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Originally Posted by manny_santos
I'd rather see a freeway get built along the north side of the city, with links to the VMP and Highway 402. Unless London undergoes another annexation in Middlesex County, that would have to be a provincial project. Which means it'll never happen since we're not Toronto and we don't have a border crossing.
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I belive Middlesex county was interested in the project if they had major concessions granted to them. Too bad the City has developed right up to the City limits by Adelaide & Sunningdale and did not preserve any ROW for a future expressway in that corridor. I don't see annexation taking place to the north for a very long time, especially with such good freeway access in developable lands to the south with the 401 & 402.
I still think an VMP like roadway on the west side of London (Westdel Bourne area) would be great. In fact, I'd prefer it instead of a direct freeway access to the 402 in Strathroy, since you can easily get on Highway 22 west without any major problems in traffic with what exists. However, getting to the 401 Eastbound from where I grew up in Oakridge is a major pain in the butt. It easily takes 20-30 minutes to connect to Wonderland/402, and going through Lambeth is no way faster.
I've heard inklings that the 402 was originally supposed to go above the City to the north and then drop down and meet the 401 somewhere east of the city. The current alignment does not serve really any purpose to Londoners (which is alright - since it is mainly to connect city-to-city, and not serve a intra-city commute). That would have been ideal, especially if a West End Connector between that and the 401 could have been constructed.
Oh well, it's not the end of the world.