Timeline for Marda Loop construction extended into 2025
CBC
The City of Calgary has announced construction work for the redesign of an area in Marda Loop is expected to continue until the summer of 2025.
A previous timeline for the revamp of 33rd and 34th Avenues S.W. had construction wrapping up this year.
"I'm disappointed," said Bob van Wegen, executive director of the Marda Loop Business Improvement Area.
"There was a great desire to have the complete project done at the end of this year."
Van Wegen is urging Calgary residents to continue braving the roadwork to support businesses in the community, which have been hit hard by declining traffic.
"We will make the best of the construction schedule we're given," he said. "Marda Loop is really a fantastic place to visit even under construction."
The project area runs from Crowchild Trail S.W. to 19th Street on 33rd Avenue and from Crowchild Trail to 18th Street on 34th Avenue.
Substantial completion of the 33rd Avenue section of the project is expected in late summer 2024.
Until August, sections of both 33rd and 34th Avenues east of 22nd Street will only be open to one-way traffic, the city said at a community information session on Friday.
No parking is available on 22nd Street between 33rd and 34th Avenues until April 23.
Alternating sidewalk closures on 22nd Street are in place during that same time.
The city says updates on detours and closures will be posted on its Marda Loop Main Streets project webpage.
The Main Streets project aims to create a space that attracts visitors and prioritizes pedestrian experiences.
Wider sidewalks, new streetlights, benches and bike racks will be installed along 33rd and 34th Avenues.
