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16527
... signs" for ... hwy. ... Pkwy." ... but ... Sarnia and ... heck ... Yep, it is the link to I-81. (Don't ask me why they decided to sign it...it creates a...
flowersongbird06
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Apr 3, 2008
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16528
On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 11:11 PM, flowersongbird06 ... I was kidding... I was playing on the fact that there's little (no?) Hwy 137 signage, but an Interstate...
Greg Fox
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Apr 3, 2008
3:14 am
16529
... It is signed, but not very well and the signage can be at times, well shall we say, fugly. Might as well sign it's proper designation, as long as it's done...
Chris Beach
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Apr 3, 2008
5:09 am
16530
... I found exactly one shield in my travels - http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/on/on_137 has it....
Steve
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Apr 3, 2008
11:20 am
16531
They have a few reassurance markers up: http://onthighways.com/highway_137.htm There's also a few guide signs on the 401, which seem particularly bad in my...
Chris Beach
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Apr 6, 2008
6:27 pm
16532
Something about this brand-new overhead just didn't seem right for a second ... http://www.onthighways.com/QEW_images/QEW_dv_35_FEB.jpg ... and then it hit me....
elgoalio_29
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Apr 7, 2008
12:06 pm
16533
That is part of the project done by BOT, they seem to have a pension of odd sinage. That's the 4th odd sign along that construction site, the ones I have seen ...
Marc Lessard
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Apr 7, 2008
12:16 pm
16534
... also: - Erroneous black/yellow pullthrough arrows for mainline QEW lanes at 405 split (acknowledged by MTO) - Three "slower traffic keep right"s in 1km -...
Greg Fox
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Apr 7, 2008
2:49 pm
16535
Hill Island is in Ontario. Don't go giving away Hill Island! 42 ... From: Chris Beach <cbeach40@...> To: ontroads@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April...
T O Boy
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Apr 7, 2008
10:49 pm
16536
... I posted about it a while ago. The truth is, it came from the old BGS that was there before. You may also note that the exit sign's yellow/black arrow...
Greg Fox
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Apr 7, 2008
10:50 pm
16537
... Hopefully it becomes a trend. All signs IMO should say EXIT (or EXIT/SORTIE in legitimately bilingual areas, i.e. Ottawa) so that motorists don't get...
flowersongbird06
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Apr 8, 2008
12:48 am
16538
... Oh, like anyone would get confused like that. Then the MTO might have to do something like this... ...
Chris Beach
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Apr 8, 2008
9:15 am
16539
Back in December, yeah, I know it's a long time telling you about this. We own a small trucking company, and one of our trucks had a mishap at the Lake St exit...
brandonthegreatii
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Apr 8, 2008
3:00 pm
16540
... That interchange is undergoing a full reconstruction right now, looks like it might be a parclo AB3. Greg PS. There is also a new BGS for Burlington Street...
Greg Fox
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Apr 8, 2008
9:07 pm
16541
... Interestingly, IIRC New Brunswick has moved to trapezoidal gore signage, without the word "exit" but with a trapezoidal white-on-green sign with the arrow...
captainbeowulf
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Apr 8, 2008
11:52 pm
16542
I had occasion to drive that ramp last nite. I can see his point, the ramp speed sign is located around the sharp bend and is in a VERY bad spot. I know the...
Marc Lessard
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Apr 9, 2008
1:08 pm
16543
I never remember seeing any trapezoidal signage in Michigan during my travels there 15 years ago. I recall them having rectangular MGSs on two posts. I say we...
Jay LaRochelle
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Apr 9, 2008
2:10 pm
16544
... Alright there Juliet. But I agree ... trapezoids seem to stand out more, and it's not like the MTO doesn't still make them ("Ramp ends here" and "This lane...
elgoalio_29
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Apr 9, 2008
11:39 pm
16545
... If the space/aethetics/clarity issue comes up there, they can always use a rectangular shape there. Personally I'd prefer that but for the vast majority of...
Chris Beach
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Apr 10, 2008
4:07 am
16546
... I contacted the MTO about a couple signage-related things a few years back and they ended up getting fixed. It may take a little bit of bureaucratic...
Chris Beach
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Apr 10, 2008
4:11 am
16547
The service centres along the 400 and 401 will be reconstructed over the next little while. The MTO has a Q&A on it on their web site now. ...
Chris Beach
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Apr 10, 2008
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16548
... I, for one, will miss the old 1960s buildings, assuming that they're totally torn down and replaced. I don't see much structurally wrong with many of...
captainbeowulf
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Apr 10, 2008
8:09 am
16549
Can't say as I have any idea what the buildings will look like when reconstructed, but I know who I'd love to see running them: a trip to Europe last year had...
T O Boy
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Apr 10, 2008
6:48 pm
16550
... of ... Honestly, I think they should be done away with completely and converted into simply rest areas, while the businesses inside them should be...
flowersongbird06
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Apr 11, 2008
1:21 pm
16551
... They are unnecessary? Have you seen the amount of traffic that is often in them? This would be very inconvenient and generate unnecessary traffic at...
captainbeowulf
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Apr 11, 2008
6:23 pm
16552
... Those are all toll highways though, which the 401 is not. The reason those exist is otherwise they would have to pay a second toll....
flowersongbird06
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Apr 11, 2008
11:39 pm
16553
... Well, that's true - although with the New York State Thruway at least, you pay toll based on where you entered or exited the highway, so it shouldn't...
captainbeowulf
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Apr 12, 2008
3:02 am
16554
... Sorry, I need to correct you on this. You're thinking of I-76. Yes, I- 70 does share the same highway for a short distance between New Stanton and...
James Mast
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Apr 12, 2008
2:31 pm
16555
... Pittsburgh ... reason ... You would think this to be the case, but this is however not the true case. The reason why most rest stops don't have any private...
brandonthegreatii
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Apr 12, 2008
3:28 pm
16556
A 25-second black-and-white film has appeared on the CTV website reporting on the opening of Highway 401 between London and Woodstock in May 1957. Go to...
Jay LaRochelle
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