Franklin Avenue will be reduced to one lane of traffic in both directions between Old Airport Road and Forrest Drive.
City of Yellowknife
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Construction season begins in Yellowknife

Meaghan Richens
By Meaghan Richens

Construction begins today on Franklin Avenue.

Lane closures between Old Airport Road and Forrest drive will reduce traffic in both directions to one lane.
Starting on Wednesday, Franklin will be closed between Reservoir Road and Forrest Drive.
Traffic will be detoured via Reservoir Road  while the city installs several service upgrades to the road, including a 350 m section of sewer line upgrade, bus turnouts and street light upgrades.
There will be no access to Franklin from Gitzel Street.
For detour maps go to yellowknife.ca/construction.
Meaghan Richens
Meaghan Richens
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