Highway 9 marker

Highway 9

Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road
Route information
Maintained by Department of Transportation
Length97 km[1] (60 mi)
Major junctions
South end Highway 3 (Yellowknife Highway) near Behchokǫ̀
North endWhatì
Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
Highway system
    ← Highway 8→ Highway 10

    The Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road (TASR), officially Northwest Territories Highway 9,[2] is a 97-kilometre (60 mi) gravel road in Northwest Territories, Canada. The road connects the Tłı̨chǫ First Nations community of Whatì to the Yellowknife Highway with a permanent all-season road, while also improving winter road access to Gamètì and Wekweètì.

    Description

    Construction on the road began in August 2019. The contract to build the highway by 2022 and then maintain it for 25 years was projected to cost $411.8 million.[3][4] The road opened to traffic on 30 November 2021.[5]

    References

    1. ↑ "Work begins on 97-km all-season road in N.W.T." canada.constructconnect.com. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
    2. ↑ "All-season road to Whatì named Tłı̨chǫ Highway, or Highway 9". CBC. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
    3. ↑ "'Historic event': Groundbreaking marks start of Tlicho all-season road construction". CBC. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
    4. ↑ "Joint News Release – Tłı̨chǫ Highway to Open on November 30" (PDF) (Press release). Yellowknife: Government of the Northwest Territories. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
    5. ↑ Van Dusen, John (30 November 2021). "'The opportunities are endless': Tłı̨chǫ Highway opens, marking a new chapter for Whatì, N.W.T." CBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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