Reconstruction of a northwest road over a creek washed out during heavy June rains should begin next week, the City of Edmonton said Wednesday. The city closed 137 Avenue and a nearby pedestrian bridge over Horseshoe Creek on June 22 after rainfall caused significant erosion. Crews will install a new culvert, rebuild the road and embankment, and construct a shared pathway alongside the avenue to replace the wooden pedestrian bridge. The city said final paving and landscaping may not be finished until next year but that such work would not delay the reopening of the road. Epcor had been responsible for the Horseshoe Creek culvert running underneath 137 Avenue, but the utility provider will transfer ownership and project responsibility to the city effective Monday as the culvert is classified as bridge-sized. Edmonton saw a record amount of rainfall in June, with 263.9 millimetres falling at the Blatchford weather station, 190 millimetres of it having fallen when the city closed the stretch of road that borders the Starling neighbourhood.
