Calgarians looking to visit the Culture and Entertainment District along with Stampede Park, will begin to face some road closures to the area starting on July 21.

The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) and the City of Calgary announced the closures on Friday, for 12 Avenue SE and Stampede Trail, along with intermittent closures on Flores Ladue Parade on Stampede Park that will last until the fall of 2025.

Road closures will be used by CMLC and the City of Calgary to support work being undertaken on the Calgary Event Centre, also known as Scotia Place, site development for the future Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel on Stampede Park, and on phase two of the Stampede Trail redevelopment.

Emma Stevens, Director for Communications and External Relations for CMLC, said that work was being timed to complete before the start of the Calgary Flames regular season.

“There are a few events happening at the Saddledome and the BMO Centre over the next two months—a number of concerts at the Saddledome, some conventions and conferences at the BMO Centre. We’re working closely with the Calgary Stampede and Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation to support their clients and their guests through that time,” Stevens said.

She said the work coincided with a slowdown in activity in the area throughout the final months of summer and early fall.

“It’s really about that balance of getting the work done and maintaining access for everyone coming in, and we’re confident we can make that happen,” Stevens said.

“Our approach to construction in this district is phased, and that’s because it is a district in development and a district with a number of destinations that are frequented frequently.”

Visitors to area will start to see more ground level work on Scotia Place

Stevens said that phase one of the Stampede Trail redevelopment was completed in 2024, and that phase two work between 12 Avenue SE and 14 Avenue SE was being done in coordination with other construction happening in the district.

Part of that construction will be installation of a pipe from Calgary District Heating, located on 4 Street SE and 9 Avenue SE, into Scotia Place.

“It has to come right through the middle of the intersection, so it was all part of the overall schedule,” said Bob Hunter, Scotia Place project lead at The City of Calgary.

He said that development work on Scotia Place was ongoing, after a temporary pause during the Calgary Stampede.

“We’re starting to pour concrete on the actual floors in the building, and that’s kind of the what they’re focusing on now, and they’re moving around the building in sections. So the road, we’ll get back up to grade sometime in the fall and you’ll actually be able to see slab on grade,” Hunter said.

“Then we’ll start to see steel coming up under the ground.”

Road closures for the duration of construction will be posted to the Culture and Entertainment District access map at www.cedistrict.com/access-map.