π Tender Overview
Description: This program targets major rehabilitation of railway spur lines and roadway crossings throughout the City of Lethbridge transportation and industrial railway system. This infrastructure requires rehabilitation to keep the streets and railway operational and maintain safety. Also, as part of the Alberta Transportation Rail Safety regulations, extensive testing/inspections and rehabilitation are required at the rail signals every ten years (2022).This system relies on intersection assessments to determine new traffic control measures to maintain safety and upgrade the existing system. The City presently owns and maintains approximately 8.5 km of industrial rail with a capital asset value of over $7 million to provide rail service to businesses in the industrial area, including 19 road to rail crossings. In addition, the City is responsible for a portion of the rehabilitation costs at the CP Rail mainline crossings throughout the city. The following crossing locations are identified for improvements in the next four years: D-Lead at 5th Ave North G-Lead at 5th Ave North D-Lead at 2nd Ave North G-Lead at 2nd Ave North