Bowling Street Construction Update

Bowling Street SW Project

Construction Update | Dec 9, 2020

We wanted to provide an update on the Bowling Street improvements.

Crews have completed railroad work just north of 49th Avenue Drive SW, and have made progress on pavement repairs at the Prairie Creek bridge. Bridge work will continue for the next few weeks with a lane reduction in this area, which will be restored before the end of the year.

All other work has wrapped up for the year and the majority of traffic control has been removed for the season.

The project will resume in the spring and is scheduled to be completed in 2021.

About the Project

The project on Bowling Street SW stretches from Wilson Avenue to 50th Avenue. Improvements include pavement repair and upgrading the railroad crossing between 49th Avenue Drive SW and 43rd Avenue SW with a new rail signal, gates and median. Bowling Street SW will be converted from four lanes (two lanes each direction) to three lanes (one lane each direction with a dedicated center turn lane). This layout results in fewer rear-end crashes and improves safety by providing a shared middle turn lane for drivers making left-hand turns, without impacting traffic flow. The project is scheduled to be completed spring 2021.

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