$72M interchange at Bowfort Road and Highway 1 a 'game-changer' for northwest Calgary, councillor says

The new interchange at the Trans-Canada Highway and Bowfort Road N.W., which officially opened Thursday, creates a free-flow, uninterrupted entrance to Calgary, the city says.

The $71.7-million project in the city's northwest near the WinSport athletic facilities and Canada Olympic Park took two years to complete.

Ward 1 Coun. Ward Sutherland called the new interchange "a game-changer for the area."

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"It makes it easier for people heading to WinSport and the Trinity development to the south, and the businesses and our communities to the north," he said.

"It's becoming a really active area for citizens and guests visiting the city."

About 60,000 vehicles pass through the area every day, a volume that the old infrastructure could no longer handle, the city says.

"This is the last of four interchange-related projects we're opening this summer," said Mayor Naheed Nenshi in a release.

"The city is completing 20 transportation projects this year, with a total investment of $400 million, that will have a major, positive impact on Calgary's road and pedestrian network."

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