Starting tomorrow (Thursday, June 10th), micro-surfacing work will begin on 30th Avenue in Red Deer between Lees Street and Highway 11/55 Street.

Micro-surfacing is a road preservation treatment used to extend the life of pavement from five to eight years. It provides a thin wearing surface on top of the existing asphalt that city roads are paved with. Micro-surfacing is installed quicker and is ready to drive on faster than traditional hot-mix asphalt. Motorists will notice a rougher surface texture on a micro-surfaced road. This feature improves skid-resistance, but also tends to be noisier. 

Intermittent lane closures are expected on Thursday as crews begin line marking removal and non-intersection work. Pre-treatment work and micro-surfacing will begin in the northbound lanes followed by southbound lanes. Traffic delays are expected going both directions. 

When work is completed on 30th Avenue, work will begin on Highway 11 between Rutherford Drive and Range Road 270.  

Drivers are encouraged to take alternate routes where possible and reminded to slow down when driving in construction zones and obey all signs. Pedestrians are reminded to cross only at designated crosswalks.