Alberta Highway 201
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| Alberta Highway 201 | ||||
Stoney Trail (highlighted in red) encircles most of Calgary, Alberta. Construction of the dashed section in southwest Calgary began in 2016.
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| Length: | 69.4 km (43.1 mi) Planned: 99 km (62 mi) |
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| History: | 2009 (NW/NE legs open) 2013 (SE leg open) 2021 (SW leg scheduled opening) |
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| Ring road around Calgary | ||||
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 Hwy 1 (16 Avenue NW) |
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| South end: |
 Macleod Trail in south Calgary |
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| Major cities: | Calgary | |||
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Provincial highways in Alberta
Stoney Trail (Highway 201) is a 69-kilometre (43 mi) freeway in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Construction of the ring road has been split into five separate segments; the northwest and northeast sections opened in 2009, followed by the southeast section in 2013. Work is currently underway on the second to last segment in southwest Calgary. The majority of this segment will be named Tsuut’ina Trail and must be opened to traffic by May 2022 as per an agreement Alberta signed with the Tsuu T'ina Nation from whom land was purchased for construction. A 5 km (3.1 mi) section of the already existing Glenmore Trail will be upgraded, renamed to Stoney Trail, and incorporated to Highway 201. A final short segment west of the city that will complete the ring still remains; Alberta has postponed construction until at least the early 2020s after completion of the southwest leg. Stoney Trail derives its name from one of the three tribes which make up the Nakoda First Nation - the other two being the Chiniki and the Wesley.
The already completed sections of Stoney Trail are heavily traveled by commuters, and serve as an important bypass around Calgary for the congested 16 Avenue N (Highway 1) and Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2). At its busiest point near Beddington Trail in north Calgary, the freeway carries nearly 80,000 vehicles per day.
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