The City of Edmonton says it has finished Stage 2 of the Terwillegar Drive expansion in the city’s southwest, but one westbound lane on 122 Street will stay closed until late October.
Crews are repairing erosion on an embankment along 122 Street, the city said in a release on the project, which Taproot Edmonton summarized on Oct. 13. Landscaping and site restoration will continue into 2027.
The city said construction areas have reopened and that the work added roadway, transit, pathway, pedestrian and cycling improvements.
According to the project’s spring 2026 newsletter, Stage 2 covered the Terwillegar Drive and Whitemud Drive interchange and the widening of Whitemud Drive between Terwillegar Drive and 122 Street. The newsletter listed the westbound Rainbow Valley Bridge, Whitemud Drive widened to four lanes in each direction, the westbound 122 Street ramp, a bus-only lane from 53 Avenue to Terwillegar Drive, retaining walls and a noise wall among the completed pieces. It also said the Rainbow Valley pedestrian bridge, a pedestrian and cyclist bridge over Whitemud Drive near 142 Street and shared pathways through Rainbow Valley were due to open in summer 2026.
Stage 3 is already under way and is expected to be finished by 2028, the city said. It covers the Terwillegar Drive and Anthony Henday Drive interchange and widening to 170 Street. The newsletter said that work includes a partial cloverleaf interchange, bus-only lanes and a pedestrian and cyclist bridge over Anthony Henday Drive. It said the Alberta government funds Stage 3 while the city leads design and delivery.
The newsletter said two lanes of traffic in each direction would mostly be maintained during Stage 3, with occasional brief lane closures. Anthony Henday Drive may see a speed reduction to 80 km/h.
Stage 1, between Rabbit Hill Road and Whitemud Drive, was completed in 2024, according to the city’s project page. The overall program began in 2021. Costs were not stated in the sources reviewed.
Canada News Media did not open the city’s release directly. Details of the release come from the Taproot Edmonton brief of Oct. 13, and background comes from the City of Edmonton project page and its spring 2026 newsletter.
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