tive. The fund aims to provide
sustainable funding for Al-
berta’s municipal infrastruc-
ture projects in order to keep
the province’s municipalities
strong. The project is consid-
ered to be the most expensive
major road project undertaken
by The City of Calgary to date.
Duane Delaney, the Manager
of the Major Road Projects
division at City of Calgary’s
Transportation
Infrastruc-
ture for the last nine years,
has overseen the Airport Trail
Tunnel Project. Prior to work
with The City of Calgary, he
was a consultant with EBA
Engineering. There, he was in-
volved in airport development
and the construction of air-
port infrastructure. Delaney
says, “the tunnel became a
necessity much sooner than
expected.” The completion of
the Airport Trail Tunnel will
be significant to the city.
Prior to the project commenc-
ing, a significant environment
assessment was conducted to
ensure that potential environ-
mental impacts of the project
would be mitigated. The tun-
nel will reduce the conges-
tion and delay experienced by
motorists. Delaney notes that
the project will support the
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