Road and Facility Closures

The westbound inside lane of traffic will be closed on Whoop Up Drive, under the Scenic Drive overpass, on Thursday, August 24 to allow crews to complete guardrail maintenance.

Effective immediately, the southbound lanes of Stafford Drive North will be closed between 4 Avenue North and 5 Avenue North so crews can complete an emergency sewer main repair.

The 2023 edition of Whoop-Up Days will officially begin with the traditional parade on Tuesday, August 22.

Starting Monday, August 21, the traffic signals will be temporarily removed at 4 Avenue and 7 Street South and the intersection will temporarily be converted to an all-way stop to facilitate construction. 

Two westbound lanes of traffic will be closed on Whoop Up Drive on Sunday, August 20 to allow crews to complete guardrail maintenance.

Bridge maintenance work will continue this week with work beginning on Scenic Drive over 5 Avenue North bridge starting on Friday, August 18.

Transportation Operations will be continuing bridge maintenance on Whoop-Up Drive overnight on Wednesday, August 16, and Thursday, August 17.

The first phase of a multi-faceted construction project in Downtown Lethbridge is now underway. It consists of three main components: Watermain renewal along 7 Street South from 3 Avenue South to 6 Avenue South; Pavement rehabilitation along 4 Avenue South and 7 Street South; Protected cycling lanes along 4 Avenue South from west of Scenic Drive South to Stafford Drive South, and along 7 Street South between 3 Avenue South and 7 Avenue South.

Transportation Operations will be continuing bridge maintenance on Whoop Up Drive over on Thursday, August 10. The work is expected to be completed by end of day, weather permitting.

Transportation Operations will be continuing bridge maintenance by working on the pedestrian tunnel over University Drive West. The work is expected to be completed by end of day, August 9, weather permitting.