Chief Peguis Trail Extension West

February 2026 - Council decision on independent value for money assessment

On February 26, 2026, Council considered an update report from City staff. They accepted the analysis and assessment as information.

The report included:

• A delivery model assessment (how the project should be contracted and built)
  • The report explains that a Design-Build (DB) delivery model would provide the best value for money, with additional investigation required to confirm the number and scope of the DB contracts.
• The findings of an independent review of the City's benefit-cost analysis
  • The revised benefit-cost ratio of 1.43, an increase from the 1.18 ratio in 2025 (that means we expect that for every one dollar we invest in the project, one dollar and forty-three cents in benefits will be returned to the public)
• An updated cost estimate
  • The updated cost estimate is now $758.8 million (from $755 million in 2025). There's an additional estimate of $140.3 million in interest during the construction period (from $147 million in 2025)

Council also referred the project to the 2026-2027 Strategic Priorities Action Plan process, which will begin following the 2026 municipal election.

December 2025 - Property acquisitions included in the 2026 budget

On December 17, 2025, Council adopted the multi-year budget: 2026 update. The budget includes $5.2 million to support strategic property acquisitions related to the CPT Extension West and the Route 90 Improvements project.

March 2025 - Benefit-cost analysis and updated cost estimate

On March 27, 2025, Council reviewed a report from City staff and agreed to a value-for- money assessment.

The report included:

• An updated cost estimate of CPT Main Street to Brookside Boulevard
  • $755.3 million
  • An additional $147.0 million in construction period interest
  • This is if the project is funded by the City using debt
• An updated cost estimate for a phased project, CPT – Main Street to McPhillips Street
  • $400.7 million
  • An additional $73.5 million in construction period interest
  • This is if the project is funded by the City using debt
• A benefit-cost analysis
  • Value of $98 million (this means that the total benefits exceed the total cost by this amount, measured in March 2025 dollars)
  • Benefit-cost ratio of 1.18 (this means that for every one dollar invested, one dollar and eighteen cents in benefits is returned to the public from this project)

The value-for-money assessment will evaluate the business case and alternative project delivery methods. Detailed design and funding is required before construction begins.

May 2023 – CPT Extension West identified as a Council priority

On May 30, 2023, Council adopted the Strategic Priorities Action Plan as its four-year strategic plan.

The Strategic Priorities Action Plan includes action 2.11 "Initiate Chief Peguis Trail extension, west-Main to Brookside." The outcome of this action would be to increase connectivity for trade, goods, and people movement. This is an action within the Strong Economy theme.

March 2023 – Investment in further planning

On March 22, 2023, Council adopted the multi-year budget: 2023 update. The budget included a $2.8 million investment in trade corridors to support planning of the CPT Extension West and Route 90 Improvements project.

June 2019 - An administrative report was presented to Council at the June 20, 2019 meeting, with a recommendation that the Chief Peguis Trail Extension West project be considered and prioritized amongst other major unfunded capital projects through development of a City Infrastructure Plan. This recommendation was accepted by Council. The minutes of the meeting are available here. The project timing projection will be updated as part of the upcoming Transportation Master Plan review, and presented as part of the final document of that study.

May 2019 - An administrative report outlining recommendations for the Chief Peguis Trail Extension West has been developed. The report will be presented at a meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Infrastructure Renewal and Public Works (SPC-IRPW) on May 28, 2019. An executive summary of the project report, updated design drawings, and report on property requirements are now available under the documents tab.

As part of the decision-making and report review process, there is an opportunity for members of the public to appear as delegations at the SPC-IRPW meeting. The meeting agenda is now available online.

October 2018 - A draft preliminary design was presented to the public for feedback as part of the study of CPTEW from Main Street to Brookside Boulevard at an open house on November 7, 2017. Since then, the preliminary design is being further refined and is expected to be completed later this year, after which an Administrative Report with recommendations will be presented for Council's consideration.

March 2018 - The preliminary design is expected to be complete by late spring/early summer 2018. Following the conclusion of the preliminary design, an Administration Report will be presented to Council.

Engagement on the preliminary design was held in 2017 and 2018. A public engagement report is available on the documents tab of this project page.

Thank you to the more than 400 people who came out to our information session on November 7, 2017. Attendees were able to view a video simulation of the proposed route and ask questions. We received over 160 exit surveys at the event.

We also thank those who participated in another series of landowner and stakeholder meetings. 

View the information session boards.

The intent of the public engagement process was to provide information and collect local feedback to:

• Inform the community and stakeholders of the intended plans and share any changes to the design;
• Help plan pedestrian and cycling infrastructure and amenities;
• Help identify connections to community destinations;
• Ensure the project complements adjacent development;
• Address the requirements of the Environmental License; and,
• Meet with affected landowners and identify property requirements.

Previous Engagement

• From 2014 to 2016, we held four public engagement events to collect feedback for the Chief Peguis Trail Extension West Functional Design Study.
• We held a public information session on June 29. 244 people attended.
• An online survey closed on July 12, 2016 with 84 responses.

We heard a repeated desire for an uninterrupted flow of traffic and fewer traffic lights. We considered this feedback in the latest phase of the design. We facilitated a series of landowner and stakeholder meetings from February 2017 to June 2017. This included an information session on June 6, 2017. The event was attended by 244 individuals. We collected 113 comment forms. We received 112 responses to an online survey. A summary of these engagement events and the feedback received from the public, stakeholder and landowners is available online.

From 2014 to 2016, we studied how people could use a future Chief Peguis Extension West from Main Street to Brookside Boulevard. This was called the functional design study.

From 2017 to 2018, we collected feedback and did more technical work to complete the preliminary design.

Council approved a preliminary design for the extension in 2019. The design:

• Accommodates forecasted traffic flow on CPT;
• Relieves traffic on neighbourhood streets;
• Provides connections to surrounding neighbourhoods;
• Includes pedestrian and cycling infrastructure along the route and connections to community destinations;
• Includes potential locations for public art; and,
• Limits the loss of higher quality natural areas.

Our updated Transportation Master Plan, Transportation 2050, identifies the CPT Extension West as a short-term priority in the roads and bridges network. Short-term priorities should be completed before 2033.

Preliminary design timeline

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Area Map

Detailed maps:

• Brookside Boulevard to Pipeline Road
• McPhillips Street to Main Street

• Public Workshop from the Functional Design Study
• Public Information Session Boards from the Functional Design Study
• Project Newsletter from the Functional Design Study