Edmonton "Rathole" Project
The Rathole (tunnel/underpass), was constructed in 1927 as an underpass under 104 Avenue, which was a major thoroughfare into the city of Edmonton, and under a span of 22 railway tracks. For 73 years as many as 27,000 cars per day passed through the Rathole. The tunnel had hazardous visibility upon entrance and exit, was subject to flooding periodically and had its fair share of truck drivers who miscalculated the clearance of the tunnel over the years. In order to improve safety,traffic flow and future development, the City of Edmonton decided to completely remove the Rathole and construct 109 Avenue at grade.
In January 2000, the City of Edmonton tendered the project and Standard General Inc was awarded Prime Contractor and was responsible for the demolition of the current structure, rebuilding the road base, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and laying of asphalt.
The old two lane Rathole was replaced by a six lane divided highway at grade level with a new major intersection linking 109 Street and 104 Avenue enabling traffic to go off in any direction thus increasing and giving better access to businesses in the area.
For more information, please visit us at www.standardgeneraledmonton.ca
4 ноя 2013
