Calgary Zoo Road closed for flood mitigation project

Calgary's Zoo Road is now closed as construction of aflood mitigation projectaround St. George's Island gets underway.

This means getting from Inglewood to Memorial Drive or vice versa, now requires a significant detour.

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Walking paths on both the north and south sides of the Bow River arealso be affected.

Access to St. Patrick's Island and the zoo administration offices will continue until September by way of the12thStreet S.E. bridge.

The project is expected to be complete bylate 2017.

The $30-million project is designed to protect the zoo from future flooding. Flood maps show high risks of the zoo being completely inundated in a "one in 20-year flood event."

The Calgary Zoo will remain open during construction with access through the north gate.