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Calgary's north ring road opens


BY JASON FEKETE, CALGARY HERALD
NOVEMBER 2, 2009 9:45 AM

CALGARY - The provincial and federal governments officially openend the 44-kilometre northern section of Calgary's ring road Monday morning.

The newly completed northern section runs from Highway 1 (16th Avenue N.W.) on the city's west side to Highway 1A (17th Avenue SE) on the east side.

The road includes 12 interchanges, one flyover and three signalized intersections that will be replaced by interchanges by 2013.

"The new ring road is the concrete result of forward-thinking vision that began 30 years ago," Premier Ed Stelmach said in a release.

jfekete@theherald.canwest.com

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