... says ... its ... LANES" ... If I recall correctly, both those signs (EB 401 at 403 Woodstock and SB 410 at Steeles) have the old angular arrouws within a...
... I still really like Ontario's signage despite the oddities with the arrows. I think the thing I like most is how uncluttered the signs are. Personally, I...
... up as ... stripe ... I believe the guide is only intended for advanced exit signage, not for signage right at the exit. BTW, how is that construction...
... found the ... signs at ... example. ... I think it might be more of an installation thing, then a regional thing. Virtually all of the signage in Toronto...
... The Conestoga and the EC Row also still have truss lighting. I think you're right that the 406 will retain its lighting for a good while, but I also like...
... I figure the signage was probably very new when it came time to replace it with the new style, so they just opted out of it. I can't imagine there were...
... westbound ... modern "yellow tab ... the ... Well, I just drove by Carlingview on the WB 401 and the new signage is up. Standard MTO single lane exit...
... I ... I prefer the old signage, and although I wasn't old enough to drive at the time, I remember all the signs being in that style. There were even a...
... Yeah, it was pretty much the same kind of barrier, except it was mounted at roadway height with paved left-hand shoulders on the 400, like a box-beam,...
... As far as I can tell, the trapezoid signs date from the late 60s and perhaps sometime in the 70s. Highways that were new in the 80s, such as 403 in...
... think ... The Queensway (417) in Ottawa still has truss lighting, and the 401 in Oshawa has those odd quadruple-truss things (two lights on either side of...
... can't ... Not even really a super-2. It was a convoluted abomination. As they worked very slowly on getting the southbound carriageway built, they used...
... Ontario signage always used to be very centred. I've noticed since this new style signage started going up that some of the signs look really out of...
... Okay, given the rush of posts on this question, I'll give away the answer: Highway 51. Yes, at 5.8 km, this highway would be the shortest to have multiple ...
... the switch from the angled side to the squared wasn't done with the metric conversion (1978) precisely, although the switch did occur very shortly...
... The lack of the word 'exit' doesn't bother me that much. Although it seems to bother our american counterparts a fair bit, from what I have read on other...
... these ... barrier ... 80s. ... exactly ... really ... looked ... Does anyone remember the steel post and wire guardrail that was installed along the 401...
... in ... side ... 115 ... as ... I don't believe Ottawa's lighting is truss style, although I could very well be mistaken. I seem to recall similar light...
... There is a big centring error on the EB 401 Express at the Port Union Road transfer. The BGS isn't centred over the exiting lanes, but the downward arrows...
... very ... that ... 1982 might make a lot of sense, since it was at that time when sequential exits were changed to those based on mile markers. Cheers, ...
... Yup, I remember that one. There was a similar guard rail in the median of 417 from a bit west of interchange 124 to around interchange 131 when that...
... but ... You could be right. I'll have to take a look more closely next time I'm there. ... inspection ... Someone should probably try to get photos of...
... i was wondering, how did the industrial elevated section look like? was it elevated over it all like it is today? or was it intersecting with all those...
... intersecting ... interesting ... The original road here was Heart Lake road. It was on the ground with intersections, a railroad crossing, etc. IIRC the...
... looks ... 6- ... lanes ... distant ... I have noticed the same thing about the Napanee barrier. The old steel guide wire barrier must have been pretty...
... These ... service ... Its funny, a lot of the old Heart Lake Road alignment is still visible today. Particularly in the depressed section of highway. On...
Hiho, ... That's the one! :) ... I'm betting, based on the way the yellow is used on other Ontario signs, that it's the whole "current lane exits" vs. "current...
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