The much-anticipated opening of the northwest section of Anthony Henday Drive gives truckers and commuters access to 21 kilometres of free-flowing road in the capital region. The $1.42 billion portion of the freeway runs from Yellowhead Trail on the west side of Edmonton to Manning Drive and reduces travel time significantly. It's a big plus for developers in the city's northwest and in neighbouring St. Albert.
The project is completely free flow and includes eight interchanges, five fly-overs and two rail crossings, for a total of 27 bridge structures. With the opening of this leg, the freeway is 90 per cent complete and travellers have access to a total of 69 kilometres of free flow on Anthony Henday Drive.
Northwest Anthony Henday Drive is the single largest public-private partnership transportation investment to date for the Alberta government. The contract is with Northwest Connect General Partnership to design, finance, build and maintain the new portion of freeway.
–- Compiled by Dave Husdal
from Western Investor December 2011
