Crews to practice installation of flood wall at Altawana Avenue and Parkview Drive N.E.

By Brian Konrad

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MEDICINE HAT, AB — The city will be conducting a flood protection training session tomorrow and that will mean closure of a key intersection in Riverside.

Parkview Drive and Altawana Avenue N.E. will be closed Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Third Avenue N.E. at the intersection of Parkview Drive will be temporarily converted to a two-way roadway to allow access in and out of Riverside.

Heavy truck traffic will be directed through the closure by flag personnel.

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Motorists are reminded to follow all detour signage and posted speed limits.

The training exercise involves the installation of a specialized flood wall and is not related to any perceived or impending threat.

Two weeks ago the city held a flood response exercise at the Esplanade.

“It’s a good opportunity for all of our city staff that’s involved in flood response to practice and you know just understand the coordination of working together from a field operations side to emergency social services to emergency operations centre operations,” Merrick Brown, manager of support services in emergency services, said at the time.