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Mackenzie Valley Highway
A proposed all-season highway along the Mackenzie Valley in the Northwest Territories, about 800 km from Wrigley to the Dempster Highway. Ottawa began the process to list it under the Building Canada Act in June 2026 (a Canada Gazette notice of 29 August 2026 invited comments until 1 October 2026) and on 8 September 2026 committed C$405 million from the Arctic Infrastructure Fund to finish the assessment and design of the Wrigley-to-Norman Wells section, build the Great Bear River Bridge and advance construction (Transport Canada).
- Status
- Referred for fast-tracking
- Direction
- Domestic: Serves Canada itself.
- Where
- Northwest Territories
- Needs new laws?
- Yes: part of the second wave, waiting on fast-track laws
Owners
- Government of the Northwest Territories as of 8 September 2026
Events
- Ottawa commits $405 million from the Arctic Infrastructure Fund to advance the Mackenzie Valley Highway
- Canada Gazette notice on listing the Mackenzie Valley Highway under the Building Canada Act (comments to 2026-10-01)
- Ottawa starts the Building Canada Act listing process for Grays Bay Road and Port, the Mackenzie Valley Highway and the Deep Geological Repository