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The second of three major downtown intersections to close for Valley Line LRT construction this summer will reopen to traffic Sunday night, one week ahead of schedule.

City officials said Sunday that 100 Street and 102 Avenue will be open to vehicles, buses, bicycles and pedestrians in time for Monday’s morning commute, five weeks after it was closed for construction work.

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“We really appreciate the patience of the public, we know it’s not easy to have these kinds of closures,” said TransEd stakeholder relations manager Dean Heuman from the intersection on Sunday. “We’re confident that we’re going to be done by the end of the summer with the three major intersections.”

Heuman attributed the early opening to hard work from construction and city staff to manage heavy rainfall, as well as lessons learned during the previous closure of 101 Street and 102 Avenue.

Closing the intersection at 97 Street and 102 Avenue — slated for four weeks immediately following the reopening of 100 Street — has been pushed back to Aug. 6, Heuman said.

ETS buses currently detoured around the intersection will return to their regular routes at the start of service on Monday, a city spokesperson said.

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