Highway Designation and Classification Regulations

The highways described in Schedule A are designated as primary highways and classified as arterial highways.

The highways described in Schedule B are designated as primary highways and classified as collector highways.

The highways described in Schedule C are designated as primary highways and classified as local highways.

The designations in Schedules A, B and C describe highways as they exist from time to time.

SCHEDULE A

ARTERIAL CLASS

1. Mackenzie Highway No. 1

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at the Alberta-Northwest Territories border and connecting with Alberta Highway No. 35 known as the Mackenzie Highway;

thence northerly to the Hamlet of Enterprise;

thence westerly and northerly to the ferry landing on the south bank of the Liard River and including the seasonal ice bridge across the Liard River;

thence from the ferry landing on the north bank of the Liard River northerly and westerly to the ferry landing on the south bank of the Mackenzie River and including the seasonal ice bridge across the Mackenzie River at Camsell Bend;

thence from the ferry landing on the north bank of the Mackenzie River northerly to the end of the road grade near Wrigley;

being a distance of 687 km approximately.

2. Hay River Highway No. 2

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 83.33 on Mackenzie Highway No. 1 in the Hamlet of Enterprise;

thence northerly to the southern boundary of the Town of Hay River and that highway, 45.72 m in width, which continues from the southern boundary of the Town of Hay River northerly and westerly to the end of the road at the West Channel;

being a distance of 48.6 km approximately.

3. Yellowknife Highway No. 3

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 187.49 on the Mackenzie Highway No. 1; thence northerly, easterly and southeasterly to the intersection with the Yellowknife Access Road in the City of Yellowknife;

being a distance of 338.8 km approximately.

4. Yellowknife Highway No. 3 Winter Detour Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 17.22 on Yellowknife Highway No. 3;

thence northeasterly for 2.6 km to the south bank of the Mackenzie River;

thence northerly across the frozen surface of the Mackenzie River for 3.1 km to the north bank of the Mackenzie River;

thence northerly and westerly for 6.8 km to its intersection at kilometre 25.9 with Yellowknife Highway No. 3;

being a distance of 12.5 km approximately.

5. Fort Smith Highway No. 5

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 31.96 on Hay River Highway No. 2;

thence easterly to its junction with the Fort Resolution Highway No. 6;

thence southeasterly to the Northwest Territories- Alberta border in the Town of Fort Smith;

being a distance of 266.0 km approximately;

but not including any portion of the highway that is within Wood Buffalo National Park.

6. Liard Highway No. 7

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at the British Columbia-Northwest Territories border and connecting with the British Columbia Highway No. 77 known as the Liard Highway; thence northerly and easterly to its intersection at kilometre 411.8 on Mackenzie Highway No. 1;

being a distance of 254.1 km approximately.

7. Dempster Highway No. 8

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at the Yukon-Northwest Territories border and connecting with Yukon Highway No. 11 known as the Dempster Highway;

thence northeasterly to the ferry landing on the west bank of the Peel River and including the seasonal ice bridge across the Peel River;

thence from the ferry landing on the east bank of the Peel River easterly to the ferry landing on the west bank of the Mackenzie River and including the seasonal ice bridge across the Mackenzie River;

thence from the ferry landing on the east bank of the Mackenzie River northerly to its intersection with Mackenzie Road in the Town of Inuvik;

thence northerly and westerly along that section of highway known as the Marine Bypass Road to its intersection with Navy Road in the Town of Inuvik;

being a distance of 272.5 km approximately.

R-021-2009,s.2,3; R-046-2019,s.2.

SCHEDULE B

COLLECTOR CLASS

1. Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 337.3 on Yellowknife Highway No. 3;

thence northeasterly to the Yellowknife River Bridge;

thence easterly to its termination at Tibbitt Lake;

being a distance of 69.2 km approximately.

2. Fort Resolution Highway No. 6

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 60.36 on Fort Smith Highway No. 5;

thence easterly to the Hamlet of Fort Resolution;

being a distance of 90.0 km approximately.

3. Detah Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 9.84 on Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4;

thence southerly to Detah;

being a distance of 11.3 km approximately.

4. Fort Liard Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 37.6 on Liard Highway No. 7;

thence westerly to the Hamlet of Fort Liard;

being a distance of 5.3 km approximately.

5. Fort McPherson Access Road

junction at kilometre 85.4 on Dempster Highway No. 8;

thence northerly to the Hamlet of Fort McPherson;

being a distance of 1.1 km approximately.

6. Fort Providence Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 31.72 on Yellowknife Highway No. 3;

thence westerly to the intersecting street between Lot 14 on the plan registered in the Land Titles Office under number 51 and Lot 15 on the plan registered on the Land Titles Office under number 393 in the Hamlet of Fort Providence;

being a distance of 5.4 km approximately.

7. Fort Simpson Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 471.3 on Mackenzie Highway No. 1;

thence northerly to 93rd Avenue in the Village of Fort Simpson;

being a distance of 3.4 km approximately.

8. Inuvik Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 269.3 on Dempster Highway No.

8;

thence northerly to Loucheux Street in the Town of Inuvik;

being a distance of 0.6 km approximately.

9. Rae Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at approximately kilometre 245 on Yellowknife Highway No. 3; thence northerly and westerly to Rae in the community of Behchokö;

being a distance of 10.5 km approximately.

9.1. Tłı̨chǫ Highway No. 9

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at approximately kilometre 196 on Yellowknife Highway No. 3;

thence northerly to the Whatì Winter Road;

being a distance of 97.0 km approximately.

10. Yellowknife Access Road

That highway commencing at the intersection of 49th Avenue and 48th Street in the City of Yellowknife, being 60 m in width except where restricted by any the following: (a) Lots 1 to 5, Block 49, Plan 65; (b) Lot 12, Block 49, Plan 1940; (c) Lots 1 and 2, Block 21A, Plan 480; (d) Lot 1, Block 300, Plan 4140; (e) Lots 1 and 3, Block 301, Plan 1955;

thence northwesterly to the intersection with the Giant Mine Boat Launch Access Road;

being a distance of 3.6 km approximately.

11. Aklavik Ice Road

That winter seasonal highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction with the Dempster Highway No. 8 and Carn Street in the Town of Inuvik;

thence northerly and easterly across the frozen surface of the east channel of the Mackenzie River to approximately kilometre 30;

thence westerly across the frozen surface of the Mackenzie River delta to the Hamlet of Aklavik;

being a distance of 116 km approximately.

12. Colville Lake Winter Road That winter seasonal highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 1169.0 on the Mackenzie Highway (Wrigley-Fort Good Hope) Winter Road;

thence northeasterly to the community of Colville Lake;

being a distance of 165 km approximately.

13. Délîne Winter Road

That winter seasonal highway, 60 m in width, commencing at kilometre 914.3 on the Wrigley-Fort Good Hope Winter Road;

thence easterly to the western shore of Great Bear Lake;

thence easterly across the frozen surface of Great Bear Lake to the Charter Community of Délîne;

being a distance of 105.3 km approximately.

14. Detah Ice Road

That winter seasonal highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction with School Draw Avenue in the City of Yellowknife;

thence across the frozen surface of Yellowknife Bay to Detah;

being a distance of 6.3 km approximately.

15. Gamètì Winter Road

That winter seasonal highway, 60 m in width, commencing at approximately kilometre 66 on the Whatì Winter Road;

thence northerly to Gamètì;

being a distance of 128.0 km approximately.

16. Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway No. 10

junction with the end of the Navy Road (Inuvik Municipal Boundary);

thence northeasterly to the termination at the Tuktoyaktuk Municipal Boundary;

being a distance of 133.6 km approximately.

17. Mackenzie Highway (Wrigley-Fort Good Hope) Winter Road

That winter seasonal highway, 60 m in width, commencing at kilometre 687.0 on Mackenzie Highway No. 1;

thence proceeding northerly to the Charter Community of Fort Good Hope;

being a distance of 486.4 km approximately.

18. Nahanni Butte Winter Road

That winter seasonal highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 129.5 on Liard Highway No. 7;

thence westerly to the east bank of the Liard River and across the frozen surface of the Liard River to the community of Nahanni Butte;

being a distance of 22.3 km approximately.

19. Sambaa K’e Winter Road

That winter seasonal highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 321.6 on Mackenzie Highway No. 1;

thence southerly to the community of Sambaa K’e;

being a distance of 126.0 km approximately.

19.1. Wekweètì Winter Road

That winter seasonal highway, 60 m in width, commencing at approximately kilometre 60 on the Whatì Winter Road;

thence easterly and northerly to Wekweètì; being a distance of 235.0 km approximately.

20. Whatì Winter Road

That winter seasonal highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at approximately kilometre 238.5 on Yellowknife Highway No. 3;

thence westerly and northerly to Whatì;

being a distance of 100 km approximately.

R-078-2008,s.2(2); R-021-2009,s.4; R-031-2011,s.3; R-022-2017,s.2; R-089-2017,s.2; R-046-2019,s.3; R-022-2020,s.2.

SCHEDULE C

PRIMARY HIGHWAYS -

LOCAL CLASS

1. Canol Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at the Yukon-Northwest Territories border at MacMillan Pass and connecting to the Yukon Highway known as the Canol North Road;

thence northeasterly for a distance of 14.0 km approximately.

1.1. Canyon Creek Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at Norman Wells, kilometre 1026 on the Mackenzie Valley Winter Road;

thence southeasterly to Canyon Creek;

being a distance of 14.0 km approximately.

2. Cassidy Point Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 16.8 on Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4;

thence northerly to Cassidy Point on the shore of Prosperous Lake;

being a distance of 4.1 km approximately.

3. Fort Smith Campground Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 261.4 on Fort Smith Highway No. 5;

thence northerly to the entrance to the Fort Smith Campground;

being a distance of 3.2 km approximately.

4. Fish Camp Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 68.3 on Fort Resolution Highway No. 6; thence northwesterly for a distance of 0.7 km approximately.

5. Four Mile House Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 469.3 on Mackenzie Highway No. 1;

thence easterly to the west bank of the Liard River;

being a distance of 2.5 km approximately.

5.1. Giant Mine Boat Launch Access Road

That highway, 20 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 3.6 on the Yellowknife Access Road in the City of Yellowknife;

thence easterly for a distance of 0.34 km approximately;

and including the boat launch and dock area;

being an area of 1400 m2 approximately.

5.2. Great Slave Sailing Club Access Road

That highway, 20 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 3.47 on the Yellowknife Access Road in the City of Yellowknife;

thence easterly for a distance of 0.25 km approximately;

and including the boat launch and dock area;

being an area of 3100 m2 approximately.

6. Hart Lake Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 130.4 on Mackenzie Highway No. 1;

thence southerly to the shore of Hart Lake;

being a distance of 1.3 km approximately.

6.1. Jean Marie River Access Road

junction at kilometer 375 on Mackenzie Highway No. 1;

thence northeasterly to Jean Marie River;

being a distance of 27.0 km approximately.

7. Kakisa Lake Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 168.5 on Mackenzie Highway No. 1;

thence southerly to the parking lot at Kakisa Lake near the inlet to the Kakisa River;

being a distance of 12.9 km approximately.

8. Little Buffalo River Falls Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 214.6 on Fort Smith Highway No. 5;

thence northerly to the campsite at Little Buffalo River Falls;

being a distance of 1.8 km approximately.

9. Nagel Channel Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing in the Hamlet of Fort Resolution;

thence northerly for a distance of 7.2 km approximately.

10. Repealed, R-040-99,s.2.

11. Repealed, R-040-99,s.2.

12. Repealed, R-040-99,s.2.

13. Prelude Lake West Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 28.16 on Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4; thence northerly to the boundary of Prelude Lake Territorial Park;

being a distance of 1.2 km approximately.

14. Prelude Lake East Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 32.3 on Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4;

thence northerly for a distance of 1.7 km approximately.

15. Salt River Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 248.2 on Fort Smith Highway No. 5;

thence northerly to the bank of the Salt River;

being a distance of 15.5 km approximately.

16. Sandy Lake Access Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 87.5 on Fort Smith Highway No. 5;

thence southwesterly for a distance of 12.9 km approximately.

17. Repealed, R-005-99,s.3.

18. Vee Lake Road

That highway, 60 m in width, commencing at its junction at kilometre 5.3 on the Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4;

thence northerly to the parking lot at Vee Lake;

being a distance of 5.0 km approximately.

R-005-99,s.3; R-040-99,s.2; R-031-2011,s.4; R-046-2019,s.4; R-054-2019,s.2; R-012-2022,s.2.