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Old Posted Nov 27, 2017, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark View Post
I don't really see how this would improve things as the major route (Alderney Drive) is not aligned to accommodate a large traffic flow to Victoria anyhow. Plus, as you mentioned, the terrain is not the greatest for huge numbers of fast-moving vehicles with blind crests and some of the steepest grades in the city. Sounds to me like you would just be trading one traffic problem for other traffic problems.
Victoria is the main north-south route for traffic in old Dartmouth, not Alderney. Except that once you pass Thistle St it doesn't allow access to downtown easily as you cannot continue without a detour around the cemetery. This would fix that problem.
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