stairs at Caribou Street. This trail access is expected to be completed by mid-November.

Parking:
The parking lot at the Tunnel Mountain Trailhead will remain closed for a few more weeks, for storage of equipment, material and heavy machinery. The parking lot will reopen for winter.

Trail access:
The new sidewalk/trail is open the full length of St. Julien Road, from Wolf Street to the Tunnel Mountain Trailhead and up to Banff Centre. This provides a safe alternative to the road shoulder used in the past to walk the upper half of the route. The access trail from Caribou Street remains closed until mid-November.

Work will resume in the spring of 2023 with final site cleanup and planting and landscaping of flora best planted in spring, and final site furnishings.

With work continuing, drivers are urged to drive slowly and watch for construction crews on site. Please pay attention and follow the directions of traffic controllers and traffic control signs for your safety and the safety of the workers.

The speed limit is reduced to 30 km/h, because this is now the speed limit town-wide. Grizzly street remains one-way exiting St. Julien Road at Caribou Street. This route will be closed for a couple weeks while construction on the trail continues.

Wolverine Street is now one-way exiting St. Julien Road, travelling downhill towards the cemetery.

With the reconstruction project nearing completion, crews have replaced or built:

660 metres of water mains
430 metres of sewer mains
17 individual resident service connections for water and sewer
560 metres of roadway, including 1,055 metres of new curb and gutters
380 lineal metres of stone retaining wall
A 2-metre-wide asphalt pathway the full length of St. Julien Road

The construction crews and the Town of Banff thank residents for their patience during the project, which had a significant impact on the lives of people living on the road, those commuting to Banff Centre and hikers heading to the trailhead.

This will be the final weekly newsletter, but periodic communications may be sent to subscribers about emerging developments or milestones.

The new access trail and stairs at Caribou Street is under construction. Completion is expected before mid-November.

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