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Welcome to my Southwest Calgary Ring Road site. It serves as a resource for historical and contemporary information regarding this road, and the issues that surround it. Check out the Timeline (in the menu at the top of the page) for a good place to start, look at the list below to see all of the articles, and click on links within the articles to see more on any topic.

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Recent Posts

2021 Heritage Calgary Award Winner: CalgaryRingRoad.com September 29, 2021
Quietly Stolen Land: The Piece of Calgary Owned by the Tsuut’ina Nation February 10, 2021
Tsuut’ina Trail portion of the Southwest Ring Road now open October 1, 2020
Event – The Ring Road: The Many Attempts to Take, Buy and Control Tsuut’ina Land August 26, 2019
Finding Weaselhead May 13, 2019
Jane’s Walk 2019: The History of the SW Ring Road and the Weaselhead April 18, 2019
February 2019 Update February 6, 2019
Taza Revealed March 20, 2018
A Brief History of 37 Street SW February 26, 2018
The Road to Development, part 1 December 29, 2017
Electric Transmission Line Relocation July 12, 2017
Tsuut’ina Trail Officially Named July 10, 2017
A day on the Tsuut’ina Nation reserve May 18, 2017
Jane’s Walk 2017 March 25, 2017
The Rise and Fall of the Priddis Trail – Part 3: Closure November 23, 2016
2016 SW Ring Road Open Houses November 18, 2016
SW Ring Road Contract Signed September 15, 2016
SW Ring Road Work Set To Begin July 8, 2016
2015 Southwest Calgary Ring Road Maps June 15, 2016
Jane’s Walk 2016 – Sunday May 8 April 22, 2016
The Rise and Fall of the Priddis Trail – Part 2: A Road In Use April 13, 2016
The Origins of the Southwest Ring Road March 5, 2016
The Rise and Fall of the Priddis Trail – Part 1: Establishment January 6, 2016
The Southwest Ring Road: 60 Years in the Making November 18, 2015
Three Groups Shortlisted to Bid on the Southwest Calgary Ring Road September 19, 2015
Federal Funding Announcement July 31, 2015
Highway 8 and the Ring Road July 22, 2015
Treaty Day June 27, 2015
SW Ring Road Land Transfer Approved May 14, 2015
Budget 2015 and the Ring Road March 27, 2015
Jane’s Walk – The SW Ring Road and the Weaselhead March 15, 2015
Utility relocation open house February 23, 2015
Storm Trunk Relocation: The first steps to the SW Ring Road February 16, 2015
Crossing the Elbow River – 1990 to 1995 January 5, 2015
SW Ring Road Information Sessions Announced October 8, 2014
SW Ring Road Elbow River Open House October 4, 2014
Ring Road Presentation at Mount Royal University September 9, 2014
Crossing the Elbow River – 1956 to 1986 August 31, 2014
West and Southwest Calgary Ring Road Virtual Tour August 26, 2014
Ring Road Update June 2014 June 18, 2014
90th Avenue and the Southwest Ring Road June 6, 2014
From No to Maybe: The turning point for the SW Ring Road, part 2 March 29, 2014
Ring Road Update March 2014 March 13, 2014
From No to Maybe: The turning point for the SW Ring Road, part 1 March 1, 2014
The West Calgary Ring Road January 19, 2014
Happy Holidays 2013 December 24, 2013
A Brief History of the Southeast Calgary Ring Road December 16, 2013
SW Ring Road Signing November 27, 2013
Road Purchases and Surrenders November 17, 2013
2013 Agreement and Design October 26, 2013
Southwest Ring Road Deal Accepted by Tsuut’ina Nation October 25, 2013
The History of Ring Road Negotiations October 24, 2013
Land Transfers October 12, 2013
Casino Access and Bargaining Chips October 2, 2013
2013 Referendum September 19, 2013
Unexploded Ordnance in Southwest Calgary September 5, 2013
The Many Crossings of Highway 22 July 28, 2013
The Glenmore Land Claims July 7, 2013
Flood Relief – Finding Higher Ground – Treaty 7 Benefit Concert June 26, 2013
Water, Sewer and Roads June 17, 2013
1977 Sarcee Trail South Route Location Study May 30, 2013
The Railways of the Tsuut’ina reserve May 3, 2013
Why plan a road through the Tsuut’ina reserve? March 19, 2013
37th street SW, from Anderson Road to Highway 22x March 6, 2013
The Trans-Canada Highway and the Ring Road January 24, 2013
37th street SW, 90th avenue SW to Anderson road December 19, 2012
The Southwest Calgary Toll Road November 26, 2012
The Priddis Trail and the Weaselhead Bridge November 5, 2012
Tunneling the Weaselhead October 15, 2012
The Ring Road System – The Provincial Road (2001 to 2012) September 28, 2012
Grey Eagle Casino Expansion September 18, 2012
The Ring Road System – Implementation (1980 to 2001) September 2, 2012
The Ring Road System – Integrated Planning (1974-1976) August 10, 2012
The Ring Road System – Initial Outlines (1956 to 1970) July 19, 2012
Midnapore June 30, 2012
Ric McIver June 5, 2012
Lakeview and the Ring Road June 4, 2012
‘Plan B’ May 24, 2012
37th Street SW, Glenmore Trail to 66th Avenue SW May 21, 2012
The Grey Eagle Casino May 15, 2012
Developments and Masterplans May 10, 2012
The 940 May 7, 2012
The 2009 Agreement May 4, 2012
2009 Southwest Calgary Ring Road Design: Opening Day Stage May 3, 2012
2009 Southwest Calgary Ring Road Design: Ultimate Stage May 3, 2012
1959, 1963 and 1967 Transportation Plans May 2, 2012
The Weaselhead and the City May 1, 2012
Welcome to the Southwest Calgary Ring Road Blog May 1, 2012

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