Road closures and transit detours for Edmonton police funeral procession

A series of road closures and transit detours will be in effect on Monday as a regimental funeral is held for Edmonton Police Service constables Travis Jordan and Brett Ryan.

The procession will begin at the Alberta Legislature grounds at 11:45 a.m. and is expected to end at Rogers Place at 1 p.m.

Members of the public can pay respects along the route, such as outside the Stanley A. Milner Library, and attend public viewing livestreams at the Ice District Plaza or Churchill Square. Limited seating will be available inside City Hall and at the square for the elderly or those with mobility challenges.

Access to Rogers Place for the funeral ceremony will be limited to family, special guests, members of police and law enforcement, emergency services and military communities.

The procession route will be closed to drivers starting at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.

The route will follow this path:

• North on 107th Street
• East on Jasper Avenue
• North on 105th Street
• East on 104th Avenue
• North on 102nd Street

The procession route, with the exception of 104th Avenue between 101st and 105th Street, will reopen at 1 p.m. That last section will reopen at 5 p.m.

Closures

Pedway access to Rogers Place through JW Marriott, Ford Hall and the MacEwan LRT Station will be closed from Sunday at 12 p.m. until Monday at 5 p.m. The pedway between Edmonton Tower and JW Marriott will remain open.

The public will not be able to access the LRT, Edmonton Tower, JW Marriott or the Grand Villa Casino through Ford Hall until Monday at 5 p.m.

Parking restrictions will be in place in various locations starting Sunday at 12 p.m, including the Edmonton Police Services Headquarters at 9620 103A Avenue and along the procession route:

• 109th Street from 97th Avenue to 104th Avenue
• 99th Avenue from 106th Street to 109th Street
• CN Tower on 104th Avenue from 99th Street to 100th Street
• 103rd Street from 105th Avenue to 106th Avenue
• 105th Avenue at 102nd Street
• 102nd Street north of 105th Avenue

Vehicles that remain parked in restricted areas will be towed starting 8 a.m. on Monday.

Transit

The Government Centre Transit Centre will be closed on Sunday at 11 p.m. and is expected to reopen Monday at 2 p.m.

The LRT at this stop will not be impacted.

Access through Ford Hall at Rogers Place will be limited and the public will not be able to connect to the LRT, Edmonton Tower, JW Marriott or the Grand Villa Casino until Monday at 5 p.m.

Transit detours will begin at 8:30 a.m. with regular service on Jasper Avenue resuming at approximately 2 p.m. Full regular service on 104th Avenue is expected to resume at 5 p.m.

Edmonton Transit Service is offering free transit to anyone traveling to and from downtown for the procession and funeral.