Franklin Avenue & 49th Street
At a Glance
Yellowknife, Northwest TerritoriesFranklin Avenue & 49th Street
- Area
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories / Downtown commercial corridor shown on the official transportation-plan map.
- Traffic control
- The current City construction page reports 19 signalized intersections in the 2026 modernization program. Revised Transportation Plan Map 4 marks this named crossing as an existing or upgrade full traffic signal. Confirm active indications on arrival.
- GPS
- 62.4546059, -114.3706778 (intersection centre; road names and physical location cross-checked against the official City map)
- Weather
- Check the current federal forecast.Environment Canada forecast
- Transit
- Review current Yellowknife Transit routes, schedules and service notices before travel.Routes and schedules
- Accessibility
- Review YKFlex specialized transit information and inspect curb ramps and signal phases on arrival.Specialized transit
- Parking
- Review current City parking information and obey posted controls.City parking
- Cycling
- Review the City transportation-plan page for current cycling and active-transportation context.Transportation Plan
- Road access
- Check current City construction and traffic impacts before departure.Construction underway
- North
- Franklin Avenue & 48th Street is about 87 m north in a straight line; check streets for the actual route.
- South
- Franklin Avenue & 50th Street is about 86 m south in a straight line; check streets for the actual route.
- East
- Franklin Avenue & 48th Street is about 87 m east in a straight line; check streets for the actual route.
- West
- Franklin Avenue & 50th Street is about 86 m west in a straight line; check streets for the actual route.
Where You Are
The City’s revised Transportation Plan maps a current full traffic signal at this named public-road crossing. The same official map shows the commercial or institutional setting used for this nonresidential screen. Proposed new-signal symbols, pedestrian-only controls, and locations without mapped qualifying context are not counted.
Final Orientation
Use marked crossings and verify conditions on site. Compass distances are straight-line references to other selected Yellowknife curbs, not travel directions. Signal operation, traffic, transit, parking, accessibility and weather can change.
Sources checked 2 October 2026: City of Yellowknife 2026 construction program, Transportation Plan page and Revised Transportation Plan Map 4. Map 4 identifies this location as an existing or upgrade traffic signal and shows the nonresidential land-use context. The construction page describes the current city-wide retrofit and yearly maintenance program. These are current official records, not a live signal feed. Confirm indications and conditions on arrival.