• Effective Date: August 8, 2024, until further notice.
• Where: Bebo Grove, Bankside, and Marshall Springs Day Use sites.
• Why: Various washroom facilities throughout Fish Creek Provincial Park have been identified for replacement. The new facilities are set to prioritize safety, security, operations, maintenance, accessibility, inclusivity.
  
  The existing washrooms at Bebo Grove Day Use Site and Bankside Day Use Site will be replaced with plumbed washroom facilities. Marshall Springs Day Use Site will receive a new vault toilet facility.
  
  To support construction activities, short term delays and temporary closures are expected from August 2024 through Winter 2024. We recognize delays are inconvenient, however, they are necessary to ensure public safety and support construction efficiency. Please follow all signage and do not cross construction barriers.
  
  Facilities and services in Fish Creek Provincial Park will not be impacted. Visitors looking for trail alternatives can call the Alberta Forestry and Parks Information Line at (877) 537-2757 or stop by the Bow Valley Ranch Visitor Centre.
  
  For further information about this project, please see the attached Map and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
  
  

• Effective Date: August 2024 through late fall, with minor works in 2025
• Where: Mallard Point Day Use Area up to and including, the Bow Bottom Trail SE pedestrian crossing
• Why:

A Trails Master Plan for Fish Creek Provincial Park was completed in 2022 and proposes a multi-use trail network accommodating a wide variety of users. The key objective is to expand on existing opportunities in the park in a manner that is safe, enjoyable, sustainable, and environmentally conscious. The highest priority is the Central Corridor Pathway – a 19 km pathway artery, running through the heart of the park and connecting day use areas to key points of interest. Portions of the Central Corridor Pathway are also segments of the Rotary-Mattamy Greenway and the Trans Canada Trail.

The Government of Alberta is proceeding with Phase 1 construction of the Central Corridor Pathway in August 2024. This includes the eastern segment of the pathway, between the Mallard Point Day Use Area up to and including, the Bow Bottom Trail SE pedestrian crossing. To improve public safety, Phase 1 will also include the following special projects:

• • Special Project 1 – Realignment of a small pathway segment away from the eroding shoreline of Fish Creek
  • Special Project 2 – Removal of a staircase and a new trail alignment near the community of Evergreen Estates
  • Special Project 3 – Mitigation to a small pathway segment in Marshall Springs to address drainage challenges

To support construction activities, short term delays are expected along the eastern segment of the Central Corridor Pathway from August 2024 through late fall, with minor works in 2025. We recognize delays are inconvenient, however, they are necessary to ensure public safety and to support construction efficiency. Please follow all signage and do not cross construction barriers.

Temporary intermittent pathway closures may impact the following trails:

• • Rotary-Mattamy Greenway

The Rotary Mattamy Greenway — Parks Foundation Calgary (parksfdn.com)

• • Trans Canada Trail

Trans Canada Trail | Explore the Map (tctrail.ca)

The overall Central Corridor Pathway project will occur in three phases of construction, with anticipated completion in 2028.

Facilities and services in Fish Creek Provincial Park will not be impacted. Visitors looking for trail alternatives can call the Alberta Parks Information Line at 1-877-537-2757 or stop by the Bow Valley Ranche Visitor Centre.

For further information about this project, please see the attached Map and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

• Effective Date: February 12, 2024, until further notice.
• Where: Central Corridor Pathway, Fish Creek Provincial Park
• Why: Please be advised that arborist work, which will include hazardous tree removal and pruning in an ecologically sustainable manner, will be occurring along the 19km Central Corridor Pathway in Fish Creek Provincial Park from February to April 2024. Short-term delays to pathway users are expected as crews undertake tree removal and pruning. Flaggers will be in place to ensure that public safety is upheld. Delays will not exceed more than 15 minutes to a specific area while overhead work is occurring. We recognize delays are inconvenient, but they are necessary for public safety, and to support renovation of the Central Corridor Pathway in 2024. Please follow all signage and do not cross construction barriers.

  
  Facilities and services in Fish Creek Provincial Park will not be impacted. Visitors looking for pathway alternatives can call the Alberta Parks Information Line at 1-877-537-2757 or stop by the Bow Valley Ranch Visitor Centre.

  Portions of the Central Corridor Pathway known as the Rotary-Mattamy Greenway and Trans Canada Trail may experience short-term delays during this work.

  For further information about this project, please see the attached map and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

  
  

Alberta Transportation will be widening the westbound lane, replacing the eastbound lane and installing a new pedestrian bridge on Stoney Trail over the Bow River.

Work will be ongoing until the autumn of 2024 and impacted areas will include the pathway system connecting Rotary Nature Park to McKenzie Meadows and, on the west side of the Bow River, from Sikome Aquatic Facility to Lafarge Meadows.

Additionally, please note the current pedestrian overpass is permanently closed, to facilitate construction of a replacement.

Detours and closures for pedestrian, cyclist and river users will be ongoing during this project. Parking at Rotary Nature Park will also be intermittently closed. Please obey all signs, closures and detours.

More project information can be found here.

For concerns, please contact Estella Petzold from Alberta Transportation at Estella.Petzold@gov.ab.ca