Over the past few weeks, crews have been installing temporary traffic poles and signals at the intersections along Highway 7 West between Bruce Street and Commerce Street. Tomorrow, crews will be activating the traffic signals at the intersection of Highway 7 West and Wigwoss Drive/Helen Street. Please see below for further details:

what you need to know:

• Tomorrow, at the Wigwoss/Helen intersection, the temporary traffic signals that will be in place throughout construction are scheduled to be activated in the early afternoon.
• The traffic lights will be out of service in all directions. Expect to see the lights out or flashing.
• For the remainder of the day, crews will remove the old signal poles and equipment.
• This work may require short-term lane closures around each work area as crews make their way around the intersection.
• Paid duty police officers will be onsite for the duration of the work to control traffic.
• Please give yourself enough time to get to your destination, and remember to reduce your speed through construction zones.
• Once the remaining traffic signals along Hwy 7 West are scheduled we will communicate this information.
• While there will be no changes to the intersection movements and operations at this time, there will be changes coming in the future. Read more and watch a video about what to expect when the rapidway is complete here: Navigating the rapidways.

*Please note: As with other road construction projects, some work may be rescheduled due to weather or other variables. We are committed to providing advance notice whenever possible. Check twitter.com/vivanext for last-minute updates.

Traffic signals change quite a bit with our construction projects. To read more about it, check out our blog: changing lights.

We understand that construction can be disruptive and we thank you in advance for your patience during this time. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.