Rolling Alberta highway closures planned for Pope’s upcoming visit to Edmonton area
Pope Francis is set to arrive in Edmonton on Sunday and with that will come several rolling highway closures as the Papal motorcade passes through areas of the province.
Rolling road closures are planned from Sunday to Wednesday for sections of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, as well as highways 2A, 16, 43, 611 and 633, Alberta Transportation said Tuesday morning in a news release.Large crowds, road closures and heavy security expected for Pope Francis’ visit to Alberta
While exact times for the road closures were not provided, the province said highways will be closed before and after the Pope’s motorcade travels through any given region. Drivers should expect delays and plan other routes if possible on the following dates:Pope Francis arrives in Edmonton on Sunday morning, the province said. The northbound lanes of the QEII between Edmonton International Airport and the city will be closed until the Pope’s motorcade passes by.
When the Pope returns to Edmonton later Monday afternoon, the QEII and Highway 611 west of Highway 2A will be closed yet again. The province said drivers can expect closures, limited access and “significant delays” along portions of Highway 2A — both northbound and southbound — between Wetaskiwin, Maskwacis and Ponoka all day Monday, July 25. Drivers can expect the same along portions of Highway 611 all day as well, the province said.
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