Whoop-Up Drive at 2:24 p.m. on November 19, 2025. (Photo: City of Lethbridge traffic camera)

By David Opinko

Middle lane of westbound Whoop-Up Drive to close Thursday

Nov 19, 2025 | 2:54 PM

Work continues on what the City of Lethbridge says is the final stage of repairs to Whoop-Up Drive.

Starting at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, the south lane of westbound Whoop-Up Drive will reopen, while the middle lane will close for about one week.

The repair schedule for the final phase, is as follows:

• November 10: Erect shoring towers under the bridge. Botterill Bottom Road South will be closed to the public for the duration of all repairs. Completed
• November 12 – 18: Repair girder 3 (under lane 3). Current traffic measures remain in place. Completed
• November 20 – 27: Repair girder 2. Lane 2 will close and lane 3 will reopen. This maintains two westbound lanes. When this repair is complete, all three westbound lanes are open.
• November 28 – December 10: Repair girder 4. Lane 4 remains closed. When this repair is complete, all three eastbound lanes are open.
• December 10 – 12: Repair girder 1. No lane closures are required for this repair

Work is scheduled on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Based on this schedule, all repairs are expected to be completed by Friday, December 12.

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These repairs are in addition to the scheduled bridge maintenance that has already been completed.

It was necessary after a flatbed trailer carrying heavy equipment struck the underside of the bridge on August 6, resulting in damage to four of the six steel girders that run along the bottom of the road.

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