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Originally Posted by harls
If Winnipeg had Calgary-type growth, do you think they'd be fast-tracking some perimeter improvements? (new residents, extra tax dollars, NDP wet dream?)
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In a situation like that, there would be no choice. Something would have to be done... the Perimeter was pretty impressive by the standards of the 1960s when it was built, but it hasn't really kept up with growth in the region. Some stretches are quite busy and the at-grade intersections are downright dangerous.
Biff did point out that there finally are plans to improve things, though - at least with respect to the south Perimeter. Just getting the fixes on his list done will make a big difference, but who knows how long it will take to get it all done. It doesn't sound like something that will be fast-tracked.
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Originally Posted by Biff
Reconstruction of 100/Wilkes
New @ 100/McGillivray
New @ 100/330/Brady - a joint interchange
New @ 100/St Mary's
New @ 100/St Anne's
They might not all get constructed this round but they want the base and alignment work started for the interchanges with this round of infrastructure funding. The big push is to get the median widened and new lanes built from Wilkes to Hwy 1 East and all minor access roads closed. 100/McGillivray will likely be built within the next 2 years.
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The north Perimeter just got a new overpass and interchange at 190 and one is one the way (presumably) at 59. Nothing else on the immediate horizon, or at least nothing that has been made public. I'd say that the next priority for the north Perimeter should be an overpass and interchange at Dugald Road.