The Springbank Off-stream Reservoir (the Springbank Reservoir or SR1) is a flood mitigation project that would mitigate future floods like the one that devastated Calgary and southern Alberta in 2013. The Springbank Reservoir is a key component of Alberta’s flood mitigation strategy for southern Alberta and Calgary and is planned to be located adjacent to the Elbow River, west of Calgary. The Springbank Reservoir requires approval from the federal Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP), and the provincial Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB).
As the project continues through the regulatory process the Government of Alberta will be issuing regular newsletters and updating the Springbank Reservoir project webpage to share current project information and important milestones. You are receiving this newsletter because you are on the Alberta Transportation Springbank Reservoir subscribers list. If you would like to unsubscribe from these newsletters, please follow the instructions at the bottom of this message.
What’s new?
Alberta Transportation hosted community information sessions on the Project in Springbank and Bragg Creek on September 24 and October 8 both in person and online. The presentation and recordings from the events are available on the Springbank Reservoir project webpage filed under Community Information Sessions.
The Fall 2020 Project Update was recently distributed with information on roads, the debris deflection barrier, and Public Lands and Water Act applications.
Design image renderings for various locations along the Springbank Off- stream Reservoir project were posted on the project website to help illustrate what SR1 will look like, if approved and built.
These updates are available on the project website
www.alberta.ca/resources-springbank-off-stream-reservoir.aspx
Did you know?
The Springbank Reservoir system was designed to maintain community access and traffic without any disruption except in the most extreme flood conditions (floods with a volume equal to or greater than a 1:50 year event).
By raising Highway 22 above the reservoir filled level, Highway 22 could continue to support traffic without disruption.
Springbank Road (Township Road 244) has been designed to maintain normal traffic operations up to a 1:50 year flood event without disruption. If an event equal to or larger than this is being mitigated, Springbank Road would be temporarily closed between Range Road 40 and Highway 22. East- west traffic on Springbank Road would be detoured north on Range Road 40 (which travels under Highway 1) to Township Road 250 where Highway 22 can be accessed. Once the flood has passed, the Government of Alberta would remediate Springbank Road after which normal traffic operations could resume.
Notice of Traffic Control Construction Located at Hwy 22 & Hwy 758
CANA Energy Ltd. has been contracted to perform a project involving installing a new traffic signal at Highway 22 & Highway 758. The construction period for the above site, near (residents and businesses of Bragg Creek), is scheduled to be from:
December 1 to December 14, 2020
This project involves treench excavation, duct placement and base installation. This work will require narrowing the driven and pedestrian portion of the area. Signage will be erected asking that caution be used when travelling this area.
