Project Update - West Calgary Ring Road

September 15, 2023

What’s Happening in Traffic

UPCOMING: Single lane of alternating traffic on Highway 8

The new westbound Highway 8 flyover is expected to open to traffic in October. To pave the tie in from the flyover to the existing lanes, Highway 8 will be reduced to a single lane of alternating traffic for two nights. The lane closures will be shared on electronic message boards once the timing is confirmed.

*Looking west at Highway 8 approaching the Elbow River*

All work is weather dependent. Please check 511 Alberta and The City of Calgary’s traffic information map for up-to-date information on traffic detours and speed reductions. For all other project information, please visit westringroad.ca.

We appreciate your patience during construction.

Stoney Trail at 17 Avenue S.W.

Work on the 17 Avenue S.W. interchange ramps and the northbound Stoney Trail lanes is ongoing.

*Excavating the northbound Stoney Trail lanes approaching 17 Avenue S.W. in July 2023*

*Looking south at Stoney Trail and 17 Avenue S.W. in July 2023*

*Looking south at Stoney Trail and 17 Avenue S.W. in September 2023*

*Looking north at Stoney Trail and 17 Avenue S.W. in July 2023*

*Looking north at Stoney Trail and 17 Avenue S.W. in September 2023*

Flyover Finishing Work

This fall, westbound Highway 8 traffic will be shifted to the new flyover. Sandblasting and other concrete finishing work to prepare the bridge deck for waterproofing and paving is ongoing.