Ring Road (Regina, Saskatchewan)

Ring Road is a partial ring road or beltway that forms a partial circle around Regina, bypasses the city on the north, east, and south sides, with Lewvan Drive and Pasqua Street N functioning as the de facto western leg.

With the west suburban developments flourishing in Regina, the Pasqua Street and Ring Road intersection becomes congested at peak hours.

Ring Road then ascends to overpass McDonald Street (Highway 46) with a full diamond interchange.

Immediately after these 2 rail crossings, Ring Road underpasses 5 lane wide Winnipeg Street which connects with a diamond interchange and curves to the west.

Ring Road then underpasses 6 lane wide Albert Street with a partial cloverleaf interchange that's missing the loop on the south-east corner as it's occupied by restaurants.

The southern portion of Ring Road was originally constructed in the late 1950s as part of the initial construction of the Trans-Canada Highway,[5][6] which bypassed the city route of Albert Street and Victoria Avenue through downtown Regina, and was called the Trans-Canada Highway Bypass.

[9][10] Highway 1, 6, and 11 designations were moved from Albert Street and Victoria Avenue to Ring Road, bypassing Downtown Regina.

By the 1990s, traffic congestion on Victoria Avenue E (Highway 1) had become a major safety concern, and necessitated the study of a new bypass.