Hello parents & students,

The City of Calgary is continuing work on Mission Bridge to rehabilitate it and extend its service life by about 35 years.  This means there may be some impacts for you this year when dropping off or picking up your child and your child's route to/from home if they are walking or wheeling to school. Substantial completion of this project is expected by the end of 2025.

We want to remind parents, students, and all community members to follow posted detour signs for your safety and the safety of construction crews. This includes dismounting bikes when using the bridge sidewalk. If you are driving, please allow extra time as there may be delays due to lane reductions and detours.

A full weekend closure of the bridge to vehicle traffic is planned for late September. Pedestrian and wheeling access will remain open during this closure. This should be the last full closure of the bridge before substantial completion of this project later this year.

For students who cross the bridge during the lunch break, we want to remind them to be aware of the construction zone and follow all posted signs for their safety and that of construction crews.

If you'd like to stay informed on the project, you can visit the project page where construction updates, current detours, closures, lane reductions and other impacts are posted.  There is also a newsletter you can subscribe to; the newsletter is sent out to notify interested parties of upcoming detours, lane reductions or closures.

Thank you for your cooperation and helping us to ensure the students have a safe, successful year.

Calgary Board of Education/Rideau School