Road Right of Way Purchase Process
What is road right-of-way?
The City of Calgary uses the term road right-of-way to describe all aspects of the physical space of roads, lanes and boulevards that are adjacent to your property.
Purchasing a road right-of-way parcel
If you’re interested in purchasing a road from the City, you will need to complete the online 3-1-1 Property Leasing and Sales Inquiry. Once submitted, the inquiry will be circulated to various city departments to determine if the road is designated as surplus parcel.
If that portion of road right-of-way is determined to be surplus you will be notified, a file will be created and added to our queue to be reviewed and assigned to one of our Sales Agents. While you are waiting to be assigned a Sales Agent, we recommend that you start the process of obtaining a Road Closure / Land Use Amendment, as this process may take between 6-12 months, and is a requirement to purchase a road right-of-way.
When a portion of road or laneway is determined to have no current or future municipal use, it is deemed surplus to the City and available for potential purchase.
If you wish to proceed, please be aware that you are doing so at your own risk and expense, and you understand that an agreement may not be met between you and The City regarding the purchase of the Property.