There are several projects occurring within Valley Ridge in the upcoming Spring of 2025.

1. The TransCanada Sanitary Trunk
2. Osprey development connecting to Valley Ridge’s existing sanitary line.

Project #1: The City is currently working with the Government of Alberta to twin the sanitary trunk, to add more flow capacity. An open house was held on the 28th of October at the Crestmont Community Center, and flyers were distributed to each household’s door.
The open house outlined where the trunk would be placed, and how it would be placed. It also explained where construction material would be kept during this process.
The upshot is that very little disruption will occur within our community. Most of the work will involve micro-tunneling, so there will be minimal ground disruption, minimal construction vehicles, and therefore, minimal construction noise. The staging areas will be to the far west and far east of the community, near the storm ponds. There will also be a central staging area
near the baseball diamond in the west soccer fields. The Board met with the City, and the City has agreed to fence the baseball diamond from the staging area, so the diamond will remain accessible to the public.

Project #2: Osprey Development. The new community of Osprey will be accessible through our and Crestmont’s traffic circles. You would take a left, instead of a right towards Crestmont.
This community’s development is well underway, but that region of the City historically had septic tanks, and they do not have access to the sanitary sewer system on that side of the highway. To gain access, they must connect to the closest line that is NOT uphill. That would be Valley Ridge.
This means that we will see an additional sanitary project in our community.
The basic plan is to microtunnel under the TransCanada towards the ice rink and toboggan hill.
Once at the hill, they will open trench (disturb the ground) towards the firehall. They may have to remove trees, but they will replace all of them, as well as revitalize the ground/grass. This area will also be fenced off to the public, to allow for some safe public access around the site.
Once at the firehall, they will micro-tunnel under Valley Ridge Blvd. The target point is at the 4-way stop, on the west side. Our sanitary line is accessible in the median, so we will experience traffic construction and 2 lane closures.
This project is expected to begin in late February 2025, and be complete in late April 2025. We will NOT have lane closures that entire time. That timeline is proposed for the entire project.
The Osprey group is committed to keeping Valley Ridge informed, so we will be meeting with them again in early February/late January to confirm timelines and expectations once all permits have been approved and the timelines are official.