Film production means closures of airport tunnel traffic until Thursday
Drivers who use the airport tunnel in northeast Calgary should be aware of closures over the next few days to accommodate a movie shoot.
The westbound lanes were closed at 5 a.m. Monday and will stay closed until Wednesday at 5 a.m., then the entire tunnel will be shut down until Thursday at 9 p.m.
Officials haven't said which production is causing the shutdown, but the HBO series The Last of Us has been filming around southern Alberta in recent weeks.
The six-lane airport tunnel connects Barlow Trail to 36th Street N.E.
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