Drivers in High River are already well aware of the fact center street is being torn up.

Mayor, Les Rempel, says it can be a little frustrating using the detours....

"It's really only 2 minutes difference but it seems like an eternity when you are used to driving right through now we have to stop and wait for a closed road or drive down a couple blocks to detour down a different road. So it's a bit of a change for a small town but good change. We're having a new road put in place and it's been a long awaited solution."

He says it's the first step toward the town taking over highway 2-a through the community.