Alberta Highway 15
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Length | 93.2 km[1] (57.9 mi) | |||
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Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Sturgeon County, Strathcona County, Lamont County | |||
Major cities | Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan | |||
Towns | Lamont, Mundare | |||
Villages | Chipman | |||
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 15, commonly referred to as Highway 15, or
Highway 15 is designated as a core route of Canada's National Highway System, between Highway 16 and the intersection with Highway 28A within Edmonton and is part of the Edmonton-Fort McMurray corridor.[2]
Route description
The highway begins at the intersection of
Twinning
A significant portion of Highway 15 between Fort Saskatchewan and Edmonton is currently only two lanes. This has caused headaches for local commuters; more than 23,000 vehicles cross the bridge between Sturgeon County and Fort Saskatchewan daily (a 50% increase since 2009), and there have also been several fatal collisions in recent years.[4] On March 23, 2017, the provincial NDP government announced that the bridge spanning the North Saskatchewan River connecting Sturgeon County to Fort Saskatchewan would be twinned.[5] A second project would also see the remainder of the Fort Saskatchewan-Edmonton portion twinned.[6] The twinning of the highway (Project A) was completed for the projected completion date, in the fall of 2019,[7] while work is underway on construction of the new bridge, as well as a pedestrian bridge underneath it (Project B).[8] The new bridge is expected to open in 2022, to be utilized by traffic inbound to Fort Saskatchewan; outbound traffic will use the existing bridge.[9]
Major intersections
Starting from the west end of Highway 15:
specialized municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Lloydminster, Jasper | Interchange; Hwy 16 exit 394; Hwy 15 western terminus; 50 Street continues south | ||||
1.7 | 1.1 | 137 Avenue | |||
2.3– 2.5 | 1.4– 1.6 | Manning Drive / 50 Street | Hwy 15 follows Manning Drive | ||
5.6– 7.1 | 3.5– 4.4 | ![]() | Interchange; Hwy 216 exit 46 | ||
14.1 | 8.8 | ![]() Fort McMurray | Hwy 28A southern terminus | ||
Sturgeon Industrial Park | Hwy 37 eastern terminus | ||||
North Saskatchewan River | 21.2 | 13.2 | Bridge | ||
Fort Saskatchewan | 21.8 | 13.5 | 99 Avenue | Interchange | |
22.8 | 14.2 | ![]() Sherwood Park, Camrose | Hwy 21 northern terminus | ||
Josephburg | West end of Hwy 830 concurrency | ||||
41.9 | 26.0 | ![]() Hwy 830 north – Hwy 38 | East end of Hwy 830 concurrency | ||
Bruderheim, Two Hills | Hwy 45 western terminus | ||||
51.6 | 32.1 | ![]() Hairy Hill, St. Paul | Hwy 29 eastern terminus | ||
Hwy 831 south – Elk Island National Park | West end of Hwy 831 concurrency | ||||
55.6 | 34.5 | ![]() Waskatenau | East end of Hwy 831 concurrency | ||
Tofield | |||||
Hilliard | 78.6 | 48.8 | Range Road 175 | ||
Mundare | 90.0 | 55.9 | ![]() | West end of Hwy 855 concurrency | |
| 92.2 | 57.3 | ![]() ![]() Ryley, Holden | Hwy 15 eastern terminus; Hwy 855 continues south | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ "Length of Highway 15 in Alberta". Google Maps. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Canada's National Highway System - Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety. September 2016. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Highway 15 in Alberta". Google Maps. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ June 21, James Bonnell Published on; June 21, 2019 | Last Updated; Edt, 2019 11:04 Am (June 21, 2019). "Highway 15 bridge twinning to begin in August". Sherwood Park News. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Alberta, Government of. "Twinning the bridge into Fort Saskatchewan". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Highway 15 twinning project". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Highway 15 twinning project".
- ^ "Highway 15 twinning project". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Highway 15 twinning project". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2019.