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Originally Posted by Koolfire
Yes, but I wonder how much of that traffic heads to Deerfoot/Glenmore/Hwy 8. If the traffic is headed to foothills industrial area then then it's fine  but if the traffic increase is because it's quicker way across Calgary then  |
But the province isn't planning on taking options away from people, just making them better. There's probably more than enough people and commerce to justify improving all of the routes and we do need to consider the biggest market is the intercity traffic which is only going to keep on growing.
As far as I'm concerned, the best option to solve a few huge issues we have would be to turn Hwy 8 (Glenmore Trail) into a true freeway and have it link up with Hwy 1. Hwy 22X could still be done as well and it shouldn't cost too much as I can't see the need for many interchanges outside of the city until it meets up with Hwy 1. If development pushes further out in the deep SE then developers should pay for the interchanges they want. If we were to follow CalTrans recommended rules of spacing interchanges at least 3 km apart that would allow for a lot of development before extra interchanges would be needed.