The Bridgeland Main Streets (BMS) project is improving sidewalks, intersections, and other public areas so the community is safe, accessible, and connected as it continues to evolve. Once complete, Calgarians will be able to shop, visit, and explore the community with ease and convenience.

Once complete, BMS will provide safe and accessible mobility connections, and new community gathering spaces. These improvements are expected to boost the local economy by attracting new businesses and investments.

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Due to budget and resource limitations, the Main Streets project is focusing on five intersections for new curb extension installations. After these improvements are complete, we will explore options to stop controls in the area to improve comfort and flow along 2 Avenue N.E. for pedestrians and cyclists.

One of our key project objectives is to reduce vehicle speeds and improve pedestrian safety along the 1 Avenue N.E. corridor. By widening sidewalks and adding curb extensions, we aim to reduce conflicts between drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians while also ensuring the accommodating of larger vehicles and buses. These curb extensions improve visibility for both pedestrians and vehicles while lowering vehicle speeds.

Main Streets projects encourage Calgarians to explore their communities through a variety of safe, accessible walking and wheeling connections. During engagement with the community, we heard and noted the vision and principles (below). 

• Adding more trees and vegetation
• Improving the sidewalks and lighting
• Incorporating character features unique to this community
• Improved pedestrian crossings
• More options for seating and benches

These ideas, along with our project goals, guided our decision choices. Our project team has used engineering expertise along with data to review Bridgeland-Riverside’s transportation network.

Yes, there will be temporary closures of some streets and sidewalks. These localized closures are necessary to keep contractors, and the area, safe while they work. For detailed information about closures, detours, and other construction impacts, please refer to the Project Updates section of this page.

• On select blocks of 1 Avenue N.E. where active construction is happening, drivers will be detoured around to adjacent local roads (2 and Centre Avenues N.E.). We will close one direction of traffic in these areas and redirect vehicle traffic around the closure.
• Pedestrians will have safe access along 1 Avenue N.E. with barriers, temporary ramps, and wayfinding signage to notify the community. We will ensure Calgarians can continue to access their favourite local businesses and organizations using temporary walkways or ramps.
• We know that construction and detours can be impactful to a community. We will work with our colleagues, partners, and contractor to balance these impacts with completing construction safely and efficiently. This way, the community can still be enjoyed during construction, and enjoyed even more with new improvements once Bridgeland Main Streets is complete. 

We aim to finish construction by the end of 2025, depending on the weather and other site constraints that may arise. This means the major, more road and sidewalk work will be largely done. We’ll be working on weather-dependent items like planting trees and finalizing street furniture in 2026. These final refinements will be less impactful in terms of detours and closures. You can find our anticipated construction timeline and updates in the Project Updates section of this webpage.

We look forward to celebrating the completion of the project with the community!

• Construction happens in stages and is often involves multiple specialized contractor or trades. As with all types of construction, certain work must be completed before other types of work can begin.
• While every effort is made to align contractors and maintain work continuity within construction zones, factors such as weather, underground conditions or crew, material and equipment availability can impact workflow and scheduling.
• To keep the work area safe and protected for pedestrians and drivers, safety barriers and detours may be left in place when crews are not active on site (for instance, outside of work hours or between work phases). Keeping barriers up also helps to expedite construction when crews arrive, by reducing the time required to set up the work zone.
  

Our team is committed to ensuring Calgarians can easily access and support Bridgeland-Riverside businesses. To complete construction quickly and efficiently and return service to the public as soon as possible, some driveways and accesses may be fully closed for a few weeks to rebuild new driveways. We will work with businesses and impacted properties to review opportunities to maintain access during construction for critical operational needs for pick-ups, deliveries, and more.

On-street parking will be available where possible, but temporary restrictions may be necessary to support construction activities. We are working closely with the Bridgeland-Riverside BIA to make sure everyone knows the community is still open for business.

The new landscaping will be managed by our contractor for three years following installation, as it is under warranty during this period. After construction is complete, maintenance responsibilities will transfer to the City of Calgary’s mobility teams.