Construction on the 6 Avenue connection road, which will create a new access point from Highway 56/South Dinosaur Trail to Downtown Drumheller via the 6 Avenue Southeast and 2 Street East intersection near Freson Bros., will begin in June 2025.
The project was awarded to East Butte Contracting and council had previously approved the reallocation of budget surplus from the 2025 Street Improvement Program (SIP) towards the previously approved $1.68 million project.
“This road has been discussed many times over the years,” Drumheller Councillor Crystal Sereda said in a press release. “We are very excited to see this finally come to fruition and continue to work toward the long-term vision of a more accessible and connected downtown.”
The connector road was included within the Town’s Downtown Area Revitalization Plan (DARP), which was first established in 2021. This roadway will also tie in with the ongoing development of the Rails to Trails pathway network.
This includes preparing “future-ready infrastructure” such as water and sanitary sewer lines, and landscaping enhancements.
The existing recycling station on Railway Avenue East was relocated to accommodate construction. As of Friday, May 9, recycling bins were moved to 1 Street East and 7 Avenue Southeast, at the former Public Works yard across from the Bottle Depot, ahead of the June start to construction.
