Robert Service Way Traffic Changes

City crews will be introducing new traffic control measures along Robert Service Way this weekend.

As was done in 2024, as a precautionary measure, temporary jersey barriers and delineators will be installed to shift traffic lanes away from the toe of the escarpment.

This is part of the City’s proactive efforts to prepare for spring freshet. The City is also actively monitoring the escarpment, using a slope scanner, regular engineering inspections, drone surveys and other measures, to ensure water seepage and slides can be managed in way that prioritizes public safety.

City crews are scheduled to start installing measures to shift traffic lanes as early as March 30. Traffic lanes are not expected to be closed during the work and there will be minimal disruption to the public. Traffic control will be on site to guide the movement of trucks hauling near the site.

Those travelling the road are asked to be cautious of workers in the area and obey all traffic control signage.

Cyclists are encouraged to use the Millennium Trail, which remains open for active transportation.

For more information about the plan for the escarpment in 2025, please visit EngageWhitehorse.ca/Escarpment-2025

Contact:
Matthew Cameron
Manager, Strategic Communications
City of Whitehorse
matthew.cameron@whitehorse.ca
(867) 689-0515