Calgary Alberta - Construction to make way for the future Green Line LRT in the southeast community of Ogden is entering its next phase, as residents prepare for road closures and detours.
 
It's all part of preliminary construction work in the area before tracks can be laid and a station is built for the future train line.
 
Project officials are extending 78 Avenue S.E. through an incoming tunnel under the CPKC line as well as building a new road connection on the east side of the tracks.
 
It's meant to replace the at-grade crossing at 69 Avenue S.E. once the LRT line is built.
 
"By getting this work done, we're avoiding having that at grade crossing that's really holding things up in there," Green Line acting manager of community and business relations Adam Noble-Johnson told Global News.
 
The next phase of the project, which begins in two weeks, includes major roadwork to 78th Avenue between the CPKC tracks and Ogden Road.
 
Jill Woronchak, who's lived in the neighbourhood for eight years, said although she's looking forward to the Green Line running through the community, she isn't as excited about the upcoming road closures.
 
"Everybody needs to be able to get to where they need to go and have reliable transportation," she told Global News.
 
"I don't have an issue with it, but I do have an issue with them ripping up my road."
 
According to Green Line officials, 78th Avenue will be closed east of Ogden Road starting on 22 Apr 2024 for upgrades including a multi-use pathway, two-way vehicle traffic, and a turning lane approaching Ogden Road.
 
Project officials are also planning installing upgraded stormwater and utility infrastructure, with landscaping and sidewalk improvements.
 
Stakes in the ground along the street mark the new configuration of the road.
 
Adam MacVicar.