The following ontroads poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Would you like to see the former stretches of Hwy 17/Trans Canada Hwy...
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Dec 1, 2007 8:44 am
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http://ottawa.ca/public_consult/innes_walkley/oh_3_a_en.shtml If you look at the last three maps, it looks the City of Ottawa and MTO are proposing to build...
... Looks like they are after an east-west connection to the Blackburn bypass and Innes Road independent of the 417. A bit like connecting Hunt Club and Innes...
... Are you crazy? Have you ever tried to move a vehicle through the 417/174 split during AM or PM rush? Adding another lane to the 417 would dump the...
... and ... Well, the solution there is dramatically reconstructing the 417/174 interchange. It won't be cheap (in fact, this could very well be the most...
... Wasn't it temporarily canceled in 2004 or 2005 due to lack of funds? I thought that this latest webpage is current, and they're continuing to move towards...
... I drive through the split both ways every day. I figure, if the city wants to build this new arterial parallel to the 417 to allow traffic to go from...
... Exactly, the existing interchange configuration has served its purpose but now there is too much traffic for it to work properly. The local politicians...
... The problem is, you really can't "rebuild from scratch" because rebuilding means that something exists to work on (or around). To really "rebuild from...
... to ... see ... number ... ... It would be done over several years, probably starting with the new 417 through ramp (to maintain through traffic - the E->E...
Well, given how MTO contracts are typically released on Wednesdays and the next one's Boxing Day, I guess this is likely the last contract call notice I'll be...
Ontario has long mounted secondary signals on the wrong side of the road, albeit at a lower height than the primary. Is there any other jurisdiction in North...
... Pretty much everywhere. It's the same installation as Highway 3 and Gorham Rd in Fort Erie that was just completed, as a local example. Thunder Bay has a...
1. 403 westbound, west of the Linc has a 403 marker made out of what looks to be the same size blank as a speed limit sign (name escapes me now) with the WEST...
By law, Ontario Left-turn traffic signals (the exclusive ones) require a "LEFT TURN SIGNAL" sign adjacent to, or affixed to the post of, said signal. A lot of...
... By three signs for 59 do you mean two overheads and one of the old ground-mounted signs, or are there three overheads? I wasn't paying much attention when...
... Two overheads and one on the ground. You're right about the right lane exit arrow, it's erroneous... there appears to be one on the Towerline advance as...
Well, they finally finished it. EB Collectors at Yonge Street have now been reopened over Hogg's Hollow as of last night. Was driving through, got caught in a...
... post ... few ... direction, ... signals ... usually). ... I ... waiting ... signals, ... signal ... long ... As for the red and yellow arrows, I think they...
I would disagree. Most intersections have a lot of graphic signage depicting what one cannot do. I have noticed in a few places in Niagara they put "No right...
... Not only that, but noticing other vehicles on the road ... even ones that are 40 feet long, have lot of windows, and are usually relegated to the curb...
I have a few close calls everyday with drivers who think that, because they are in the "left turn" lane or the "right turn" lane, they do not have to signal...
... It is one of the reasons why I lobbied for a freeway along our major expressway segments ... until recently (actually, Water St. and Fort William Rd. may...
I wanted to give you a rough idea of what the permanent 406 @ Hwy 20 signs looked like, http://fox.memoryfire.com/406bgs.jpg The exit signs are the same, but...
... not a fan. Looks like the name of the road is \20/ Fonthill. I think the name of the road deserves its own line. So say: \20/ Canboro Road Fonthill ...
I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone on OntRoads a safe and enjoyable holiday week, and a happy, healthy & prosperous 2008! Best wishes, Dan...
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