CHAPTER 5

Converting to a Freeway

The Interchange at 149th and Yellowhead Trail

Heather Stewart and Paul R. Messinger

In 2012, the Transportation Services Department conducted public-involvement planning and implementation for an interchange at 149th Street and Yellowhead Trail (see Figure 5.1). This project included early and open-ended public-involvement activities in an attempt to help avoid confusion and conflict around decision-making factors which had been a challenge in some previous major projects.

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Figure 5.1 Preferred strategy: One-way service roads

Context and Catalyst

The 149th Street Interchange at Yellowhead Trail project was part ...

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