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Calgary's transportation and logistics infrastructure includes a 4,200-kilometre (2,600-mile) network of municipal streets and roads
The City of Calgary boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America
There are 50+ million consumers in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada within a 24-hour trucking radius
Shipments from Calgary can reach most U.S. cities by truck in less than 36 hours

Fast Facts

Roads/ Sidewalks/ Pathways
Pathways	635 km
On-Street Bikeways	260 km
Paved Roads	4,203 km
Oiled Roads	84 km
Concrete Roads	7 km
Paved Lanes	366 km
Graveled Lanes	1,081 km
Graveled Roads	121 km
Curbs and Gutters	4,671 km
Sidewalks	4,793 km

Signals/ Signs
Street Lights	79,000
Traffic Signal Lights	843
Pedestrian Corridor Lights	221
Traffic Signs	125,292

Source: City of Calgary, 2005 Roads Annual Report

CANAMEX Highway

A 6,000-kilometre (3,500-mile) trade corridor, the CANAMEX Highway is the cornerstone for the efficient transportation of goods, services, people and information between Western Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. By 2009, the Alberta government will have spent $1.4 billion to upgrade the CANAMEX corridor in the province. In Alberta, the CANAMEX corridor travels 1,170 kilometres (727 miles) along portions of seven highways: Highway 4 from Interstate 15 in Montana to Lethbridge; Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway) from Lethbridge to Highway 2 at Fort Macleod; Highway 2 to Highway 216 in Edmonton; Highway 216 to Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway); Highway 16 to Highway 43; and Highway 43 through Grande Prairie to Highway 2 in British Columbia. Through the province, the CANAMEX will be a divided, four-lane (or wider) highway.

Truck volumes on the CANAMEX corridor have increased an average of 9.1 per cent a year since 1995. Volumes are expected to continue to increase as upgrades are completed.

The Trans-Canada Highway intersects the CANAMEX corridor (Deerfoot Trail) in the heart of Calgary, creating major east/west and north/south axes for the movement of goods and services. Calgary is also developing a ring road so vehicles can easily bypass the city's core and reduce travel time through the city.

Coutts/Sweetgrass Border Crossing

The Coutts/Sweetgrass border crossing is the third-busiest border crossing in the western states and provinces. Located on Interstate Highway 15 (Montana) and Highway 4 (Alberta), the crossing was recently expanded and upgraded to create more than 9,290 m2 (100,000 sq. ft.) of building space and six northbound and five southbound inspection lanes. All upgrades and facilities are consistent with codes and standards, and were constructed jointly by the U.S. and Canadian governments.

The border crossing includes:

Reducing the information requirements for customs clearance
Eliminating the need for importers to transmit data for each transaction
Dedicating lanes for FAST clearances
Reducing the number of border examinations
Verifying trade compliance away from the border
Streamlining accounting and payment processes for all goods imported by approved importers (Canada only)