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Originally Posted by ken0042
I wonder if this could be the reason so many people in the south keep referring to it as something that will only benefit NE residents. I know that will make use of an alternate route to the airport from the SE.
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At many times of day, Stoney - Airport Trail will be the quickest route to the airport from the SE. Basically any time that Deerfoot is slowed down, even a little bit. Or for those who like to go faster than the speed limit, anytime that you can average 5-10 km/h faster on Stoney than you can go on Deerfoot. The speed of traffic is often around 120 km/h on Stoney.
A couple of years ago, I went to google maps to figure out the distance to the terminal from the Deerfoot 22x intersection - comparing Deerfoot to Stoney Trail (a little bit rough because Stoney isn't there yet, so I had to make a couple of close estimates). The result was that the Stoney route was around 1.2 km further than Deerfoot, as Deerfoot spends a lot of time going E/W as it goes north through the city. If Deerfoot is free and clear, it would be quicker. But if one factor changes even a little bit, Stoney Trail/Airport Trail would probably become the shorter option.
Also, many people just don't like driving Deerfoot.