Don't know if it was posted, but we're two weeks into the construction of the eastbound left turn cutout for the Perimeter-Kenaston intersection. I can see the latter approaching, anyone know if the lights will be up before the snow falls?
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Kenaston is supposed to be completely open this year, and the north part of Waverley/100 intersection closed. Flyover at bishop grandin has inservice date of either Sept 1 or Oct 1. Can't remember.
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A couple pictures at 59N/101 of the material being dumped and graded. Looks like it's forming the west embankment for the bridges over Lag. I was travelling east taking the "exit ramp" from 101 to south onto 59. There's a port-a-potty on site and a dozer.
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Came back from the US a few days ago and can't believe there still farting around on the perimeter overpass at Pembina, they could have ripped out the old overpass and built a new one from scratch faster than the 3-4 years it seems they've been working on the retrofit.
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So,...you know. Just putting that out there. |
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Sometimes it takes going to the US and back to realize just how bad it really is. |
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At this rate, the south perimeter will soon be no better than any major city route, and will require a speed limit reduction to cut down on traffic accident fatalities. |
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My personal "worst intersection on the Perimeter" award goes to west bound Wilkes and south bound Perimeter. The "merge" lane is extremely short and after a 180 degree turn making it virtually impossible to be fully up to speed when you merge. The biggest issue with the Perimeter in general the almost completely lack of merge/exit lanes coupled with at grade intersections, especially the unsignaled ones. Compounding the issue is the general lack of awareness on how to properly drive on a multilane roadway, specifically the common practice of failing to yield the left lane to merging traffic. |
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People might actually learn to merge if they weren't always forced into traffic by an ending merge lane when they're only up to 60 kmh. |
This is why the province needs to step up NOW before more people are killed on this nightmare stretch of the perimiter. Close off ALL the median openings that allow left turns straight out of the passing lane. Build an interchange at St Mary's ASAP, that intersection has become absolutely ridiculous during peak traffic. Leave the light at St. Annes for now until an interchange can be built there...or just cut off access altogether. Lagimodiere and St. Mary's are in close enough proximity. Prevent any new connections to perimiter unless they are done properly via a grade separation. This includes Kenaston. There is no reason why residents of Waverley West cannot use Waverley or McGillivary to access perimeter until the St Norbert bypass (and hopefully Kenaston/100 interchange) are completed. If this connection is so important, then fast-track the St Norbert bypass. The perimeter should be treated the same as an interstate highway is...absolutely zero access allowed unless by grade separation...and zero deviating from that.
I take the south perimeter twice a day to and from work (Transcona to Fort Garry and back) only because it's still better than taking Bishop Grandin. Marginally. However traffic volumes of late seem to be greatly increasing to the point where I am actually considering using Bishop again...it may be slower but at least it's safer. The fact that hwy 100 is part of Trans Canada makes this situation even more unnaceptable. I see many out of province travellers on that portion, I can only imagine what they must think. It truly is an embarassment. |
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Sorry I just had to. |
The vehicle leaving the bridge at Henderson was Cindy Klassen's sister driving up the snow ramp. Or was there another one? I'm sure there's been more than one over the decades.
Maybe the Province should add drifting as a requirement for driving training courses! |
Distracted driving or not a vehicle leaving the lane of travel should never be able to fall off a bridge, that is why they have safety rails in the first place.
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Physics dictates otherwise. |
I believe there was an incident just south of Roblin Blvd. some time ago where a vehicle left the Perimeter hwy. and ended up on the Assiniboine River during the winter? Don't believe it broke through the ice.
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