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Old 02-05-2011, 12:58 PM   #230
ZDogg
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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed View Post
List of communities for which, going through the tunnel is the quickest way to the airport (remember that the SE ring road will be open as well, and the Airport Trail connects to Stoney):

Skyview Ranch, Saddleridge, Martindale, Taradale, Castleridge, Falconridge, Coral Springs, Whitehorn, Temple, Horizon Industrial, Sunridge Industrial, Rundle, Pineridge, Monterey Park, Marlbourough, Marlbourough Park, Abbeydale, Penbrooke, Applewood Park, Large chunks of Foothills Industrial, Copperfield, MacKenzie Towne, MacKenzie Lake, Cranston, Auburn Bay, Mahogany,Chaparral, Silverado, Sundance, Somerset, Bridlewood, Priddis, Okotoks, High River, Nanton, Chestermere, Strathmore, Langdon, Brooks, De Winton, Alderside, Black Diamond, Turner Valley, Irricana, Beiseker, Medicine Hat.

At slower traffic times on Deerfoot, you could probably add to the list: Evergreen, Shawnessy, Midnapore, Millrise, Douglasdale, Deer Ridge, Deer Run, Parkland, Queensland, and perhaps more.

Remember too, that the closure of Barlow will add some traffic onto an already busy portion of Deerfoot, making backups worse, and thus, more likely that some of the communities in the second list join the first list.
Great post.

You can basically add any Southern Alberta Town/City to that list. Specifically Lethbridge. Many people from Lethbridge currently determine their route to the airport based on time of day so as to avoid Deerfoot during rush hour. The current alternative to Hwy 2/Deerfoot is Hwy 23/Hwy24/Hwy1.

Once the SE ring road is complete then it's a slam dunk as people will just take Highway 2 all the way to 22X and then whip around Calgary on the East side.
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