The Government of Alberta has announced it is proceeding with construction of an interchange at Anthony Henday Drive and Stony Plain Road. When completed in 2011, the interchange will significantly speed up the flow of traffic to southwest Edmonton, including areas in the constituency of Edmonton-Whitemud.

Construction will begin in April on the seven bridges that will form the interchange. The project will cost $168.8 million, part of which will be financed by the Government of Canada.

Planning work is continuing on the other southwest Anthony Henday Drive interchanges. Alberta Transportation is completing the design of the Callingwood Road and the Lessard Road interchanges. Design work on the Cameron Heights Drive interchange is expected to begin in the coming months.

For further details, you can read the Government of Alberta news release, the Edmonton Journal's coverage, or the Edmonton Sun's coverage.