Detour

Road construction impact at a glance

Track major Edmonton road projects, see how long they have lasted, and understand the traffic and delay impact behind the closures. Built from City of Edmonton open data; vehicle and delay figures are transparent estimates.

Every corridor here is currently under construction. The City's open data only publishes active and upcoming permits, so completed-project history is being accumulated over time — not shown yet.

Data as of Jul 7, 2026 · 16 active corridors · sourced from data.edmonton.ca

Active corridors

16
currently under construction

Avg. construction span

1,050 days
≈2.9 yrs · start → scheduled finish

Longest running

Yellowhead Trail Construction
2,860 days

Total estimated delay

15.7M hrs
Cumulative commuter hours (est.)

Why this matters

Long-running projects can look manageable on paper, but the real impact is felt in repeated delays, detours, and lost hours for commuters.

Estimated vehicles impacted

556M

Most surprising stat

Yellowhead Trail Construction has been running for over 7 years — the single longest-lived project on the map.