Stoney Trail - Stoney Trail Northeast

Stoney Trail Northeast

The northeast portion of the Stoney Trail ring road, which was originally known as part of the East Freeway, opened to traffic on November 2, 2009 and links 17 Avenue SE (Highway 1A) to an interchange with Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2) on the northern side of Calgary. The roadway runs in a nearly straight line approximately two-thirds of the way between 68 Street NE and 84 Street NE (city limits, Range Road 290) north from 17 Avenue SE, before turning west to the interchange with Deerfoot Trail.

In December 2005, the City of Calgary announced it was in talks with the province to fast-track construction of the East Freeway, which previously had been thought to be decades away from completion, so that it can be built within the next few years. On February 22, 2007, Alberta's Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation awarded a contract to the Stoney Trail Group public-private partnership consortium (P3) to construct the first stage of the project, as well as to maintain the Northwest and Northeast sections of the ring road for 30 years following completion. This initial stage of construction began in 2007 and extends Stoney Trail by a length of 21 kilometres from Deerfoot Trail to 17 Avenue SE.

Major interchanges along the northeast route include Metis Trail (which serves as an alternate link to the CrossIron Mills shopping area north of the city., Country Hills Boulevard, McKnight Boulevard, and 16 Avenue NE (Highway 1).