The parking ban on all permanent snow routes in Grande Prairie will be lifted at 5 p.m. Friday afternoon. One has been in place since March 30th, after heavy snowfall in the city, and residents have been thanked for their patience.
A sure sign of spring around the corner, the parking ban is being replaced by a road ban. Gravel roads in the city will be at 50 per cent axle weight from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily starting Monday, April 9th.
“With the arrival of milder daytime temperatures, it is necessary to assign weight restrictions on gravel roads within the city,” Transportation Services Manager Robert Carroll explains.
The following roads are affected:
- RR 71 – 0.5 miles south of Highway 43; 0.5 miles north of Highway 43; 0.5 miles north of
Township Road 715 - RR 70 – 0.5 miles south of Highway 43; 5 miles north of Highway 43
- TWP RD 715 – Range Road 70 to Range Road 71
- TWP RD 715A – Range Road 70 to Range Road 65 ; Range Road 64 to 116 Street
- TWP RD 721 – Range Road 70 to 0.5 miles west of Range Road 71
- TWP RD 722 – Range Road 70 to 0.5 miles east of Range Road 64
- RR 65 – 0.25 mile south of Township Road 715A to 1.25 miles north of Township Road
720; Township Road 722 north 1 mile - RR 64 (124 Street) – 0.25 miles south of Township Road 715A to 1.5 miles north of
Township Road 720 ; 0.75 miles north of Township Road 712A - TWP RD 720 – Range Road 65 to 116 Street
- 108 Street – 0.5 miles north of 132 Avenue
- 92 Street – 132 Avenue to 141 Avenue
- 99 Street – 132 Avenue to 0.5 blocks south of 128 Avenue
- RR 55 – 132 Avenue north 1 mile
- RR 54 (76 Street) – Highway 670 north 1 mile
- RR 53 (68 Street) – 1 mile north of Highway 670; 0.5 miles south of Highway 670