Calgary airport tunnel opens, driver records 1st trip through

The new airport tunnel officially opened to drivers at 5 a.m. MT Sunday and sure enough, there were a few Calgarianswho woke up early to take the first drive.

• BLOG |Calgary airport tunnel by the numbers

Ed Tanas, who tweets at @CalgaryKiaGuy, was upjust in time for the early opening.

According to his YouTube video of the drive, Tanaswent through the new tunnel in the westbound lane at 5:08 a.m. before turning back around to go through the eastbound tunnel.

There's even a soundtrack to go along with the ride however, the satellite signal cuts out inside the tunnel.

Watch the video below. On mobile? Click here.

What do you think about the new airport tunnel? Tweet us at @CBCCalgary or leave a comment below.