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Originally Posted by Dalreg
Google Maps, quotes Saint John to Halifax by road at 4 hours 5 minutes.
Fredericton to Halifax, 4 hours 23 minutes.
Moncton to Halifax, 2 hours 40 minutes.
So I would take these numbers over your "confirmed" numbers any day.
So what the hell are you talking about???
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I'm talking about driving experience. The times you quoted would be right to downtown Halifax which could add an extra 30 mins or more in traffic.
Here is a speed distance time calculator:
http://www.machinehead-software.co.u...time_calc.html
430 km is the approximate distance from Fredericton to the Shannon Park Stadium @ 110 km/h is 3 hours 54 mins. Most traffic travels closer to 120 km/h which is
3 hours and 35 mins. This route is entirely freeway.
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Originally Posted by SaskScraper
Another added restriction to out-of-province game day drivers to CFL games in Maritimes would be the slow down at Cobequid highway toll-Pass. In the twenty odd years that pass has been open, drivers have had to fork over almost 1/3 of a billion dollars to drive that highway, It would seem unimaginable to have to pay for highway tolls in Saskatchewan but it's an everyday common occurrence there, especially if having to drive between Nova Scotia & the other provinces.
Tolls &/or ferry rides would inhibit the out-of-province spectators to CFL games for sure i'd imagine.  |
The only toll that would "inhibit" travel is the Confederation bridge from P.E.I. which is something Islanders have dealt with their entire lives, yet they still drive to Halifax to shop at IKEA on a regular basis.
There is one toll from New Brunswick and it is only $2 one-way with a free ez-pass ($4 without). You can bypass the toll on the previous Trans-Canada highway section through Wentworth for free.
As for the Cobequid pass, you will not find a better maintained freeway section in Canada, the pavement is nearly always pristine. You need to take a drive through the U.S. to see how common toll highways are down there. It doesn't stop a resident of Maine from driving to a Patriots game at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.
As other forumers have pointed out there is nearly 700,000 people within an hour or so of the Halifax area.