Southeast ring road opening delayed

The southeast portion of Calgarys ring road will not be ready to open on Tuesday as planned.

The $769-million project extending Stoney Trail past Peigan Trail to Highway 22x has taken three years to build.

Transportation Minister Ric McIver said he's still waiting for a final safety audit report.

Chinook Roads Partnership, the contractor groupwho partnered with the Alberta government on theproject, will be slapped with a $70,000 fine each day the road remains closed beyond Oct 1.

When its finished the 25-kilometre route will run from 17th Avenue southeast to new interchanges at Highway 22x, bringing the ring road to 70 per cent of completion.