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The Capital works map identifies the location of major construction, maintenance and improvement projects scheduled by The City. This map is updated monthly and includes:

  • Road and traffic projects being undertaken by Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation and by The City of Calgary's Transportation Department.
  • Improvement and maintenance projects being completed by the Parks Department and Water Services Department.
  • Project areas for major utility companies.
Road Classifications
Legend item ​Definition
Legend item: ​Local ​Definition: A residential road that carries up to 1,500 vehicles per day.
Legend item: ​Collector ​Definition: A road that carries 20,000 plus vehicles per day.
Legend item: ​Major ​Definition: ​A road that carries 12,500 to 30,000 vehicles per day.
Legend item: ​Express Way ​Definition: ​A road that carries more than 30,000 vehicles per day.
Legend item: Transportation Utility Corridor ​Definition: ​The undeveloped land bordering the ring road that is reserved for existing or future utilities.
Legend item: ​Future Arterial Road ​Definition: ​ A planned express way.
Legend item: ​Future Ring Road ​Definition: ​ A planned express way.
Transportation Infrastructure and Roads
​Legend item ​Definition
​Legend item: ​Development Access Roads ​Definition: Roads designed to access new subdivisions or other development areas.
​Legend item: ​Arterial Roadway Construction ​Definition: A road that carries 20,000 plus vehicles per day.
​Legend item: ​Inner City Transportation Project ​Definition: Plans for traffic management measures and streetscape designs to improve safety on inner city streets.
​Legend item: Top Lift Paving​ ​Definition: The final surface layer of asphalt applied on new roads.
​Legend item: Lane Paving ​Definition:

Paving of gravelled back lanes as part of Mobility's Local Improvements program.

​Legend item: ​Sound Attenuation Fencing ​Definition: Type of fence installed between a residential area and a road to reduce the amount of traffic noise.
Transportation Planning Projects
​Legend item ​Definition
​Legend item: Traffic Optimization ​Definition: Routes planned specifically to improve the efficiency of transportation throughout the city.
​Legend item: Bikeways ​Definition: Lanes or pathways designed specifically for cyclists.
​Legend item: Traffic Calming ​Definition: Installation of measures for slower, safer traffic, such as speed bumps.
Pedestrian Overpasses and Bridges
​Legend item ​Definition
​Legend item: Structure Projects (Bridge) ​Definition:

Either the rehabilitation of a current bridge or the construction of new bridge.

Road Maintenance Projects
​Legend item ​Definition
​Legend item: Asphalt Pavement Rehabilitation ​Definition:

Standard repaving of City roads.

Traffic Signal Projects
​Legend item ​Definition
​Legend item: New Traffic signals ​Definition:

Traffic signals refers to traffic lights.

​Legend item: ​New Pedestrian signals ​Definition:

​Pedestrian corridors refer to pedestrian crossing lights.


This information has no legal status and cannot be used as an official interpretation of the various bylaws, codes and regulations currently in effect. The City of Calgary accepts no responsibility to persons relying solely on this information. Web pages are updated periodically. ​