Heavy traffic gridlock in southwest Edmonton as construction ramp up: ‘Everyone is frustrated’

Edmonton’s fifth season — road construction — has arrived. While the city is outlining what people can expect from the more than 200 projects underway, delays aren’t new for some residents. Driving through the city’s southwest, it’s not uncommon to see heavy traffic — and a lot of it. “Everyone is frustrated, everyone is annoyed,” said Janna Houle, a longtime resident of Windermere. People living in the Terwillegar and Windermere areas say they’ve been dealing with delays and construction all year and enough is enough. Houle says what used to be a 30-minute drive has turned into a two-hour nig…