... I have suggested before that, given the lack of major federal funding for the national highway system, that Alberta, with its large oil surpluses, might...
Is there really a large enough population base for NIMBYism to be a problem? There is a reason why NIMBYs are significantly more effective in an urban setting...
... As for the distance issue, there are short-cutting opportunities near the existing TCH corridor: 1) Salmon Arm bypass - that is probably the most important...
You would think that the mostly rural route would not attract a lot of NIMBYs, but this is BC we're talking about. Aside from the cost, a route like that...
... There are some sections like that. http://onthighways.com/hwy_400_images/400_cl_225_south.jpg ... There's a few sections on highway 11 north of Orillia...
A couple of weeks ago, I went to Vancouver Island to visit my parents. On the way back, standing on the bow deck of the BC Ferry Queen of Oak Bay, I had a...
On the coast, ferries serve as an important highway link. In the Canroads Photos section, I have created a new album entitle "BC Ferries" and posted a number...
... Calgary. ... and ... of ... - ... East- ... in ... highway ... second ... last ... Thanks for the info; the only part that I had heard of before was the ...
A few days ago, the Ironworker's Bridge in Vancouver was closed for six hours. Why? Because of a suicidal person. This stoppage has caused a lot of disruption,...
... Why would dealing with a suicidal person -- presumably a jumper -- require an entire 6-lane bridge to be closed?? Without knowing the details, this sounds...
... I can't believe you just seriously said that. Talk about a total lack of understanding about these situations and how they are to be handled. Wow. ...
... There have been several suicidal jumpers that have closed the Skyway in St. Catharines. Sometimes they have been successful. One winter a gentleman drove...
... situation. ... Given that the Burlington Skyway is today two separate 4 lane bridges parallel to each other (with fairly high walls and slightly different ...
... They close both. In fact, last time we had a jumper in St. Catharines they not only closed the skyway, but all the roads that ran under and near it....
... Excellent stuff. The folks Back East can see what we see out on The Coast. Bit of a background: The Coastal Renaissance is the first of three large...
... the ... thousands of ... lack ... handled. ... What's not to believe? I'm looking at this in an objective, detached manner. The jumper is on *one* side...
... If the median barrier isn't very tall (ie standard height jersey barrier), the person could run across the carriageway and jump into the other lanes of...
... Several reasons why you'd close both directions: - Rubbernecking. People are going to slow down to take a look at what's going on with all the cops on the...
... The Garden City Skyway uses a standard 48" Ontario Tall Wall barrier. Further down the Skyway is where it becomes a 36" Jersey barrier, but these are due...
... Buffalo. The ... continued ... of ... to ... NYSP ... are ... I would not compare a hostage situation -- which has the potential for murder as well as...
The only one that immediately comes to mind is 0 Ave in Surrey, Langley and Abbotsford, BC; running parallel to the US Border. It is not designated as a...
Googling "Highway 0" with the quotes shows a couple of links referring to a State Highway 0 in Missouri. Looking up the locations on Google Maps shows what...
... Actually we could sort of borrow an idea from BC and all its iterations of highway 97 - 402 could become 401.1, 403 would be 401.2, 409 would be 401.3,...
... There are LOTS of roads marked as 'County 'O', 'County 'OO' and even several 'County 'OOO'' here in Wisconsin. (Wisconsin letters ALL of its county ...
"Keep Right Except To Pass" or "Slower Traffic Keep Right" Just completed a round-trip from Truro to North Sydney NS on TCH-104 and 105. Beyond the end of the...
here some pics of A-10 with good pictures of exit 115 reconfiguration and the construction of new ramps at exit 100 to convert a partial interchange into a...
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