Back-to-school traffic, more drivers leading to Edmonton construction zone slowdowns – Edmonton [Video]

Lines of traffic sitting at a standstill in morning traffic: drivers say it’s a common occurrence on Edmonton roads and blame the slowdowns on construction.

“You just have to not be in a rush to get anywhere these days,” said Tanis Stamatelakis.

Even Connor McDavid took a shot at the construction last week while talking about living in Edmonton.

“There’s no hour-drive, there’s no traffic — although construction could be better,” McDavid said on Tuesday.

The city says it has around the same number of projects as last year.

“In 2024, the City of Edmonton is once again managing more than 200 active projects in planning, design and construction,” said Craig Walbaum, the acting deputy city manager of integrated infrastructure services.

“This includes more than 90 projects under construction across the city including work on buildings, parks, roads, tracks, pathways and bridges.”

Coun. Tim Cartmell, who represents southwest Edmonton where major projects are ongoing on both Whitemud Drive’s …