Transportation Minister Rajan Sawhney​​​​​​, Minister of Municipal Affairs Ric McIver and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi marked the opening of the southwest ring road at 2 p.m., closing the road to public travel. As McIver introduced Nenshi, Dodginghorse instead took to the podium, followed by police officers. Long-awaited connectionThe southwest ring road is 31 kilometres of six- and eight-lane divided highway, stretching from Highway 8 to Macleod Trail S.E. She said the project created 2,000 jobs, and work is continuing on the west Calgary ring road. The entire ring road was supposed to open in 2022, but has been delayed by two years, and is expected to open in 2024.

Source: CBC News October 02, 2021 16:08 UTC