Walker Rd / Chay Rd / Mt Peter Rd Connection

Council is developing plans for a new Walker Rd – Chay Rd – Mt Peter Rd connection that will provide a key link between Edmonton and the Mt Peter growth region.

The works will be undertaken in two stages with timing dependent on growth rates within the area in the coming two to three years.

Ultimately the road link between Wiseman Road and Stoney Creek, in accordance with Council’s Ultimate Road Hierarchy, will be a 4-lane median divided road consisting of Walker Rd, Chay Rd and Mt Peter Rd. This final form will be well into the future and again dependent on the population growth in the local area.

The first stage of the works will involve the construction of half of the future carriageway, i.e., two lanes only, with a single road lane on each side of a central median. This stage includes the construction of approximately 450m of new road south of the existing Wiseman Rd intersection along with new road and rail bridges across McKinnons Creek and the upgrade of approximately 500m of existing road on Chay Rd and Mt Peter Rd. This stage will also include cycle lanes, lighting and a pedestrian link path.

Wiseman Rd/Walker Rd will be upgraded to a signalised intersection as part of Stage 1 while the Chay Rd/Mt Peter Rd intersection will be upgraded, but not signalised.

The cane railway, owned and operated by Mulgrave Mill, currently sits within the future road corridor and during Stage 1 the cane rail will be realigned to the western side of the corridor from Wiseman Rd to Plantation Rd. A new Walker Rd rail crossing will be incorporated with the traffic signalling just south of the Wiseman Rd intersection upgrade.

Survey work is currently being undertaken along the corridor for a proposed retaining wall that may be required as part of Stage 1 and flyers requesting access to selected properties have been recently issued.

Some minor land resumptions will be required to facilitate the new road with negotiations already underway with affected property owners.

View the concept plan for the road connection ( PDF, 3.54 MB )