I picked up the 2009 edition of the AMA Road Map today. It no longer shows AB-11A between Sylvan Lake and AB-11 to the west of Sylvan Lake. I guess it was...
Speaking of Manitoba being a joke in terms of highway management, take a look at this article, which explains exactly why the Perimeter Highway needs to be...
... Perhaps some Canroads-ers can start applying that pressure by writing to Lemieux and Chomiak questioning the decision to ignore hundreds of kilometers of...
... increases. Just so you know, they're called MLAs in every province except Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland. MLA stands for Member of the Legislative ...
Perhaps some Canroads-ers can start applying that pressure by writing to Lemieux and Chomiak questioning the decision to ignore hundreds of kilometers of ...
In Canada we have the QE-2 in Alberta, QEW in the Golden Horseshoe, King George IV highway in Surrey BC, Kingsway in Vancouver and Burnaby, Queensway in...
There are a few states named for royalty. I believe North and South Carolina are named for King Charles of France (which one, I'm not certain). Virginia is...
... Well, seeing as the United States severed ties with Britain in 1776, I don't see why they would name any of their highways after a British Monarch that...
The Province of Alberta is planning on upgrading the Deerfoot Trail/Glenmore Trail interchange, the busiest interchange in the City of Calgary. Current major...
... Alaska was never officially recognized as a US territory until the late 1880's, and the US (original 13 colonies) has been around much longer than that....
... Deerfoot - Memorial probably handles the highest traffic volumes (and there's SIGNALS on it! As far as size, I can't speak on Vancouver's interchanges...
I would say in BC that the interchanges in Kamloops and Richmond are the most complex. I am referring to 1/5 and Victoria Street, 99/91 and 91/91A. In Alberta...
Compared to interchanges in other parts of Canada or the US, BC realistically does not have any real complicated interchanges. I'd agree that the BC 99/91...
Stephane, you mention some roads in Quebec that could be posted with higher limits. Has there been any movement, momentum or even discussion in Quebec...
I have been on some roads in Quebec that actually have a speed limit that seems too high. An example is QC-301 between Portage-du-Fort and QC-148. It is a...
Well, it's official. GO is coming to Niagara. About time if you ask me. GO service coming to Niagara TRANSPORTATION: Provincial agency will begin offering...
... The James Macdonald Bridge was actually the first phase of a downtown freeway loop that was planned for Alberta in the 70's. It was the only part of that...
... Since QC identifies so much with France, perhaps they should take note that autoroute speed limits there are either 130 or 140 km/hr. Guy Olsen, PE(NJ),...
... Sounds like a properly set speed limit to me -- although probably accidentally so by virtue of 90 being the QC statutory limit. Think about it: If a speed...
... Yeah, but should the speed limit be so high that you are squealing rubber in the turns while trying to maintain the speed limit? That is, of course, if...
... The speed limit is just that - the limit as to how fast you can legally drive on said road. You are by no means required to drive on the road at that...