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Originally Posted by milomilo
I want the TCH to be upgraded too, but assuming the supply of money to the project remains constant, it's going to be a long process. And the question has to be asked, should the priority be to spend the money on grade separating interchanges, or to increasing the length of 4-laned highway, while making the at grade intersections safe with protected tees and signals?
It's clear that BC prefers the latter approach, and I've come around to believe it's probably the more sensible one, short of a huge increase in funding. I'd rather drive on a longer section of 4 lane road while occasionally stopping for lights than have to drive on more crappy old 2 lane roads, with a few more interchanges in the shorter upgraded sections. Just build the new road in such a way that the interchanges can be added later.
I do agree though that it is shameless dishonesty to advertise one plan then build another.
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It's a question to which, lol, honestly, I can't decide an answer either. Maybe normally, I'm okay with the latter approach. With
possible stimulus coming in though, we may as well seize the chance to do it right. Northern Ontario, on the other hand, hehehe...
Meanwhile I still need to think about what to write back to Schimpf since she replied
23 minutes after I wrote to her.
I'm trying to combine what Metro-One and swimmer_spe told me...
Edit: This may be the one instance where I rather B.C. MTI put it on hold until there's money coming in. By the way, even with the downgraded design, the cost went up by $60M no less. Why... This is reminiscent of the Island Highway fiasco that I've heard said.