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The City is planning to widen Bow Trail to four lanes between 85 Street S.W. and Old Banff Coach Road, as well as improving the intersection at Bow Trail and 85 Street S.W. These upgrades will provide for a better road network by accommodating existing and future traffic volumes in the area.
Project update
The City will be widening Bow Trail to four lanes between 85 Street S.W. and Old Banff Coach Road in 2018. The design of this project began in April 2017, and is expected to be complete by December 2017. In summer 2017, The City made some interim improvements to the intersection of Bow Trail and 85 Street S.W. Further work on this intersection will also happen in 2018. The plans will include widening 85 Street to two through lanes north of Bow Trail to match the road alignment to the south, including a separate left turning lane for drivers travelling eastbound on Bow Trail. Construction on this project is anticipated to start in spring 2018 and will be completed by the end of 2018.
About the project
Widening Bow Trail and improving the intersection at 85 Street S.W. better manages the current and future traffic volume in the area.
This particular project involves a number of features:
- Widen Bow Trail from two to four lanes between Old Banff Coach Road and 85 Street S.W.
- Improve the intersection at 85 Street and Bow Trail by adding dedicated left- and right-turn lanes as well as through lanes in each direction.
- A pathway along Bow Trail, connecting the pathways on Old Banff Coach Road and 85 Street S.W.
- A noise study to determine if noise barriers are required, as guided by
The City’s Surface Noise Policy.
Design
The following drawing shows an overall view of the area. We will update this section with designs as the project progresses.
Project timeline
Design: Spring 2017 – late 2017
Construction on initial intersection improvements: Summer 2017
Construction on road widening and remaining improvements: Spring 2018 – fall 2018
Project completion: Fall 2018
Calgary’s southwest ring road
This project is one of several City-led projects to connect Calgary’s road network to the ring road. To learn more about these other projects, as well as information on Southwest Ring Road (SWRR), including construction schedule, design and the history of the project, visit Calgary’s southwest ring road home page.