Five new projects were added. Expect a fuller update in the fall, says Infrastructure Minister.

The IICP is $2 billion behind schedule compared to Budget 2019, and is creating less of an economic impact than projected.

The province has given the go-ahead to build a bypass road near Cochrane that will connect highways 652 and 11 and keep heavy truck traffic outside town.

Federal infrastructure minister Catherine McKenna says the government will be more flexible with funding infrastructure projects, but priorities such as climate resiliency won’t change.

The design is another component of the $180-million Third Crossing project.