Deerfoot Trail

Overview

Maintained by Alberta Transportation, Deerfoot Trail is the major north/south transportation route through the City of Calgary and is part of the North/South Trade Corridor. Since the 1970s when most of the road was constructed, Calgary’s population has doubled and traffic volumes continue to increase. Today it is the busiest road in Alberta and serves more than 190,000 vehicles per day.

Project details

In conjunction with Alberta Transportation, the City of Calgary completed the Deerfoot Trail Corridor Study (PDF, 7.8 MB) in December 2020.

Improvements are planned for:

• 64 Avenue NE & McKnight Boulevard
• 11 Street NE
• 64 Avenue NE & McKnight Boulevard
• Memorial Drive & 17 Avenue SE
• Glenmore Trail
• Southland Drive & Anderson Road / Bow Bottom Trail

In July 2022, the government announced it was cancelling the public-private partnership (P3) approach to upgrading Deerfoot Trail due to escalating costs. Improvements to Deerfoot Trail will now be completed in smaller bundles, prioritizing work on the most congested areas of the highway.

In August 2022, Alberta Transportation posted the tender for work between 64 Avenue and McKnight Boulevard. Construction on this project will occur in 2023. 

News

Deerfoot Trail improvements move ahead (August 22, 2022)

Cancellation of Deerfoot Trail P3: Minister Panda (July 12, 2022)

Timeline

• August 2022 – tender for 64 Avenue NE & McKnight Boulevard improvements posted.­ Construction will occur in 2023.
• Future Deerfoot Trail improvements are expected to be tendered individually, with construction planned for 2023.

More information

For more information or to sign up for project updates, visit Deerfoot Trail Improvements.

Contact

For more information on Deerfoot Trail:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 403-200-6935
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]