Skip to main content

Construction to begin this fall on $10M West Edmonton Mall footbridge

Share
EDMONTON -

Construction will begin this fall on a footbridge between West Edmonton Mall and the Misericordia Community Hospital.

Edmonton city council said the bridge will cost about $10 million to construct.

The plan is to replace the old bridge that crossed 170 Street near 87 Avenue. It was torn down in 2018 after an inspection found it was deteriorating. Because of that, a temporary crosswalk was installed until there was a permanent solution in place.

The removal of the bridge triggered nearby residents to act, sending in letter writing campaigns to City Hall saying they missed the convenience of the bridge.

The city says WEM will cover up to $2 million of the total cost over 30 years.

With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Jeremy Thompson

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

Hertz CEO out following electric car 'horror show'

The company, which announced in January it was selling 20,000 of the electric vehicles in its fleet, or about a third of the EVs it owned, is now replacing the CEO who helped build up that fleet, giving it the company’s fifth boss in just four years.

Stay Connected