Join ITE Toronto Section for a free webinar about the Deerfoot Trail, a vital north-south road connection running through Calgary that includes redesign of 3 interchanges. A Q&A session will follow the presentation.

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026

Time: 12 PM to 1 PM ET

Location: Online. Link to be shared with registered attendees in the event confirmation email.

Cost: Free

Tickets: Available until 11:30 PM on November 17, 2026

PDH Credits: 1 PDH

Presentation: Deerfoot Trail Improvements Project – Douglasdale to Calf Robe Bridge

Deerfoot Trail forms a vital north/south connection through Calgary  carrying up to 160,000 vehicles a day, thus making it the busiest road in Alberta. Starting detailed design in 2020, and construction in 2023 Stantec has worked with AECON on a Design Build (DB)  project to widen Deerfoot Trail from the Douglasdale Interchange to the Calf Robe bridge, a distance of 8.5km. The project included the redesign of three interchanges within those limits including major modifications at the Anderson Road/ Bow Bottom Trail interchange with twinning a bridge over the Bow River, the full redesign of the interchange with a steel bridge structure flyover, and a northbound basketweave. The Southland Drive interchange modifications include the replacement of a signalized intersection with a roundabout, cutback walls at the existing bridge headslopes, and a southbound basketweave.  The Glenmore Trail modifications include twinning the existing bridge, and accompanying ramp reconfigurations.

Interchange layouts, bridges, pre-grading, and retaining structures are designed to accommodate future expansion of the corridor, including a future flyover at Glenmore Trail.  The project includes the construction of seven (7) new bridges and rehab of three (3) additional bridges, with the footprint of two new bridges falling within the limits of two existing bridges to be removed.  Extensive detour planning and implementation has enabled the construction of three bridges to date, with the remaining four bridges all in active construction, all while maintaining traffic flow through the project site.

This presentation will outline the major changes to the corridor, accommodations for future corridor expansion, overview of major construction stages, and update on current construction progress.

Speaker: Jon Martin, P.Eng – Stantec Consulting

Jon Martin a Transportation Engineer with Stantec Consulting, based in the Calgary, Alberta office.  With 13 years of experience, primarily focused on highway, transit, and urban realm design, he has worked on projects covering functional, preliminary, and detailed design, including traditional and alternative project delivery models, as well as writing technical performance requirement documents for P3 projects.

Jon has lead BIM modeling processes on large scale transportation projects, coordinating design teams across geography and companies. His projects have spanned multiple provinces, with a primary focus on projects within the City of Calgary, where he enjoys seeing the visible impacts of projects on the built environment. Jon has focused over his career on improving accuracy and efficiency on projects through advancing 3D modeling practices and common data environment platforms.  Education and mentorship are a passion for Jon, which has lead him to work for highschool STEM summer camps over the years, and working with EITs in the office. Outside of work Jon is an avid walker, exploring Calgary and area, as well as designing and building his own LEGO creations.