Alberta Highway 2: Why Municipal Leaders Demand Action Now
A growing chorus of municipal leaders across southern Alberta is calling on the provincial government to take action on a highway intersection that has been the site of multiple fatalities and life-altering collisions.
Foothills County, along with the Towns of Okotoks, High River, Nanton and Diamond Valley, is coming together with one clear message for the Government of Alberta: it’s time to commit the funding needed to build a permanent interchange at Highway 2 and 338 Avenue.
The municipalities acknowledge the interim intersection upgrades completed in 2025, recognizing them as an important step toward improving safety while a long-term solution is developed. But despite those improvements, serious collisions continue to occur, resulting in further tragedies, devastating injuries and lengthy highway closures that disrupt thousands of travellers.
For these communities, the question is no longer whether an interchange is needed. The planning work is complete, the province has identified a grade-separated interchange as the preferred long-term solution, and funding for detailed design has already been committed.
What remains is a firm commitment to construction.
The five municipalities are now urging the province to include capital funding for the interchange in its 2027 budget, warning that every delay leaves motorists exposed to the risk of another serious collision. ------
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