McIntyre Drive Traffic Calming

The City’s Contractor, Terus, is resuming traffic calming work on McIntyre Drive with work expected to be complete this year.

Road surface, lighting and sidewalk improvements will be made along with design changes to lower vehicle speeds. Among the design changes are narrower lanes, a raised pedestrian crossing, and a bidirectional bike lane.

Streetlight improvements will begin Monday, June 8 near Hanna Crescent and McCandless Crescent. Temporary sidewalk detours, road cuts and restoration will be in place. This work is expected to wrap up by Friday, June 26.

Road improvements will begin Friday, June 12 on the north end of the street near the Petro Canada station. A 30 kilometre per hour speed limit will be introduced and drivers can expect single lane alternating traffic at times to accommodate the work. This part of the project is expected to take about one month.

The remaining work for this project, including bicycle lane barriers and permanent line marking is scheduled to start in July.

Read a Notice to Residents here: Notice to Residents.

We thank you for your understanding and patience as we complete this important project for the City and the Kwanlin Dün First Nation. Shä̀w níthän, másin cho, gunałchîsh.

McIntyre Drive reconstruction – Summer 2025

The City of Whitehorse is working together with the Kwanlin Dün First Nation to introduce traffic calming improvements along McIntyre Drive.

This project will:

• reduce vehicular speeds
• improve site lines for all road users
• create a dedicated bicycle path
• incorporate local design/artwork
• enhance safety and comfort for all road users including pedestrians, cyclists, transit users, and drivers

The project is scheduled to start on July 29th and last 8 weeks.

Construction will start at the round about end of McIntyre and proceed to the PetroCan end.

Traffic along McIntyre Drive will be reduced to a single lane during the construction.

Residents are asked to be careful around construction sites, follow signage and traffic control measures.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, major city emergencies and proposed emergency repairs, projected future contracting capacity, associated capital funding, and some major construction feasibility concerns of the proposed conceptual design, City Council has determined that it be necessary to delay this project in an effort to ensure City staff and private sector contracting capacity to complete critical infrastructure projects for the City. This is not the timeline we were all anticipating, however, our team is prepared to adjust.

This means we will still be working towards tendering the project in December of 2023 and construction in 2024.

We have now released the What We Heard report from Phase 2 Engagement for this project.

To view the report, click on Documents on the right.

Didn't get a chance to attend our Project Info Session on May 12? You can watch it now!

Today, we are launching public engagement for the McIntyre Drive Traffic Calming project!

How to get involved:

• Share your ideas using the Ideas Tool.
• Use the interactive map to share with us what you like and think needs improvement along McIntyre Drive.
• Ask a question about the project to a member of the project team.
• Attend our upcoming virtual project information session on May 12.
• Swing by our pop-up booth at the KDFN Community Rink on June 2.