After a halt in construction due to bridge deck "deficiencies", the 96 Avenue NE extension to the west of the Calgary International Airport opened Aug. 7.

The extension is a key, east/west transportation corridor in the city providing access from north central Calgary to Deerfoot Trail through to Airport Trail. Commuters and transit users will be happy to hear of the opening as the extension allows the transit route 300 to use 96 Avenue NE to access the airport and connect with downtown.

On Aug. 8, about 15 journalists gathered in a bus to tour some areas of the city hit hardest by the June floods.

After stops at the Heritage Drive and Glenmore Trail underpass — expected to open Aug. 15 — and the Riverdale Sifton pedestrian bridge along Sifton Blvd., the tour made a stop at the Erlton LRT station.