Changes to Highway 600 Would Re-route Traffic
Road plans are being proposed that would result in some traffic by-passing the town’s south west entrance and exit by extending Highway 600 and paving it eastwards to join Highway 899. The re-routed traffic would appear in town from the south east instead.

The road itself that moves traffic into and out of the south west side of town would remain open but that section would not be called Secondary Highway 600.

If the changes take place, Highway 600 south of town will be extended and paved eastwards to join the existing and paved Highway 899 at the correction line.

Other items also being considered would see the changing of two gravel roads south of the airport so that they are aligned with other nearby roads running north and south.

The part of the existing Highway 600 that would remain as a regular paved road—though not be called Highway 600 anymore would be approximately 4.2 km leading from the south (where the present paved road turns sharply north) to town and 2.2 more km past the museum north to Highway 13 (at the Provost Esso corner). The portion of that highway currently in town is now maintained by the Alberta Government as part of its system.

The proposed paved Highway 600 extension running east and west (township road 390) is 3.2 km long.