... It's a city highway that has the primary purpose of getting people into downtown. It's local, not Provincial. National??? ... Why?? I live in the...
... Ah, that's good to see. Of course it's not that simple in Ontario either, as when you get through all that calculation, there's another calculation if you...
... Agreed on all of these, although I'm still bitter that the 407 is a toll road. ... How about 3 lane highways through the north, with alternating sides ...
... Unlike the current configuration? Passing opportunity difficencies are getting fewer and farther between as more and more of highways 17, 69 and even...
... This is true enough. I think 3-laning is basically the default standard on newly constructed stretches of 17 north of Superior. But that's why I mentioned...
... why I ... East of the Soo a lot of new passing lanes have been completed as well. I know there are two projects ongoing on Highway 17 between North Bay...
Why David Peterson? Well, when the Meech Lake debate was hot and heavy just before the accord collasped, Peterson was invited to speak to the Newfoundland...
... Wow. Did this thread go off-topic. Maybe I should add some fuel to the fire, so here goes... It's unusual to find defenders of Peterson who lived through...
Hiho, ... Based on my experience since moving to Ontario, that statement seems true of every premier the provice has had in modern history. :) Cu, Andrew...
... Heck, it seems that it can be said of any Canadian or provincial leader of the last half-century. There's always someone willing to trash even the great...
The s-curve along the Calf Robe Bridge (Deerfoot Trail) Sharp left curve by 2A exit. (Gasoline Alley) West descending Coquihalla after Dry Gulch Bridge,...
... There are a number of fatalities on the 400-series highways in Ontario each year, not because of poor design, but simply because the highways are...
... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Glenmore_Trail_at_Crowchild_Trail_Calgary.jpg ... The time on the camera was wrong. I don't think that nice daytime ...
... The two-lane section of the 406, particularly between Highway 20 and Port Robinson Road, was a real killer for a very long time. That area is now a proper...
... Isn't that referred to as Fog Alley? Andrew in Renfrew Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new...
... seems ... leader ... even ... I would agree with you about Smallwood, but I would hardly consider Trudeau ot Levesque to be "leaders," much less great....
I was looking at those same maps the other day! It's really interesting in Edmonton to see how the 216 with Yellowhead in the north forms a perfect ring...
... national ... it ... fdereally ... that I ... extended ... A-5 in ... meet ON-17. ... toll ... Canada. ... all ... State!) I can agree with expanding the...
... sides ... between ... reconstructed ... standard ... why I ... with ... I agree that 3 lanes are much better than two lanes with good sight lines and wide...
... To those of us in Ontario, north begins with North Bay, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay. Some might say it begins even further south. The point...
... Perhaps use a different colour much like the New Brunswick highways use the same design and different colour for the different classification of highways....
... Part of the reason for this is geographical/geological---the permafrost line dips far south in Ontario (as compared to the Western provinces) probably due...
Vikram Ravindran
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Oct 3, 2007 5:25 pm
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To bring this topic back to roads, what was Peterson's legacy? ... Well if that's the worst you can say about someone throughout 15 years in politics, then I'd...
... Wasn't it during his watch that 403 from the vicinity of Pearson through Mississauga to QEW in Oakville was built or was that shortly before he came to...
... winter ... Ontario ... highways ... when ... major ... which ... accidents, ... Kingston - ... may ... In the case of that stretch of the 401, it is...
... I'm pretty sure that the 403 from Rest Acres Road to the 401 and through Mississauga was pre-Peterson, more in the Davis era, and the gap from Garden ...
... sight ... talking ... northern ... highways ... Sault ... of ... the ... due ... Out here, living at the 49th is considered "down south" for many in BC....
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