Alberta Highway 28A
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Alberta Provincial Highway No. 28A, commonly referred to as Highway 28A, is an 18-kilometre (11 mi) highway in Alberta, Canada that connects Highway 15 in northeast Edmonton to Highway 28 near Gibbons. It is numbered 17 Street NE within Edmonton and forms an alternate route to Highway 28 into the city from the north. As the southernmost component of the Edmonton–Fort McMurray corridor, the highway is designated as a core route of Canada's National Highway System for its entire length.
Route information | ||||
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Auxiliary route of Hwy 28 | ||||
Maintained by Alberta Transportation | ||||
Length | 17.71 km[1] (11.00 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Hwy 15 in Edmonton | |||
Major intersections | Hwy 37 near Ft. Saskatchewan Hwy 643 in Gibbons | |||
North end | Hwy 28 near Gibbons | |||
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Country | Canada | |||
Province | Alberta | |||
Specialized and rural municipalities | Sturgeon County | |||
Major cities | Edmonton | |||
Towns | Gibbons | |||
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Highway 28A began as a gravel road in the 1930s, formerly designated as Highway 37 which it now intersects at the north Edmonton city limit. Alberta Transportation has plans to upgrade Highways 28 and 28A to a divided highway, with long term plans for a freeway between Edmonton and Fort McMurray.