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24553
... thanks for posting it Steve, btw I saw 2 French articles from mid-December who mentionned then Ottawa gived its backing for the project ...
Stephane Dumas
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Jan 2, 2009
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24554
I really like the system that was put in place for the distance signs on TCH-16 west of Prince George a few years back. Heading west from Prince George (or...
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Jan 3, 2009
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24555
... Lévis and Québec are now super-cities since Jan 1st 2002 (under bill 9). oThe MRC («Municipalité régionale de comté», let's call it a County for the...
Félix
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Jan 5, 2009
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24556
I know some northern regions of Alberta and NWT uses ice roads or ice highways when lakes and rivers are frozen. What other regions in Canada use them?...
sammycaseyandjoey
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Jan 6, 2009
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24557
... Yukon, Nunavut and northern Manitoba also use them, I believe. Vikram Ravindran...
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Jan 6, 2009
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24558
... In Lieu of the Oka Bridge near Montreal there is one. A-640 anyone? ... Scott...
Scott Steeves
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Jan 7, 2009
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24559
Utah recently raised the speed limit on a short stretch (~50 km) of I-15 to 80 mph (129 km/h): _http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=5217103_ ...
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Jan 7, 2009
7:40 am
24560
Northern Ontario also got some ice roads as well, from Moosonee to Fort Albany, Kashechewan and Attawapiskat. before the constructions of spurs to the James...
Stephane Dumas
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Jan 7, 2009
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24561
... I-15 to ... trucks can ... or higher, ... trucks are ... thoughts on which ... making ... I would think Alberta would be the first, in fact 120 km/h would...
flowersongbird06
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Jan 7, 2009
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24562
... on which ... Alberta, probably. I seem to remember some suggestions that when they finish freewayizing some of the rural routes might go up from 110 to...
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Jan 8, 2009
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24563
Kettle Island selected for new inter-provincial bridge Updated: Mon Jan. 05 2009 15:51:42 ...
flowersongbird06
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Jan 8, 2009
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24564
... Despite the nearby residents' complaining, the Aviation Parkway could be easily upgraded to a freeway (already 4 lanes divided, just add interchanges at...
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Jan 8, 2009
7:58 am
24565
... I agree; in fact I have a big idea: -I agree with the offsetting 4-level stack planned at the 417/174 interchange. -The corridor should be 6 lanes wide,...
flowersongbird06
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Jan 8, 2009
4:25 pm
24566
Any gated crossings like this one in North America? http://www.pluemper.eu/bike/reisen/ru06/photos/20060711131044.jpg...
sammycaseyandjoey
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Jan 8, 2009
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24567
Forget about a complete freeway, studies were only made for a new bridge. ... would ... before ... could ... albeit ... arterial. ... help in ... (jumping ... ...
Félix
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Jan 8, 2009
10:28 pm
24568
Which I think was completely short-sighted. There are sure to be traffic problems on the Aviation Parkway and on Montee Paiement. ... add ... link ... HOV ... ...
flowersongbird06
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Jan 9, 2009
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24569
Hah. All of the plans for Quebec sovereignty call for a customs/monetary union between Canada and Quebec. There'd be no need for customs facilities. From:...
Nick Dubanow
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Jan 9, 2009
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24570
... I see no reason not to have at least a 100 km/h design -- and posted -- speed throughout. Why aim low? BTW, HVO lanes where there are fewer than 3 non-HOV...
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Jan 9, 2009
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24571
I would expect that Canadian winters would be rather hard on the ground mounted barricade portion of that gate. Likewise in the US North East and Mid-West. ...
Andrew D. Taylor
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Jan 9, 2009
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24572
... What's the use of it anyway?...
Félix
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Jan 9, 2009
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24573
I think ground barriers are better....
sammycaseyandjoey
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Jan 12, 2009
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24574
... The ... while it ... like ... I would only recommend an HOV lane if it would actually attract at least 500vph of HOV's (2+) for the 8 busiest hours of the...
Richard Kannegiesser
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Jan 12, 2009
9:17 pm
24575
... Why? Coz it 2 much cute? Come on. Write something useful next time....
Félix
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Jan 14, 2009
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24576
It reduces accidents at rail crossings. Some do not obey gates....
sammycaseyandjoey
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Jan 14, 2009
4:36 am
24577
... Simpler then to have a gate come down over both lanes, so that someone can't drive around the gate in the opposing lane... unless they want to crash...
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Jan 14, 2009
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24578
It is obvious now, that the Feds are going to spend billions of dollars to limit the effects of the global recession in our country. Billions of dollars for...
needbetterroads
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Jan 14, 2009
9:47 pm
24579
... injection? ... funding? I think we will see a lot of smaller scale projects, particularly in the east. Highways tend to be the best funded of all the...
Scott Steeves
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Jan 15, 2009
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24580
... injection? ... I should expect that the "new" cash will include continued commitments to the Windsor-Detroit crossing and 407 east, which have already been...
captainbeowulf
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Jan 15, 2009
11:59 pm
24581
... commitments ... been ... mean ... of ... and ... year). 407E shouldn't be federally funded as it is not a national highway IMO (mostly of regional commuter...
flowersongbird06
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Jan 18, 2009
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24582
... Any highway that can serve as bypass of a large metropolitan area qualifies as a "national" highway. ... Ditto. The national interest in moving thru...
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Jan 18, 2009
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