Deerfoot Trail construction update: 2 sections complete, 6 more to go

Construction on another section of the massive Deerfoot Trail Improvement Project in Calgary is now complete.
Provincial Transport Minister Devin Dreeshan announced Friday that construction on the project’s second key segment at Beddington Trail and 11 Street N.W., which began in the spring of 2023, has been completed at a cost of $19 million.
The work included connecting 11 Street N.E. to westbound Beddington Trail and northbound Deerfoot Trail, and adding a fourth lane in each direction of Deerfoot between Airport Trail and Beddington Trail.
The newly improved section will open to traffic on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.
Construction continues on six other sections of Deerfoot with the entire project scheduled for completion sometime in 2027, at an estimated cost of $615 million.
With more than 180,00 vehicles using it each day, Deerfoot Trail is the busiest road in Alberta.
City of Calgary Ward 10 councillor  Andre Chabot says the improvements will “enhance the efficiency and safety in the movement of goods and people.”
Chris Dinsdale, president and CEO of the Calgary Airport Authority,  says they should also provide improved access to Calgary International Airport “by reducing traffic congestion, providing alternative routes, growing connectivity and boosting economic and logistics efficiency.”
The entire Deerfoot Trail Improvement Project includes:
The Alberta government estimates when the entire project is complete, motorists can expect a 15 per cent faster morning commute, a 22 per cent faster evening commute, and 900,000 hours of commuting saved annually on Deerfoot Trail.