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25983
... I agree with you, and there's really no reason to change any of the 4 sections of expressway in Quebec City described there. When you're in Quebec city...
captainbeowulf
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Nov 2, 2009
6:55 am
25984
Bronson Ave. in Ottawa turns into the Airport Parkway which is freeway for less than a kilometre before it shrinks down to a super-2. It could be argued that...
Andrew D. Taylor
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Nov 2, 2009
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25985
Today is a big day for the City of Calgary, the NE section of Stoney Trail (AB 201) from 17 Ave SE (AB 1A) to Harvest Hills Blvd will be open to the public at...
dmuzika
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Nov 2, 2009
6:18 pm
25986
Someone on the Skycraperpage forum posted some pics of Stoney Trail/AB-201 before its opening, the links are at...
Stephane Dumas
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Nov 3, 2009
12:34 am
25987
Some more Ontario ones: - Gardiner Expressway (east of DVP), Toronto - EC Row Expressway to Essex Road 22, Windsor - Highway 3, St. Thomas Bypass - Highway 6,...
Chris
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Nov 3, 2009
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25988
... All examples of non-freeway roads that turn into freeways, depends on how you want to define "street"... (Latin strata means a road, but modern English...
captainbeowulf
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Nov 3, 2009
6:28 am
25989
Ontario got around to replacing the old Wolfe Island Ferry overhead sign in downtown Kingston around 1 to 2 weeks ago. They had a crew out there chopping up...
captainbeowulf
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Nov 3, 2009
6:32 am
25990
Another freeway that turns into an "urban thoroughfare" is Pitts Memorial Drive aka the Harbour Arterial or NL-2 which turns into New Gower Street a block or...
Andrew D. Taylor
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Nov 3, 2009
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25991
There's not too many places on Prince Edward Island where you will find an overpass...a couple in the Charlottetown area and also at Borden-Carleton including...
Gary Hadfield
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Nov 3, 2009
11:53 pm
25992
Gary, could you please tell me where to find that? I'll be up there next summer and would love to see what may be the only interesting bit of PEI (well that...
Steve
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Nov 4, 2009
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... From: Steve Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:01 PM Gary, could you please tell me where to find that? I'll be up there next summer and would love to see...
Gary Hadfield
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Nov 4, 2009
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Don't see the map in there. But if I head east on 10 from 1 I'll come across it soon enough? Steve A. http://www.alpsroads.net...
Steve
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Nov 4, 2009
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25995
I totally disagree with the Captain here: all of these fairly short sections of expressway would work just fine as urban arterial boulevards, and would provide...
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Nov 4, 2009
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25996
some peoples at http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=4539109&postcount=1750 already posted videos of Stoney Trail http://qik.com/video/3417922 ...
Stephane Dumas
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Nov 4, 2009
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25997
Looks real nice. I noticed they even used the same trianglular sign gantries that the MTO is using....
s_antonel
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Nov 5, 2009
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25998
... Their exit gore signs look like the pre-1993 MTO exit gores....
captainbeowulf
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Nov 5, 2009
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25999
... I should clarify this......It's used by Highway 10 but really no need as it just crosses over a field....
gary1953ca
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Nov 5, 2009
10:38 am
26000
I spotted 2 French articles about a bridge built with glued laminated timber at Albanel over a creek, you can view a pic at...
Stephane Dumas
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Nov 5, 2009
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26001
I hear that TLH Phase III will be completed next month. Is there any way to get an automobile across the Straits between Labrador and Newfoundland after the...
minorroadskill
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Nov 6, 2009
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26002
... An ice road can't be built over the Strait of Belle Isle. It doesn't freeze due to the current and salt water. However, the ice that shuts down the ferry...
Andrew D. Taylor
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Nov 6, 2009
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26003
A floating bridge that can withstand ice-jams would be the answer......
sammycaseyandjoey
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Nov 6, 2009
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A 10 to 20 mile long floating bridge on the Atlantic? You must be kidding. Andrew in Renfrew On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 11:44 AM, sammycaseyandjoey...
Andrew D. Taylor
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Nov 6, 2009
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26005
With today's technology, anything is possible....
sammycaseyandjoey
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Nov 7, 2009
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26006
From an engineering perspective, anything is possible if you throw enough money at it. The real question is whether such a project would be a wise use of...
Rick Perez
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Nov 7, 2009
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26007
... Thanks for the reply. I must admit that I was expecting one of the ex-pat Labradorians to chime in, rather than the nearby canroader in Renfrew. ... ...
minorroadskill
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Nov 7, 2009
6:40 am
26008
The only other potential option would be to take the Nordik Express (the ferry which services the Quebec North Shore) to Blanc Sablon and then drive from...
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Nov 7, 2009
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... It seems to me that any bypass that would attract 20k ADT would be worthwhile with or without toll financing. Of course, I am also in favor of raising gas...
gofastrrr
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Nov 7, 2009
7:49 pm
26010
Yes, and that's not even addressing the safety issues, but that project is in Oregon, where poor maintainance practices now suck up almost all gas tax revenue,...
Rick Perez
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Nov 7, 2009
10:35 pm
26011
God forbid a new road be built and the land around it not be zoned for development and therefore encourage sprawl....
Chris
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26012
Roads don't cause sprawl - zoning decisions do, so blame the politicians, not roads. (The bypass in question was 7 miles long, and had two interchanges...
Rick Perez
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